It’s no longer a secret that foreign correspondents in China have a difficult working life. Especially if a news case heavily censored by government officials becomes the focus of foreign media attention. The attack on BBC correspondent Stephen McDonell, who reported the horrific news in the southern city of Zhuhai yesterday, was the latest in […]
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Vomiting attack on board: Plane forced to make emergency landing
A United Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing after crew members and some passengers began vomiting, causing panic on the plane. The US newspaper reported New York Post. According to the reconstruction, a passenger began feeling unwell after takeoff from Houston airport. It is not clear what caused the illness or what […]
Extreme exercises in the army: Two soldiers froze to death
An extreme military exercise ended in tragedy: Two Spanish army soldiers froze to death while crossing a frozen lake at the Cerro Muriano base near Cordoba. The captain in charge of the exercises was immediately removed from command of the 10th Guzmán el Bueno Brigade. This is not the first time such a tragedy has […]
Christmas tree collapsed on crowd: One woman died
As a result of the collapse of the 20-meter Christmas tree, three women were crushed and one of them died after the trauma she experienced. The incident took place in Oudenaarde, Belgium. The accident occurred in the heart of the Christmas market in the East Flanders town. When the fir tree started to shake dangerously […]
He grabbed his friend’s feet to show the view upside down, and he fell to his death.
This was her first date and she decided to play a very dangerous game with her friend. An 18-year-old girl wanted to see the view upside down, so she asked the boy she was dating to hold her feet as she climbed out the window. She obliged him, but as he was about to take […]
Dad went shopping for Christmas and a fire broke out at home: 5 children died
Five children, including four brothers and a cousin, died in a fire at their home in Bullhead City, USA. According to the information revealed so far, the children, aged between 2 and 13, were left alone while their father went to buy Christmas gifts. Initial investigations determined that the fire broke out on the lower […]
More than 500 people were hospitalized after subway accident
Almost a tragedy in China. While there was no loss of life in the accident that occurred on the Changping line of the Beijing subway on the evening of December 14, hundreds of people were injured. A total of 515 people were taken for control, 423 people were discharged, 67 people continue to receive treatment, […]
Meters-long “flight” and fire: Video of a car exploding between the USA and Canada
A car rushing towards a checkpoint at full speed, crashing into something, “flying” a few meters and then bursting into flames as it hits the ground. This is what happened on Wednesday evening on the Rainbow Bridge connecting the USA and Canada. The driver and passenger lost their lives, and a police officer was injured. […]
Collision of two trains, 13 dead, dozens injured: “Human error”
At least thirteen dead and 50 injured. This is the tragic outcome of the train accident that occurred in South-East India late on Sunday evening, October 29. Two passenger trains collided between the cities of Alamanda and Kantakapalle in Andhra Pradesh state. Initial reconstructions suggest “human error” was at the root of the disaster. The […]
A fire broke out in the mine: Many dead and injured
At least 32 miners lost their lives in the fire that broke out in the Kostenko mine in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 14 of the 252 people working in the mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau are missing, and most of the workers were brought to the surface. The fire occurred around 16:00 today, October 28, when the […]