Explosion Accidents

Indonesian ferry sinks; at least 15 dead

At least 15 dead after Indonesian ferry sinks More than 200 rescued from rough waters; 2nd ferry runs aground nearby Explosion rips through Chinese building, killing 3 Nov. 20: A suspected gas explosion rips through a building...

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'New Moon' banks at box office

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" grossed an astounding $140.7 million at the box office this weekend, exploding most industry expectations en route to the biggest autumn opening weekend in history and the third biggest three-day...

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Five die in central China apartment explosion

Five people were killed in an explosion in an apartment building in central China's Henan Province Friday, local authorities said. The blast happened at around 5:30 a.m. in Hualong District, Puyang City, damaging walls of...

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Communications overload

Nov 22, 2009 (The Argus - What police were saying was not enough to quell rumors that someone had been shot at Newark Memorial High School, that teachers and students were being held hostage, and that gunmen had taken over the...

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Christmas in Boston

Christmas in Boston, Boston. Nova Scotia sends a Christmas tree every year as thanks for disaster aid from Massachusetts after the Halifax Explosion in 1917, when two ships collided. This year’s tree will be lit on the Boston...

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10 Fun Free Windows Mobile Phone Games

In the dentists office, when standing in line at the supermarket, or just to kill some time in a boring meeting, mobile games come to the rescue Do you remember Snake on those old cellphones? Well, to...

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Chinese coalmine death toll at 87

Hopes fade for 21 missing after China's deadliest coalmine explosion in nearly two years Hundreds of rescuers in northern China are battling to reach 21 miners trapped after a huge gas explosion early yesterday killed at least...

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How much money is enough? | Robert Skidelsky

In 1930, Keynes predicted that by 2030, we'd be working a 15-hour week. But he underestimated our appetite for wealth The economic downturn has produced an explosion of popular anger against bankers' "greed" and their "obscene"...

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Separatist blasts kill five in northeast India

GUWAHATI, India (AFP) - Suspected separatists in northeast India set off two explosions on Sunday killing five people and wounding 50 more, police said, as two of the movement's leaders remained under arrest. The blasts hit...

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Time running out for missing Chinese miners

Hopes are fading in China that any more survivors from the Xingxing mine accident will now be found. 87 workers are now known to have died, and another 21 remain unaccounted for, but more than a day after the gas explosion,...

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