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41 Workers Stuck in India Tunnel Given Hot Meals, Rescue Operation Shifts Gear

NEW DELHI (AP) — The 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for over a week are finally getting hot meals Tuesday, provided through a newly installed steel pipe, as rescuers work on …

Severe Storms Delay Search for 12 Crew Missing After Turkish Cargo Ship Sinks

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday. The Turkish-flagged Kafkametler sank on Sunday after hitting …

Rescuers Will Dig Vertically to Reach 41 Trapped in India Tunnel

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers blocked from reaching 41 trapped construction workers shifted Monday to an attempt to dig toward them vertically after the nine-day effort in mountainous northern India has been stymied by debris and technical glitches. The trapped …

Indian Manufacturer Recalls Eyedrops Previously Cited in FDA Warning

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Indian manufacturer of more than two dozen varieties of eyedrops subject to a U.S. safety warning has officially recalled the products, which were sold by CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and other national retailers. Kilitch Healthcare …

Fire at Coal Mining Company Building in Northern China Kills 26 and Injures Dozens

BEIJING (AP) — A fire erupted in a coal mining company building in a northern Chinese city on Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 38, Chinese state media reported. Rescue personnel evacuated dozens of people from the building, …

Indian Rescuers Start Drilling to Reach 40 Workers Trapped in a Collapsed Tunnel Since the Weekend

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers in northern India supplied food and medicine to 40 construction workers on Thursday as officials started drilling through the rubble to reach the men who have been trapped since a portion of the tunnel they …

Some of the 40 Workers Trapped in India Tunnel Collapse Get Sick as Glitches Delay Rescue

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Some of the 40 workers trapped for days in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India were falling sick Wednesday as falling debris and technical glitches delayed work to free them, officials said. Rescuers have been …

Prosecutors Say Fatal Roller Coaster Accident in Sweden Caused by a Support Arm Breaking

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a newly installed “support arm breaking off so that the wheels on the cart fell off,” prosecutors said …

Rescue Operation for 40 Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Tunnel in India Enters 3rd Day

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Officials hope to extricate them in …

Iceland Evacuates Town and Raises Aviation Alert as Concerns Rise a Volcano May Erupt

LONDON (AP) __ Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region. Police decided to evacuate …

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