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Over 30 Workers Are Trapped After Portion of a Tunnel Under Construction Collapses in India

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Part of an under-construction road tunnel in a mountainous north Indian state popular with tourists collapsed after a landslide Sunday, trapping more than 30 workers, officials said. Rescue work is in progress and oxygen is being …

Shell Sues Greenpeace for $2.1 Million After Activists Boarded Oil Vessel

LONDON –– Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1 million in damages after the environmental group’s activists boarded the company’s oil production vessel in transit at sea this year, according to Greenpeace and a document seen by Reuters. The British oil …

Russia Says Baltic Telecoms Cable Was Damaged Just Before Nearby Gas Pipeline

A Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was damaged last month only 28 km (17 miles) from where a gas pipeline linking Finland and Estonia was ruptured a couple of hours later. The details emerged in a statement …

Thousands Sleep Outside in Nepal After Earthquake Kills at Least 157 People and Destroys Most Houses

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of villagers in the mountains of northwestern Nepal slept outdoors Saturday night in the bitter cold after an earthquake killed at least 157 people and damaged or destroyed most homes. Most of the houses in …

Storm Ciarán Whips Western Europe, Blowing Record Winds in France

PARIS (AP) — Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least five people dead and injured several others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday, plunging vast numbers into darkness, devastating …

New Oil Leak Reported After Ferry that Ran Aground off Swedish Coast is Pulled Free

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A ferry that had ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea was pulled free on Wednesday and anchored nearby, the Swedish Coast Guard said. During the operation, another oil …

Approaching Storm May Bring Highest Winds in France and England for Decades, Forecasters Warn

LONDON (AP) — France, England and countries across western Europe are bracing for what meteorologists warn could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán hurtles toward coastlines and is set to …

Mass Lawsuit Against Apple over iPhone Batteries Can Go Ahead, London Tribunal Rules

LONDON —Apple Inc. on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $2 billion which accuses the tech giant of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones. The lawsuit was brought by British consumer champion …

A Wildfire Raging for a Week in Eastern Australia Claims a Life and Razes More than 50 Homes

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A wildfire is suspected to have killed a man, destroyed more than 50 homes and razed 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) of farm and scrubland in eastern Australia, authorities said on Tuesday. Firefighters have been battling the …

Hurricane Otis Kills 3 Foreigners Among 45 Dead in Acapulco as Search for Bodies Continues

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico said Monday that three foreign residents were among at least 45 people killed when Hurricane Otis hit the resort city of Acapulco last week. Local prosecutors say the dead included one American, one …

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