Tag: Accidents and disasters
F1 driver Alonso leaves hospital after cycling crash
ENSTONE, England — Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has left the hospital following surgery on his jaw, Alpine F1 said Monday.
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Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams
SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly two decades ago, Republican President George W. Bush stood on a bank of the Snake River near Pasco, Washington, and...
Boy in Switzerland dies after homemade igloo collapses
<p>BERLIN — A 7-year-old boy has died in eastern Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him and his father, police said Wednesday.</p>
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Judge lets civil suit in diplomatic immunity case move ahead
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia is letting a British family move forward with its lawsuit in the U.S. against an...
Moderate quake injures at least 10 people in central Iran
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck central Iran on Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, Iranian media reported. </p>
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Florida lawyer whose pants caught fire charged with cocaine
MIAMI — A former South Florida lawyer whose pants caught on fire during a 2017 arson trial has been charged with cocaine possession, authorities...
Sicilian village cleans up ash, stones from Mt Etna eruption
<p>PEDARA, Sicily — Residents and municipal teams worked Wednesday to clean up a Sicilian village near Mount Etna after Europe’s most active volcano spewed...
Audit: FEMA paid for unused rooms for 2017 disaster victims
WASHINGTON — An audit has found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency paid for unused hotel rooms and may have overpaid room taxes as...
Boy in Switzerland dies after homemade igloo collapses
BERLIN — A 7-year-old boy has died in eastern Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him and his father, police said Wednesday.
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3 hurt in explosion at office building in Germany
BERLIN — Three people were hurt on Wednesday in an explosion at an office building in southwestern Germany, police said.
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