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Dozens reported dead & injured after explosion sparks fire in Iraqi Covid-19 hospital (VIDEO)

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

At least 27 people have lost their lives and scores more have been injured in a blaze that ravaged a coronavirus hospital in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The fire was allegedly caused by an oxygen tank explosion. … Read More >Dozens reported dead & injured after explosion sparks fire in Iraqi Covid-19 hospital (VIDEO)

Middle East

‘DRONE ATTACK’ leaves Iranian tanker ablaze off Syrian coast – reports

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

A suspected drone attack left an oil tanker ablaze off the coast of Syria, the country’s state media said. The tanker was reportedly of Iranian origin. … Read More >‘DRONE ATTACK’ leaves Iranian tanker ablaze off Syrian coast – reports

Asia & Pacific

At least 13 dead after fire breaks out in ICU ward of Covid-19 hospital near Mumbai, India

Posted on April 24, 2021April 24, 2021By Editor

Over a dozen patients have been killed in a blaze that ignited in the intensive care unit of the multi-story coronavirus hospital in the coastal Indian city of Virar, 70km (43 miles) north of Mumbai. … Read More >At least 13 dead after fire breaks out in ICU ward of Covid-19 hospital near Mumbai, India

Latin America

EXPLOSION and fire rock Mexican oil refinery in Veracruz state (VIDEO)

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Editor

A fire has broken out at a Pemex oil refinery in Minatitlan, a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Video from the scene shows a plume of black smoke as the facility is engulfed in flames. No casualties have yet been reported. … Read More >EXPLOSION and fire rock Mexican oil refinery in Veracruz state (VIDEO)

Russia

WATCH new footage from inside BURNING HOSPITAL showing heroic doctors carrying on with open heart surgery despite blaze

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021By Editor

One of the Russian doctors who took part in an epic surgical procedure that required the medical team to ignore a developing fire at the hospital has published several videos detailing his experience. … Read More >WATCH new footage from inside BURNING HOSPITAL showing heroic doctors carrying on with open heart surgery despite blaze

Russia

Not feeling the heat: Russian surgeons carry on with life-saving open-heart operation despite FIRE forcing evacuation of building

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

A surgical team in Russia’s remote Far East has won plaudits online after bravely staying behind in a burning building to finish up an open-heart procedure, while around them patients and employees were being evacuated to safety. … Read More >Not feeling the heat: Russian surgeons carry on with life-saving open-heart operation despite FIRE forcing evacuation of building

World

Netherlands-sized rainforest land destroyed in 2020 despite Covid-19 lockdowns – report

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021By Editor

The world experienced a “climate emergency” in 2020, as deforestation increased 12% on the previous year, despite the global slowdown caused by the Covid pandemic, according to a newly released report by Global Forest Watch (GFW). … Read More >Netherlands-sized rainforest land destroyed in 2020 despite Covid-19 lockdowns – report

Asia & Pacific

Nearly 1,000 evacuated, at least 5 injured as massive blaze ravages Indonesian oil refinery (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

An oil refinery, located in West Java province of Indonesia, has caught up fire amid reports a loud bang was heard before the facility went up in flames. Some 950 people have been evacuated, and several have been injured. … Read More >Nearly 1,000 evacuated, at least 5 injured as massive blaze ravages Indonesian oil refinery (VIDEOS)

Asia & Pacific

15 dead and 400 missing after ‘devastating’ fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

Fifteen people have died and at least 400 are missing after another “devastating” fire tore through the camp on Monday evening, leaving 45,000 displaced, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. … Read More >15 dead and 400 missing after ‘devastating’ fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Middle East

Investigator Calls Israel Prime Suspect in Terrorist Attack on Iranian Cargo Ship

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

The Shahr-e Kord, an Iranian-flagged container ship, sustained fire damage in what was characterised as a “terrorist attack” in the Mediterranean on 10 March. On Thursday, US media reported that at least a dozen Iranian cargo ships heading for Syria, most of them laden with oil, have been targeted by Israel since 2019. … Read More >Investigator Calls Israel Prime Suspect in Terrorist Attack on Iranian Cargo Ship