Couple Find Medieval Shaft beneath Sofa
August 30th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Plymouth, Aug 30 (NEWS) A couple in Plymouth have found a well that might date back to the 16th century under their sofa. Collin Steer and his wife had for a very ... Read more...
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Robot can detect tiny mines under ship hulls
July 18th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 18 (IANS) US naval scientists have designed a robot that can navigate through underwater environments and spot mines the size of an iPod attached to a ship's hull ... Read more...
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Trapped miner found alive after 17 days
May 19th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) In a miraculous escape, a miner has been found alive 17 days after being trapped underground following a coal mine flood in China's Heilongjiang province, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Five die in Brazil when elevator crashes
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 22 (IANS/EFE) Five miners died in a elevator accident at an emerald mine in northeastern Brazil, officials said.The elevator the workers were riding in crashed into ... Read more...
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Decomposed body found in French bank’s a/c vent
January 26th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) A decomposed body, apparently that of a robber, has been found inside the air-conditioning vent of a French bank.Staff at the Credit Foncier bank in Lyon ... Read more...
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Elevator crushes woman to death in New York City
December 15th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- An elevator at an office building in New York City suddenly moved up on Wednesday morning with its doors open, crushing a woman to death, police said. ... Read more...
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Seven trapped Chinese miners found alive
November 19th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 19 (IANS) Seven labourers, trapped in a coal mine in China early Friday, have been found alive underground the caved-in mine, Xinhua reported.According to the regional coal mine ... Read more...
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Six dead in central China coal mine gas leak
November 16th, 2011 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 16 (IANS) All six trapped miners in a coal mine gas leak accident in central China's Hubei province Tuesday were confirmed as dead, Xinhua quoted authorities as ... Read more...
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Toll reaches 28 in China coal mine gas leak
November 12th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 28 miners were confirmed dead in a coal mine gas leak accident in southwest China's Yunnan province, Xinhua quoted rescue headquarters as stating Saturday ... Read more...
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20 dead in China coal mine gas leak
November 10th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 10 (IANS) At least 20 miners died and 23 others were trapped after a coal-mine gas leak accident occurred in China's southwest province of Yunnan Thursday, Xinhua reported. ... Read more...
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45 trapped miners rescued from Chinese coal mine
November 5th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 5 (IANS) Rescuers Saturday pulled out the last of the 45 surviving miners who were trapped for 40 hours following an accident at a central Chinese coal mine ... Read more...
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Four dead, 57 trapped in China coal mine accident
November 4th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 4 (IANS) Four people were killed and 57 trapped following an accident in a coal mine in central China's Henan province, the authorities said Friday.The accident happened at ... Read more...
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19 trapped miners rescued in China
August 30th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) Nineteen miners who were trapped in a flooded coal mine in China for more than 160 hours were rescued Tuesday, officials said.With their recovery, the total ... Read more...
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Jaiprakash Associates gets Rs.2,079 crore Bhutan projects
July 25th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Diversified infrastructure firm Jaiprakash Associates said Monday it has got two contracts worth Rs.2,079 crore for construction of 990 MW hydro power projects in ... Read more...
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Rescue work continues for 19 trapped miners in China
July 3rd, 2011 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) The rescue work continued Sunday at a coalmine in southern China where 19 workers are trapped, Xinhua reported.Three workers were killed Saturday when the mine in ... Read more...
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Three killed, 19 trapped in China coal mine cave-in
July 2nd, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 2 (IANS) Three people died and 19 others were trapped in a caved-in coal mine in south China Saturday evening.A 16-man rescue team was busy digging through the ... Read more...
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Man removed after being stuck in air-conditioning shaft in Adelaide
May 24th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Adelaide, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An unfortunate incident left a man stuck in an air conditioner shaft at a hotel in Adelaide. The incident happened on Sunday at 4:00 am ACST and ... Read more...
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General Motors recalls 154,000 cars over technical problems
May 6th, 2011 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 6 (IANS) General Motors (GM) has initiated a recall covering over 154,000 units of its popular Chevrolet Cruze cars from the North American market, due to steering ... Read more...
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Overweight people really are big-boned
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): A new study from North Carolina State University have found that the weight of a person may have an effect on that person's bones.One of the blind spots ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Pakistan mine blasts (Lead)
March 20th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) At least seven miners were killed and 45 trapped underground after a series of blasts Sunday morning in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan, media reports ... Read more...
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Pakistan mine blast kills one
March 20th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) At least one miner was killed and over 50 were trapped after three blasts shook an underground coal mine Sunday in southwest Pakistan, media reports said.Urdu ... Read more...
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Mumbai lift crash toll rises
January 10th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) The sole survivor of Sunday's service lift crash at an under-construction building here later succumbed to his injuries, raising the death count in the accident to six, an ... Read more...
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Builder, contractor booked for Mumbai lift crash
January 9th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Mumbai police Sunday booked six people, including the builder, contractor and maintenance supervisor of Rustomjee Towers where five labourers were killed after a service lift came crashing down ... Read more...
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Ten held after fatal coalmine dispute in China
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) Ten people have been detained in China after a dispute between coalmine contractors left nine people dead and 48 injured, Xinhua reported Monday.A blast was deliberately carried ... 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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China coal mine gas leak toll rises to 30
October 18th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 18 (IANS) The toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China's Henan province has risen to 30 after four more bodies were found, authorities said Monday.The state administration ... Read more...
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Death toll from Central China’s mine accident reaches 26
October 17th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 17 (ANI): The death toll from Saturday's coal mine gas leak in Central China's Henan Province climbed to 26 on Sunday with rescuers still battling to reach the eleven miners, ... Read more...
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China mine blast kills 21, traps 16 (Lead)
October 16th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS) Twenty-one miners were killed and 16 others are trapped underground Saturday in a coal mine blast in China, Xinhua reported.The blast occurred around 6 a.m. in Yuzhou city ... Read more...
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20 killed in China mine accident
October 16th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS) At least 20 miners were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in central China's Henan province Saturday, authorities said.The accident took place at about ... Read more...
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All 33 Miners Trapped In San Jose Mine Finally Rescued
October 14th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
San Jose Mine, Oct 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In what turned out to be one of the biggest rescue operation in history, all the 33 Chilean miners who were stuck underground ... Read more...
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First Trapped Chilean Miner Brought To Safety
October 13th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
San Jose Mine, Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The biggest rescue operation in the mining history took a successful turn on Wednesday when the first of the 33 miners who have ... Read more...
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Rescue of trapped Chilean miners to begin on Tuesday evening
October 12th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by BNO News
SANTIAGO, CHILE (BNO NEWS) – The rescue operation to free the 33 trapped miners will begin around 6:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday (2100 GMT), Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said."We hope ... Read more...
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Countdown to Chilean miners’ rescue begins
October 12th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Copiapo (Chile), Oct 12 (IANS/EFE) The rescue of the 33 miners trapped in a mine in Chile will begin at midnight Tuesday, a minister has said.Mining Minister Laurence Golborne expressed satisfaction with ... Read more...
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Rescue of trapped Chilean miners to begin at midnight Tuesday
October 11th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by BNO News
SANTIAGO, CHILE (BNO NEWS) – The rescue operation to free the 33 trapped miners will begin around midnight Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday), after officials successfully tested a capsule to bring them to ... Read more...
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5 mutinous trapped Chillean miners threatened to plot ‘their own escape’
October 11th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): The 33 Chillean miners appear to have lost patience and unity among themselves after being trapped for almost two months underground, with reports claiming that a mutiny broke ... Read more...
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