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Tour boat and water taxi collided in Netherlands
A tour boat collided with a water taxi as it passed under the Erasmus Bridge on the Nieuwe Maas River in Rotterdam, Netherlands. While the tour boat stopped after a while, the water taxi sank. Rescue team was dispatched to the area. 6…
Woman leaves her 6-month-old baby on board rescued in Czechia
Police rescued a 6-month-old baby in a parked car on Orlicka Street in Prague, Czechia. Baby’s mother came to the scene after the incident, saying she left her baby on board for a swift shopping and leaving the front car window so that the…
1 killed in China tornado
A tornado struck Lianyungang City in east China's Jiangsu Province on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 25, according to the local emergency management bureau. The tornado swept through 11 villages in four Lianyungang townships.…
Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes new President of Sri Lanka
A ceremony was held in the Sri Lankan parliament yesterday for the newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe, 73, took the oath of office before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. Wickremesinghe will rule until November…
Forest fire in Slovenia
The forest fires caused by the severe drought and heat wave that affected Europe continue. About 600 firefighters and helicopters have been battling the flames since Sunday in the western central European country of Slovenia. The villages…
fire at apartment building in Moscow city center
A fire broke out in a 9-storey apartment building last night in Moscow, Russia. About 400 people were evacuated due to the fire on Leninsky Prospekt, a major street southwest of the city center, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations…
bus crashes into gas station, India
A bus crashed into a gas station in Bijnor, located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. One person injured in the incident, where the bus seen crashing into a vehicle next to fuel pump.
At the time of the accident, one person narrowly…
at least 25 bodies found buried in mass grave in Mexico
A mass grave was found in a field near the city of Zapopan in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The dead bodies of 16 people were initially found during the first excavations. In the ongoing excavations, the number of bodies found yesterday…
Unrest in Panama over cost of living
People have been protesting against fuel prices and the cost of living in the Central American country of Panama for over two weeks. Teachers’ Union, including student groups, workers and doctors demand a solution for the soaring living…
Sri Lankan parliament elects new President amid anti-government protests
The Sri Lankan parliament elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new President, following the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to Singapore after months of anti-government protests prompted by the ongoing…