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Rescuers save surfer after accident in Portugal
An accident which could have cost Maya Gabeira, the Brazilian surfer specialised in riding giant waves, her life. The 26-year-old professional surfer, who has toured the planet in the search for the largest waves to surf on, calls herself a…
In the heart of the wildfire: inferno on earth as seen by Australian firefighter
A terrifying video captured by the helmet cam of a firefighter from Canberra, Australia, shows us all the drama of an operation on Mount Victoria, New South Wales, right in the heart of the horrendous wildfires that are raging through the…
US Navy saves 128 people from the Mediterranean Sea
Last Wednesday, a Navy crew rescued over 100 men from a small craft in the rough seas of the Mediterranean.
Official sources say that 128 men, aged between 20 and 30, were saved and taken on board the USS San Antonio, an amphibious…
Plane crashes in Laos: 49 dead
A Lao Airlines passenger aircraft crashed on Wednesday during landing. The accident has been attributed to strong rain and wind in the south of Laos.
Forty-nine people, of whom forty-four were…
Earthquake in the Philippines, over 100 dead
The death toll of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday.
The quake took place on Tuesday, injuring 291 people and frightening many who were celebrating religious festivals. Tuesday in fact marked the start…
Bus plunges off cliff: 51 dead
Lima, Peru – A makeshift bus carrying 51 Quechua Indians back from a party in south-eastern Peru plunged off a cliff into a river, killing everyone on board, including 14 children.
The accident happened on Friday night as the bus was…
Typhoon Wipha hits Tokyo area, 14 victims
Fourteen people dead and hundreds of flights cancelled as a result of the approach of typhoon Wipha, which is expected to strike the area around Tokyo today.
A local government spokesperson in Oshima, a small island 120 km south of Tokyo,…
Red Cross to set up food aid programme in Great Britain
For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the Red Cross willset up a food aid programme for the British population. The international humanitarian organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, aims to respond to the increase in…
Pilot dies, inexperienced passenger takes control and lands aircraft
A passenger with absolutely no previous flying experience safely lands an aircraft after the pilot falls unconscious and collapses on the controls. This news story from the English skies reminds us of Airport '77 the US forerunner of the…
Fire in clothing factory in Bangladesh: 10 victims
Dhaka, Bangladesh – A fire that broke out on Tuesday night in a clothing factory just outside the capital killed at least 10 people, according to official sources.
A spokesman for the firefighting department stated that 10 bodies were…