WATCH: Man rescues 2 toddlers spotted walking in middle of busy Florida road
A man jumped into action after spotting two toddlers wandering in the middle of a busy road in Brevard County, Florida....
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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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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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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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Wildfires ravage Argentina’s Patagonia
In just nine days, wildfires have destroyed over 15,000 hectares of Argentina’s Patagonia, with hundreds of firefighters and volunteers continuing to battle the flames, reports Charlotte Lam....
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WATCH: Paraglider survives nearly 500-foot fall into ocean
A paraglider survived a nearly 500-foot fall into the ocean off the coast of Florida, authorities say....
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WATCH: Burst water main creates 'geyser' in San Diego
A water main burst and gushed into the sky in a manner reminiscent of a geyser in San Diego, California on Monday....
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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....
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Ukraine: Zelenskyy declares energy emergency in cold snap
Ukraine's president declared an emergency in the energy sector amid freezing weather and Russian strikes on infrastructure. Meanwhile, Donald Trump blamed Kyiv for the lack of peace talk progress. Fol...
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Ukraine: Zelensky declares energy emergency after Russian strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday a "state of emergency" will be declared in the energy sector, after relentless Russian strikes on heat and electricity supplies during freezing wi...
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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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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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Hong Kong’s John Lee to open new Legco’s first meeting with Tai Po fire on agenda
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