Four Polish hikers killed by lightning
July 29th, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Four people hiking in mountains in southern Poland were killed by lightning, BBC reported.The four -- a couple in their 50s, their daughter and her boyfriend ... Read more...
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1,500 World War II-era shells found in US
October 25th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 25 (IANS) A team of divers claimed to have found a cache of roughly 1,500 live ammunition scattered in a bay here more than 50 years ago following an ... Read more...
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Over 35 killed in Russia wildfire (Lead)
July 30th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (DPA) At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in Russia amid forest fires and hurricane-like winds, officials said Friday.
"The situation is very grave," President Dmitry Medvedev ... Read more...
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Shipwreck Found in Lake Michigan After 112 Years!
June 25th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Over a century again in the cold waters of Lake Michigan, a wooden steamship went down during a violent storm. It lay on the bottom of the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 112 years
June 25th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Michigan, Jun 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Divers say they have discovered a great wooden ship that sank more than a century ago, in Lake Michigan. The ship was called Doty.The ship sank ... Read more...
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Lake Michigan Shipwreck Discovered After 112 Years
June 25th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A steamship, which sank in a brutal Lake Michigan storm, has been discovered after almost 112 years. It was found off the Milwaukee-area ... Read more...
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38 killed in China rains, storm (Lead)
May 6th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 6 (IANS) At least 38 people were killed and 190 injured in torrential rains that lashed the southwetern and central parts of China in the last two days, authorities said ... Read more...
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President distressed at deaths in West Bengal storm
April 16th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday expressed her distress at the loss of lives and property in the violent storm that devastated parts of West Bengal Tuesday night.
In a ... Read more...
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Storm toll rises to 128, victims say relief inadequate (Roundup)
April 15th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna/Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A day after a violent storm lashed parts of Bihar, West Bengal and Assam, the body count climbed to 128 Thursday. There is mounting anger and helplessness among ... Read more...
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West Bengal storm toll is 43, victims protest
April 15th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) The death toll from a violent storm that ravaged parts of West Bengal rose to 43 Thursday, and officials said more than 200 people remained in hospitals after ... Read more...
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Toll in Bihar storm rises to 81 (Lead)
April 15th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 15 (IANS) The death toll from a violent storm that ravaged the eastern part of Bihar rose to 81 Thursday, a day after it left a trail of destruction rendering ... Read more...
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Storm victims in Bihar await relief, toll reaches 72
April 15th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 15 (IANS) Thousands of people rendered homeless in Bihar awaited relief Thursday, a day after a violent storm ravaged parts of the state's eastern region killing at least 72 people.
The ... Read more...
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87 killed as powerful storm hits West Bengal, Bihar (Intro Roundup)
April 14th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Patna, April 14 (IANS) A ferocious storm ravaged parts of West Bengal and Bihar, leaving 87 people dead, destroying thousands of houses and snapping power and communication lines overnight, officials said Wednesday.
At ... Read more...
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Storm kills 49, renders thousands homeless in Bihar (Second Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 14 (IANS) At least 49 people were killed and thousands were rendered homeless in Bihar Wednesday when a massive storm lashed at Purnia, Araria and Kishanganj districts on the border ... Read more...
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46 killed as storm sweeps across Europe (Second Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 28 (DPA) At least 46 people have died in a violent storm that swept across parts of Europe Saturday and Sunday.
France was the hardest hit, with 40 people reported killed ... Read more...
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18 killed as storm batters France (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 28 (DPA) At least 18 people have died in a violent storm that swept across France late Saturday and Sunday, France Info radio reported.
Packing winds of up to 160 km ... Read more...
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14 killed as storm batters France
February 28th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 28 (DPA) At least 14 people have died in a violent storm that swept across France late Saturday and Sunday, France Info radio reported.
Packing winds of up to 160 km ... Read more...
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Ethiopian plane black box found, toll reaches 32
January 27th, 2010 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 27 (DPA) Two more bodies were recovered Tuesday after an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing carrying 90 people plunged into the sea off Lebanon's coast shortly after take-off from Beirut the day ... Read more...
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Pilots’ artificial horizon due for a revamp
November 7th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 7 (ANI): A cockpit ergonomics researcher has determined that the artificial horizon, the instrument that tells pilots how their aircraft is banking, is due for a revamp.According to a report ... Read more...
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Thailand to lose on tourism
April 22nd, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
On Tuesday, a government spokesman said, Thailand may lose up to US$5.35 billion in terms of the tourism revenue and millions of visitors in 2009 following its latest bout of political ... Read more...
Posted in Thailand Tourism |
20,000 Hong Kong airline staff asked to take unpaid leave
April 17th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, April 17 (DPA) Hong Kong's leading airlines Cathay Pacific and Dragonair Friday invited nearly 20,000 employees to take between one and four weeks of unpaid leave as part of a ... Read more...
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Winter storm leaves thousands without electricity in France
January 26th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 26 (DPA) Nearly 700,000 households remained without electricity in south-western France following the weekend's winter storm which killed at least nine people, French media reported Monday.In addition, many of the ... Read more...
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Divers claim discovery of Nancy shipwreck of 1784
September 18th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 18 (ANI): Two divers have claimed to have found the Nancy shipwreck of 1784, which has eluded treasure hunters for more than 200 years.The whereabouts of The Nancy, ... Read more...
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Storms kill seven in southern US
May 3rd, 2008 - 9:27 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Washington, May 3 (Xinhua) At least seven people were killed in Arkansas state of southern US early Friday as dozens of tornadoes swept through several US states overnight. A 15-year-old girl died ... Read more...
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