Safety

Thirteen dead as tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines, seven Italians among victims

A Cessna Caravan C-208 operated by Aerodiana came down shortly after takeoff from Pisco on Saturday, killing all 11 tourists and two crew on board; strong winds had disrupted flights the day before.

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Safety·from Aug 2·upd. 3h ago

Three dead, two wounded in shooting at Idaho In-N-Out Burger; gunman also dead

A gunman opened fire at a crowded In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon, killing three people and wounding two before being found dead near the restaurant.

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Safety·from Aug 2·upd. 2h ago

Old Trails Fire forces thousands to evacuate as wildfires burn across Washington state

The Old Trails Fire jumped the Spokane River on Saturday, pushing into the city and prompting Level 3 'Go Now' orders for large parts of north Spokane. Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency as 12 large fires burned across more than 80,900 hectares.

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Safety·from Jul 23·upd. 4h ago

Var wildfire stabilised at 1,800 hectares as France's fires come 'under control', PM says

The wildfire in the Var department has not grown since Saturday night, allowing most of the 2,500 evacuees to return home, while the prime minister declared the nationwide fire situation 'under control'.

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Safety·from Aug 1·upd. 2h ago

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake, strongest ever recorded at Campi Flegrei, injures 26 and displaces 300 near Naples

The 31 July tremor, part of an ongoing bradyseism crisis, caused building collapses and rockfalls in Pozzuoli; a 24-hour seismic swarm of 189 shocks followed.

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Safety·14m ago

Expelled thief ignites fire with cigarette butt at Madrid's La Vaguada mall, forcing evacuation and arrest

A 52-year-old man was arrested after a fire he allegedly started with a cigarette butt forced the evacuation of La Vaguada shopping centre in Madrid on Saturday, leaving one security guard with mild smoke inhalation.

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Safety·from Jul 30·upd. 8h ago

Dozens of homes lost in Greek wildfires as France contains historic blaze

Strong winds up to 130 km/h grounded firefighting aircraft in Greece, where dozens of houses burned near Porto Germeno and up to 150 are believed damaged. Meanwhile, France declared its largest wildfire since 1949 under control after 42,000 hectares burned.

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Safety·3h ago

18-year-old Ukrainian arrested after knife attack on woman in Wrocław stairwell

An 18-year-old Ukrainian man stabbed a 30-year-old Polish woman in a stairwell on Gagarina Street in Wrocław's Muchobór Wielki district on Saturday evening. The suspect fled but was arrested the same night, and the victim remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Safety·5h ago

Italian boy Mattia Maestri dies at 13 after nine years in vegetative state from raw-milk cheese infection

Mattia Maestri, from Coredo in Trentino, contracted a severe Escherichia coli infection in 2017 at age four after consuming contaminated raw-milk cheese. He never recovered consciousness.

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Safety·4h ago

Two dead, three injured in Gdańsk allotment fire; gas cylinder explosion suspected

A late-night fire at a garden plot on ul. Meteorytowa in Gdańsk left two people dead and three others hospitalized. Firefighters found two charred bodies in the basement after extinguishing the blaze; a gas cylinder explosion is suspected.

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Safety·1h ago

Fire at Seveso warehouse in Moselle forces 30,000 residents to shelter in place

A fire broke out Sunday at a 500-square-metre warehouse classified Seveso low-threshold in Gandrange, Moselle, prompting authorities to order 30,000 people across five communes to stay indoors and seal windows.

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Safety·57m ago

Murcia earthquake: 3.9 magnitude tremor near Librilla felt across region, no injuries

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near Librilla in Spain's Murcia region at 11:59 a.m. on Sunday, prompting over 90 emergency calls and the activation of the regional seismic protection plan, though no injuries or structural damage have been reported.

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Thirteen dead as tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines, seven Italians among victims

Three dead, two wounded in shooting at Idaho In-N-Out Burger; gunman also dead

Old Trails Fire forces thousands to evacuate as wildfires burn across Washington state

Var wildfire stabilised at 1,800 hectares as France's fires come 'under control', PM says

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake, strongest ever recorded at Campi Flegrei, injures 26 and displaces 300 near Naples

Expelled thief ignites fire with cigarette butt at Madrid's La Vaguada mall, forcing evacuation and arrest

Dozens of homes lost in Greek wildfires as France contains historic blaze

18-year-old Ukrainian arrested after knife attack on woman in Wrocław stairwell

Italian boy Mattia Maestri dies at 13 after nine years in vegetative state from raw-milk cheese infection

Two dead, three injured in Gdańsk allotment fire; gas cylinder explosion suspected

Fire at Seveso warehouse in Moselle forces 30,000 residents to shelter in place

Murcia earthquake: 3.9 magnitude tremor near Librilla felt across region, no injuries

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