Tag: Accidents and disasters
Turkey: Woman drops kids from window to save them from fire
ISTANBUL — A woman rescued her four children from a burning building in Istanbul by throwing them out of a window, and all of...
Explainer: Mount Etna puts on its latest spectacular show
<p>ROME — Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is Europe’s most active volcano and also the continent’s largest.</p>
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Avalanche danger high, 32 deaths confirmed this season
DENVER — Snowboarder Maurice Kervin glided into the snow along the steep terrain in the Colorado backcountry like he's done so many times.
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Turkey: Woman drops kids from window to save them from fire
<p>ISTANBUL — A woman rescued her four children from a burning building in Istanbul by throwing them out of a window, and all of...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been...
Report: Italy’s mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid
<p>ROME — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects worth billions of euros...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been...
6-year-old dies of injuries in Greek migrant camp fire
ATHENS, Greece — A 6-year-old boy from Iran died of burns suffered during an overnight fire at a migrant camp northwest of Athens, Greek...
Report: Italy’s mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid
ROME — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects worth billions of euros...
Mt Etna’s latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos
<p>ROME — Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the...