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Portugal Investigates Crash on Historic Lisbon Funicular That Killed 16
Date: September 4, 2025
LISBON (Reuters) -Flags flew at half-mast in Lisbon on Thursday after at least 16 people were killed in a crash of a hillside funicular railway popular with tourists, and the remaining two lines were...
Blaze Erupts at Industrial Site in Russia's Novoshakhstinsk After Drone Attack
Date: August 21, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A fire has started following a drone at an industrial site strike in Russia's southern Novoshakhtinsk city, home to an oil refinery, authorities said on Thursday, as Ukraine stepped...
Death Toll From Blast at Factory in Ryazan Rises to 25, Russia Says
Date: August 19, 2025
(Reuters) -The death toll from an unexplained blast last week at a factory in Russia's Ryazan region has risen to at least 25, with a total 158 people injured so far, Russia's ministry for emergency...
Spain Battles 20 Major Wildfires Amid Scorching Heat, Deploys More Troops
Date: August 17, 2025
By Guillermo Martinez and Ana Cantero VILLARDEVÓS (Reuters) -Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500...
Spain Battles 14 Major Fires With More Expected
Date: August 15, 2025
By Charlie Devereux and Ana Cantero MADRID (Reuters) -Spain battled against 14 major fires on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle fires that have already killed seven...
One Person Dead After Hot Air Balloon Crash in Netherlands
Date: August 14, 2025
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -One person has died and five others were injured after a hot air balloon crash-landed late on Wednesday evening in a meadow in Friesland, a province in the north of the...