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Spain examines signalling and operational failures after high-speed train disaster

At least 69 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided on the Madrid-Seville railway south of the Spanish capital, in the second fatal high-speed rail accid...

Questions over approvals emerge after 18-storey building collapses in Nairobi and six rescued as search continues

Rescue teams are continuing to search through the remains of an 18-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi's Eastleigh district on Friday 23 October, with six people reported rescued alive while doz...

102-year-old Atlanta bridge remains closed after support wall collapse into creek

A 102-year-old bridge over Peachtree Creek in northwest Atlanta remains closed after part of its outer support wall collapsed into the water, prompting structural inspections and a wider investigation...

School collapse kills at least 34 as rescue operation continues in Pakistan

At least 35 people, including 34 pupils and a teacher, have been killed after part of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, trapping children beneath the rubble during morning le...

Istanbul floods: Six missing as rescue teams bring over 3,000 people to safety

Six people are still missing after severe flooding hit northwestern Türkiye, while rescue teams in Istanbul have moved 3,055 stranded residents to safety, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci...

85 ft drilling rig topples at Miami tower site, injuring four

Four people were taken to hospital after an 85 ft drilling rig overturned during soil improvement works at the site of Citadel's planned global headquarters in Miami on 14 September.The rig fell from...

Delhi hostel collapse death toll rises to seven as repair works face scrutiny

The death toll from the Satya Niketan building collapse in New Delhi has risen to seven, including five students and two labourers, as the police investigation widens into the building owners, paying...

UC Berkeley researchers use virtual reality and earthquake simulator to study human risk perception during seismic events

UC Berkeley researchers are conducting a study to understand how people perceive risk and make decisions during earthquakes, combining earthquake simulation, virtual reality, and real-time self-report...

Disappearing permafrost forces Alaska communities to rethink rebuilding

In parts of western Alaska, the ground is no longer behaving like ground. In the coastal village of Kwigillingok, along the Bering Sea, some areas now feel soft, wet and unstable — a local symptom...

Indonesia deadly earthquake damages excessively critical infrastructure

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Indonesia’s Flores region, killing at least 53 people, injuring more than 100 and leaving thousands unable to return home. The shallow earthquake hit ear...

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