9 d. ago Hot air balloon festival slammed by families – for having no balloons

Organisers insist the display was advertised as ‘weather dependent’

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2 w. ago WHO says attack on Sudanese hospital killed more than 40 civilians

Five health workers reportedly among the dead in West Kordofan as paramilitary RSF blames Sudanese militaryThe head of the World Health Organization has condemned an attack on a hospital in Sudan that he said killed more than 40 civilians, as the country’s civil war, which has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, rages on.The attack on al-Mujlad hospital in West Kordofan happened on Saturday close to the frontline between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The WHO’s local office, which did not assign blame, said six children and five health workers were among the dead and that there were “dozens of injuries”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Love Island star says she's lucky to be alive after 'chaotic' hot air balloon crash

Love Island star Liberty Poole has said she feels "lucky to be alive" after a "chaotic" hot air balloon experience just days before a fatal crash killed eight people

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2 w. ago Liberty Poole shared terrifying hot air balloon experience before fatal Brazil crash

Former Love Island star Liberty Poole shared her concerns about taking hot air balloon trips, revealing she was unsure about the level of safety she experienced when she previously took to the air

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2 w. ago Twenty dead and dozens injured as suicide bomber targets Syrian church

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Syrian Interior Ministry identified the perpetrator as a member of the Islamic State group.

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2 w. ago Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church leaves many dead and dozens injured

Evening attack is first major atrocity by Islamist terror group in Syria since President al-Assad was deposedA suicide bombing by Islamic State (IS) targeting a church in Damascus has killed 20 people and wounded 52, Syrian authorities have said.The attack on Sunday night was the first major IS operation and the first suicide bombing in Syria since former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December and replaced by an Islamist-led government. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Love Island star shares video of 'chaotic' hot air balloon landing as she addresses terrifying ordeal amid Brazil disaster that's claimed eight lives

A Love Island star has been caught up in a scary hot air balloon ordeal.

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2 w. ago Eight dead and 13 injured after hot air balloon crashes in Brazil

Miraculously 13 people survived after hot-air balloon caught fire and plummeted from sky

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2 w. ago Indian astrologer 'who forecast Air India plane crash' posts new message after Brazil hot

The astrologer, who goes by the name Astro Sharmistha on social media, tweeted earlier this year that 'air accidents will be more in numbers' until June.

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2 w. ago Brazil hot air balloon tragedy pilot reveals how 13 survived inferno that killed 8

Witnesses looked on in horror as the hot air balloon burst into flames and fell to the ground in Santa Catarina, Brazil - eight people died but another 13 miraculously survived

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2 w. ago Eight dead after hot air balloon catches fire in the sky and plummets to ground

Devastated scenes have unfolded near Praia Grande in Brazil.

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2 w. ago Eight dead as hot air balloon catches fire and plummets from the sky

People reportedly threw themselves out of the basket mid-air when the blaze started and were seen crashing to the ground before the basket could land in Santa Catarina

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2 w. ago Russian daredevil performs gymnastics hanging from hot air balloon

An extreme athlete from Russia has performed a daredevil stunt, completing gymnastic turns on a bar whilst hanging from a hot air balloon with no parachute.

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2 w. ago Brazil hot air balloon LIVE: Eight dead as passengers 'throw themselves out'

At least eight people have died after a hot air balloon caught fire over the Praia Grande in Brazil this morning, with horrifying videos capturing the moment it went up in flames

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3 w. ago At least 15 dead and dozens injured in ‘one of most horrific’ Russian strikes on Kyiv of war

More than 440 drones and 32 missiles fired at Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky says

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3 w. ago Woman, 27, dies and 11 injured after horror hot air balloon crash in Brazil

Juliana Alves Prado Pereira, 27, had gone on the tour with her husband, Leandro de Aquino Pereira, as a belated Valentine’s Day treat

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3 w. ago Last moments of Turkey hot air balloon pilot who 'got stuck under basket' in crash horror

A pilot was tragically killed after a hot air balloon made a hard landing in Turkey. The incident occurred in the country's central region and left several tourists injured

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3 w. ago One dead and dozens injured after hot air balloon crash in Turkey

The tragic incident is said to have unfolded after a change in wind

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3 w. ago What are the dangers of hot air balloons? After Turkey crash leaves one dead and 31 injured

Hot air balloon excursions have grown in popularity and there are hubs all over the world where riders take to the skies

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3 w. ago Tragic final moments of Turkey hot air balloon pilot who 'got stuck' in horror plunge

A pilot has tragically lost his life in one of two hot air balloon catastrophes that unfolded yesterday, near Central Turkey's breathtaking Ihara Valley

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