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FIRE reported at Kabul airport amid frantic evacuation, VIDEOS show billowing smoke

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

A fire has apparently broken out at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, amid ongoing evacuation efforts. Video footage shows a cloud of smoke rising from the airport. … Read More >FIRE reported at Kabul airport amid frantic evacuation, VIDEOS show billowing smoke

Major warehouse fire sends massive column of black smoke into skies over Istanbul (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

A huge fire has broken out at a warehouse in the west of Istanbul, Turkey. The blaze produced a thick plume of smoke, seen from miles around the city, and required dozens of firefighters to extinguish. … Read More >Major warehouse fire sends massive column of black smoke into skies over Istanbul (VIDEOS)

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‘Act of terror’: Polish minister condemns arson attack on vaccination site, vows to fight threats against health officials

Posted on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021By Editor

The recent attack on a vaccination site in Poland was a “terrorist attack” incited by an online disinformation campaign, the health minister said, promising to fight against hatred toward medical workers. … Read More >‘Act of terror’: Polish minister condemns arson attack on vaccination site, vows to fight threats against health officials

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Water cannon v burning barricades: Paris protests against Covid ID turn violent as France resists measure

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

Three officers were injured as mass protests in Paris against a Covid-19 “health pass” spilled over into fierce clashes between the demonstrators and police, as thousands took to the streets of France for a third weekend in a row. … Read More >Water cannon v burning barricades: Paris protests against Covid ID turn violent as France resists measure

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Cuba accuses US government of inciting Molotov cocktail attack on its embassy in Paris

Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021By Editor

The Cuban Embassy in Paris was firebombed early Tuesday morning. The socialist country’s foreign minister accused the US of encouraging violence against Havana. … Read More >Cuba accuses US government of inciting Molotov cocktail attack on its embassy in Paris

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Massive column of smoke visible for MILES as huge fire rages through warehouse in northern France (VIDEOS)

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021By Editor

Enormous plumes of black smoke have been billowing into the skies of northern France after a huge blaze broke out in a large warehouse in Bondues, not far from Lille. … Read More >Massive column of smoke visible for MILES as huge fire rages through warehouse in northern France (VIDEOS)

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Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021By Editor

Paratroopers from Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service have manually put out ten hard-to-reach fires in Siberia’s Lena Pillars Nature Park. The parachutists located the flames after jumping from a plane over the forest. … Read More >Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)

More than 40 killed, scores injured as blaze ravages Iraqi hospital’s Covid-19 ward (VIDEOS)

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021By Editor

A hospital fire has broken out in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, reportedly killing at least 44 people, injuring 67 and marking the country’s second deadly blaze this year at a medical facility for Covid-19 patients. … Read More >More than 40 killed, scores injured as blaze ravages Iraqi hospital’s Covid-19 ward (VIDEOS)

Bangladesh factory owner among those arrested after over 50 workers die locked inside inferno

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

New details of breaches of safety regulations and the suspected use of child labor have emerged as Bangladesh deals with the aftermath of its latest factory fire. At least 52 people died in a blaze at a food and drinks factory. … Read More >Bangladesh factory owner among those arrested after over 50 workers die locked inside inferno

Over 50 killed, dozens injured & many feared trapped in Bangladesh factory fire (VIDEO)

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

At least 52 bodies have been recovered from the rubble after a fire broke at a food and drink factory near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. More people are feared to be missing as the blaze continues to rage. … Read More >Over 50 killed, dozens injured & many feared trapped in Bangladesh factory fire (VIDEO)