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HeadlinesGreek Fire Brigade on High Alert After 6.1 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Crete
Airbus Helicopters to Launch New H140 Model
Spanish Court to Investigate Former Valencia Emergency Services Head Over Deadly Floods
HeadlinesRussia Says Fire at Ufa Oil Refinery Extinguished, Was Caused by Technical Issue
At Least 37 Dead and Dozens Injured in Bus Crash in Bolivia
Date: March 1, 2025
LA PAZ (Reuters) -A crash involving two buses in Bolivia left at least 33 people dead and several injured in the western Potosi region, police and local authorities said on Saturday. The accident...
Russia Attacks Energy Sites Near Kharkiv in Northeaster Ukraine, Governor Says
Date: February 27, 2025
(Reuters) - Russian forces staged mass strikes late on Thursday on energy targets in Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, the regional governor said. Oleh Syniehubov, the governor, writing on the...
Spanish Man Arrested Over Emailed Threats to Schools, Children Evacuated
Date: February 27, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) - A 24-year-old man was arrested in Spain's eastern Valencia region on Thursday over emails threatening to attack schools and "kill as many people as possible," police said. Several...
Dubai-Moscow Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Southern Russia
Date: January 29, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A passenger flight operated by the Russian airline Pobeda, en route from Dubai to Moscow, safely landed in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia, after issuing a distress signal over...
Avincis Renews Contract to Operate Italy's Fire Planes for $495 Million
Date: January 20, 2025
ROME (Reuters) - Avincis, Europe's largest provider of emergency air services, said on Monday it renewed its contract with Italy to operate the country's fire planes, for 479 million euros ($494.42...
More Than 200,000 Homes Without Power in Bosnia After Balkan Snowstorm
Date: December 26, 2024
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – More than 200,000 homes across Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity for a second day on Wednesday, authorities said, after a snowstorm the day before caused widespread disruption across several Balkan countries. Mainly in northwestern and central Bosnia, towns and villages suffered ongoing power outages, the country’s two power utilities said. The...