Explosives-laden truck explodes at Chinese cement factory, 9 dead
August 28th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by BNO News
A truck carrying more than 7 tonnes (15,400 pounds) of explosives blew up at a cement factory in southern China on Monday, killing nine people and leaving another person missing, government officials ... Read more...
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South Asia: Hot spot for cross-border diseases
August 14th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) In South Asia, one of the world's most densely populated regions, deadly diseases from animals, like the nipah virus, brucellosis, anthrax and even ... Read more...
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MiG-21 crashes in Punjab, pilot safe
September 6th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rajpura (Punjab), Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Tuesday lost another MiG-21 combat aircraft in a crash near Rajpura town in Punjab's Patiala district. The young pilot, who ... Read more...
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Poor funding, vision on rail safety causing mishaps: Experts
July 12th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A spate of fatal rail accidents in India this year and two of them last week alone point to poor safety in the world's ... Read more...
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“Poor safety culture” onboard Deepwater Horizon led to last year’s massive Gulf oil spill
April 23rd, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): The US Coast Guard has revealed that a "poor safety culture" and "safety management system failures" aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had contributed to an explosion, which ... Read more...
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Court admits CBI plea to extradite Warren Anderson (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday allowed a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea seeking extradition of US-based former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson for the 1984 ... Read more...
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CBI seeks extradition of Warren Anderson (Second Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday sought the extradition of American Warren Anderson for the Bhopal gas disaster of 1984 that killed thousands.Relying on ... Read more...
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Explosion traps 58 in China coal mine
June 21st, 2010 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 21 (DPA) At least 58 miners were trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine Monday in China's Henan province, the government said.
The blast hit an explosives store at ... Read more...
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Death toll in China coal mine blast rises to 104
November 23rd, 2009 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 23 (DPA) The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China has risen to 104, with four workers still trapped underground, state media said Monday.
The ... Read more...
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Death toll climbs in fatal China coal mine blast
November 22nd, 2009 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (DPA) The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China rose overnight to 87, with 21 workers still trapped, local media reported Sunday.
The explosion ... Read more...
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Old Mig-21 phaseout hit by fighter jet shortage
September 19th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) They have a poor safety record. But the Indian Air Force (IAF) is reluctant to phase out its old Soviet era warhorse MiG-21 due to ... Read more...
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China coalmine blast toll rises to 73 (Third Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Taiyuan (China), Feb 22 (Xinhua) The toll in China's deadly coalmine blast early Sunday has risen to 73, officials said.
Earlier reports said 44 workers were killed and many more remained trapped following ... Read more...
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China coalmine blast kills 44 (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Taiyuan (China), Feb 22 (Xinhua) At least 44 workers were killed and many more remained trapped Sunday following an explosion in a coalmine in China's northern Shanxi Province, officials said.
There were 436 ... Read more...
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11 killed, 96 trapped in China coal mine blast (Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Taiyuan (China) Feb 22 (Xinhua) At least 11 miners were killed and 96 trapped in a coal mine following a gas explosion in northern China Sunday, officials said.
The blast occurred at 2 ... Read more...
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Gas explosion traps 18 in Chinese coal mine
December 18th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (DPA) A gas explosion trapped 18 people in a coal mine in central China's Hunan province, the state media said Thursday.Rescuers were searching for the missing miners at the ... Read more...
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12 killed as lift collpases in China
October 30th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 30 (RIA Novosti) At least 12 people were killed early Thursday when a lift crashed at a construction site in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian.Rescuers were working at the ... Read more...
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Gas leak, fire kill 56 at two coal mines in China(Lead)
September 21st, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 21 (DPA) A sudden burst of gas and coal killed 37 at a mine in the central Chinese province of Henan Sunday, one day after a fire killed at least ... Read more...
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China mudflow toll rises to 151
September 12th, 2008 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Taiyuan (China), Sep 11 (Xinhua) The toll in China's mudflow following heavy rain Monday in northern Shanxi province has risen to 151, rescue officials said Thursday.Most of the deaths occurred when a ... Read more...
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Fire forces shutdown of Spanish nuclear plant
August 25th, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tarragona (Spain), Aug 25 (IANS) A nuclear power plant in northwestern Spain has been shut down after an electric generator caught fire, the latest incident at a reactor that has already been ... Read more...
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Toll in China coal mine accident rises to 18
July 2nd, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Xi'an (China), July 2 (Xinhua) The death toll in Tuesday's shaft collapse in a coal mine in northwestern China has risen to 18 with officials confirming all 16 miners trapped inside were ... Read more...
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