Spain train crash kills at least 39 and injures more than 150
Collision near southern city of Córdoba is country’s worst rail accident in more than a decade...
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How 911 calls actually work, according to a former emergency dispatcher
Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...
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11 dead, over 60 missing after Pakistan shopping centre fire smoulders for 24 hours
Firefighters in Karachi began searching on Monday for more than 60 missing people after a massive fire destroyed a shopping centre in Pakistan’s most populous city, while the death toll from the disa...
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Australians are changing their response to wildfires
DW's Stuart Braun had a dangerously near miss during Australia's 2009 "Black Saturday" inferno. As this month's fires burned near his rural home, he wasn't taking any chances....
Jan 13Deutsche Welleenvironment
Crane collapses on train in Thailand, killing at least 22
A train travelling from Thailand’s capital to the country’s northeast was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, killing at least 22 people and injuri...
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WATCH: Around 100 vehicles involved in massive pile-up in Michigan, police say
About 100 vehicles, including around 40 semi trucks, were involved in a massive chain-reaction crash just west of Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to police....
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Pakistan: At least 11 dead in Karachi mall fire
A mall in Pakistan’s Karachi was on fire for more than 24 hours. At least 11 people have been killed while 60 are still missing....
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Senegal awaits return of AFCON champions
In tonight's edition, Senegal eagerly awaited the return of its champions on Monday, with the population given a national holiday after the country's AFCON win over Morocco. Also, the Congolese army s...
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Australians flee as wildfires rage
Another Australian summer, another spate of catastrophic wildfires. As DW's Stuart Braun watched the flames rip through Victoria in recent days, he says locals are getting out while they can....
Jan 13Deutsche Welleaccidents
Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after in-flight alert
The Airbus A321, which was carrying 148 passengers and seven crew, was directed to a designated area for inspection after it landed at around 11:00 am....
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Gaza: Hypothermia kills 5 as blockade hinders aid
Despite the ceasefire, conditions in Gaza remain perilous for many residents, with UNICEF reporting that more than 100 children have been killed by military action since the truce began. Large numbers...
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Passengers flying to Paris spent 21 hours stranded in the remote nation of Turkmenistan before a spare plane came to rescue them
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...
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Plane chaos erupts after passenger puts a bomb threat in their mobile hotspot name
A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Barcelona. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images A Turkish Airlines plane had to make a landing after a bomb threat was discovered a...
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