53 rescuers pulled out of southwest China mine, 5 workers trapped
July 29th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by BNO News
PU'AN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Fifty-three rescuers were pulled out after being trapped in a mine where five miners remain missing in southwestern China, local authorities said Friday.The group of fifty-three rescuers ... Read more...
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China: 11 workers confirmed dead in Changzhi mine accident
April 17th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIYUAN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven workers were found dead on Monday after a coal mine was flooded in northern China late last week, the government confirmed on Tuesday. There were no ... Read more...
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Elevator crashes at mine in eastern China, killing 13
March 17th, 2012 - 2:14 am ICT by BNO News
LUCHENG TOWNSHIP, China (BNO NEWS) -- Thirteen mine workers were killed on early Thursday morning when an elevator fell out of control and slammed into the bottom of an iron ore mine ... Read more...
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Court allows Tamil Nadu’s bull taming sport with riders (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu's traditional bull taming sport held as part of the Pongal festival, can be organised subject to certain safety conditions, the Madras High Court ... Read more...
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Death toll rises to 29 after blast at coal mine in central China
October 30th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by BNO News
HENGYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll as a result of a gas explosion which ripped through a coal mine in central China on Saturday evening has risen to 29, the ... Read more...
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Shaft collapses at coal mine in southwest China, killing 5
September 25th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by BNO News
KUNMING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Five people were killed on late Saturday afternoon when a shaft collapsed at a coal mine in southwest China, state-run media reported on Sunday. Two others were ... Read more...
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China completes test of underground refuge chamber in bid to reduce mining casualties
August 26th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- China has completed the first manned test of a permanent underground chamber which can shelter miners in the event of an accident, state-run media reported on Friday. It ... Read more...
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Government pushes ahead with Jaitapur n-project
April 26th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The government is pushing ahead with the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra, with plans for a new compensation package for displaced local persons, ... Read more...
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Gas leak kills 8 in SW China coal mine
March 28th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by BNO News
GUIYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A gas leak at a coal mine in southwest China killed eight workers on early Monday morning, state-run media reported. Several others were injured.The state-run Xinhua news ... Read more...
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Gas explosion at southwest China mine kills at least 7
October 29th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by BNO News
CHENGDU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven miners were killed on Friday when a gas explosion hit a coal mine in southwest China, state-run media reported.The blast at the Zhaojiahe Mine ... Read more...
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Death toll rises to 37 after last miners found dead in central China mine
October 19th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by BNO News
YUZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll from a gas leak at a central China coal mine on Saturday has risen to 37, the government said, concluding recovery operations at the ... Read more...
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China mine blast kills 21
October 17th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by BNO News
YUZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China on early Saturday morning killed at least 21 people and left more than a dozen others trapped, ... Read more...
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UAE students to be trained on emergency response
April 23rd, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 23 (IANS/WAM) School students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be trained on how to respond to risky and emergency situations, officials have said.
The Abu Dhabi Education Council ... Read more...
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Mitsubishi resumes operations in Venezuela
September 9th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 9 (EFE) Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has said that it was reversing a decision to shut down its plant in the eastern Venezuelan city of Barcelona.
"MMC Automotriz S.A. announces that starting ... Read more...
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Six workers killed in fire at Alang ship-breaking yard
August 4th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Alang (Gujarat), Aug 4 (IANS) Six labourers were burnt to death at Asia's biggest ship-breaking yard in this Gujarat town when an old vessel they were working in caught fire Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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Elephant population goes down alarmingly in Central Africa
December 12th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): New estimates suggest that the population of elephants in Central Africas Sahel region, has gone down alarmingly, from an estimated 3,000 in 2006 to about 1,000 animals ... Read more...
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21 colliers located after Ukraine mine blast
June 9th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 9 (RIA Novosti) Rescue workers have located 21 miners in a coal mine in eastern Ukraine following a methane blast, a spokeswoman for the local mine safety watchdog ... Read more...
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Taxi-drivers protests disrupt Melbourne traffic over stabbing of Indian cabbie
April 30th, 2008 - 11:06 am ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr 30 (ANI): Traffic has been disrupted in Melbourne since last evening, following strong protests from nearly one thousand taxi drivers demanding safety, after a 23-year-old Indian part-time taxi driver ... Read more...
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