7 h. ago Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali

Indonesian authorities intensified a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali

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18 h. ago Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory

Rescue crews are searching for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations

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19 h. ago Rescuers racing to find survivors after ferry bound for Bali carrying 65 people sinks

Thirty-five people have been rescued after ferry travelling from Java sank, killing six, rescue agency saysRescue teams were racing to find dozens of people missing after a ferry sank in rough seas late on Wednesday on its way to the Indonesian resort island Bali, killing six people.The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, which was carrying 65 people, sank as it sailed to Bali from Indonesia’s main island, Java. All passengers were Indonesian, the transport ministry said. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Four dead and dozens missing as ferry carrying more than 60 people sinks off Bali

A ferry carrying more than 60 people has sunk near the Indonesian island of Bali, leaving at least two dead and dozens more missing as the search and rescue operation continues

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30 h. ago Bali ferry sinking leaves at least four dead, dozens missing

Twenty-three people who were on the ferry travelling from Java have so far been rescued, Indonesia police sayAt least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island of Bali, according to local police.The vessel sank before midnight on Wednesday in the Bali Strait as it sailed to a port in the north of the famous holiday island, departing from Banyuwangi, a town on Indonesia’s main island of Java, the local search and rescue agency in Surabaya said in a statement. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Rescuers search in rough seas for 43 missing after a ferry sank near Bali, Indonesia

Rescuers are searching for 43 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali

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32 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Washington downplays halt of some weapons shipments as Kyiv calls in US ambassador

Ukraine warns that any cut-off will ‘only encourage the aggressor’ while Pentagon spokesperson says Donald Trump still has ‘robust options’ for military aid to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,226Read all our Ukraine war coverageA decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying airstrikes and battlefield advances. Ukraine said it had called in the acting US envoy to Kyiv to underline the importance of military aid from Washington continuing, and cautioned that any cut-off would embolden Russia in its war in Ukraine. The Pentagon’s decision – tied to concerns that US military stockpiles are too low – began in recent days and includes 30 Patriot air defence missiles, which Ukraine relies on to destroy fast-moving ballistic missiles, four people familiar with the decision told Reuters on Wednesday. It also includes nearly 8,500 155mm artillery shells, ...

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47 h. ago 'Audio recording of Russian military suggests Putin's troops shot down Azerbaijan plane on Christmas Day, killing 38 passengers'

Flight J2-8243 crash landed just short of Aktau airport on December 25, killing 38 people. Investigators believe it was shot down by a Russian missile.

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69 h. ago Seven in ten skip key technique for keeping gums 'happy and healthy'

A study of 2,000 adults found that 45% of Brits don't regularly think about their gum health, with four in 10 admitting they only care about having clean teeth

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69 h. ago Seven in 10 people missing out on simple technique for keeping gums 'happy'

A survey of 2,000 adults found that 45 percent rarely consider the health of their gums, leaving them at risk of serious dental problems - but how healthy are your gums?

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3 d. ago Murderland by Caroline Fraser review – what was behind the 1970s serial killer epidemic?

A compulsive new history suggests the crimes of Ted Bundy et al were – at least partly – down to the air they breathedIn 1974, the year Caroline Fraser turned 13, Ted Bundy committed his first confirmed murders. Bundy was handsome, charming, extremely intelligent and sociopathic – “a sexual virus masquerading as a person”. There is persuasive evidence that he began killing much earlier but never this gluttonously. Almost all of his victims had long brown hair, parted in the middle. Sometimes he broke into the women’s houses while they slept, or snatched them off the street. Sometimes he would put on a sling or plaster cast and lure them into his car to help with some fabricated task. If one refused, he tried another, convinced that he would never be caught because they would never be missed. “I mean, there are so many people,” he reasoned. “It shouldn’t be a problem.” Fraser lived on Mercer Island, Washington, near Bundy’s first hunting grounds. Recalling the moment he was first cha...

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3 d. ago Students Worldwide Invited to Join Annual Essay Competition Hosted by Scottish Charity

Scottish charity, TechFest, challenges students from around the world to take part in its annual essay competition, STEM NEXT, as part of its mission to empower young people to share their ideas across science, arts and humanities.

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3 d. ago Udderly gorgeous! Cow wins Spanish beauty pageant after impressing judges with its 'comely horns and charming personality'

Boneca, a five-year-old bovine, won this year's Miss Vaca which is watched by more people in the area than the Eurovision Song Contest.

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5 d. ago How Jack the Ripper case could be solved by crack team identifying missing children

Improvements in DNA techniques are opening up a world of possibilities for solving cold cases - and answering questions for relatives of missing people around the globe

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8 d. ago People asked to check outbuildings after pensioner goes missing from hospital

Police have released a description of the 72-year-old in the hopes of finding him

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8 d. ago Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets?

Freighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course An industrial park alongside the River Lea in the London suburb of Chingford might not be the most obvious place for a quiet revolution to be taking place. But there, a team of entrepreneurs is tinkering with a modest looking steel container that could hold a solution to one of the world’s dirtiest industries.Inside it are thousands of cherry-sized pellets made from quicklime. At one end, a diesel generator pipes fumes through the lime, which soaks up the carbon, triggering a chemical reaction that transforms it into limestone. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago People dying as doctors miss common condition and ignore families

A new report has used the cases of three people as examples - two of whom died and the third needed an amputation

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8 d. ago Death Row inmate of 48 years ate chicken tenders and a root beer float before execution

Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He was one of several people on Mississippi's death row suing the state over its three-drug execution protocol, which they claim is inhumane

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9 d. ago ‘Of course it was worth it’: Israelis celebrate ceasefire with Iran

Despite Iranian missiles killing people and destroying buildings, many Israelis say they are happy with the current situation• Live updates: Trump says it was ‘great honor to stop war’ after angry outburst at both sidesThe Iranian ballistic missile landed a little over an hour before the ceasefire was to take effect on Tuesday morning, crumpling the seven-storey apartment block in Beersheba, south Israel, killing four residents and wounding 30.Jessica Sardinas felt the blast 300 metres away in her safe room, where she had slept every night for the past 10 days. She had read the news of a ceasefire before sleeping, but did not believe it. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Four killed in devastating Iran missile attacks on Israel despite Trump and Tehran declaring the ceasefire has BEGUN: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Israeli officials announced at least four people were killed and several injured in the latest missile barrage from Iran.

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