13 h. ago 3 dead after fire sweeps through crowded home in Queens, NY, on Easter

New York fire officials say three people died early Easter Sunday morning in a fire that tore through a crowded Queens home with no evidence of a working smoke detector

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48 h. ago ‘I saw cars on fire. People were lying at my feet’: Ukrainian survivors describe Russia’s attack on Sumy

Alla Shyrshonkova was on a bus when Russian missiles hit the city. Now a toy bear and hippo mark the spot where 35 people, including two children, were killedLast weekend, Alla Shyrshonkova got on the 62 bus on a journey to her cottage near the Ukrainian city of Sumy. It was a warm spring day. “I thought I’d sit with friends, have some tea. Birds were singing. The weather was beautiful. It was so nice,” she recalled.“The bus was packed. There wasn’t a single free seat. People were standing. Some were going to church for Palm Sunday. There were families with children.” Continue reading...

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49 h. ago ‘Is there a place for the poor?’ Artists and activists try to revive Johannesburg, crumbling City of Gold

Issues around basic services, corruption and class trouble vibrant Johannesburg, which this year hosts the G20 summitBethabile Mavis Manqele mops the veranda of the house she has lived in for most of the last 40 years. The ceiling above her is full of holes, blackened by years of cooking fires. Manqele, 64, isn’t sure how many people live in the house’s seven rooms. There are no utilities, the landlord is absent and she hasn’t paid rent in years, she says through a translator. The occupants share a portable toilet provided and cleaned by an NGO, plus one outdoor tap with the house next door, which has no roof.Manqele’s home in the inner city district of Berea is emblematic of Johannesburg’s downtown, which was progressively abandoned by wealthy people, businesses and government from the 1980s. Hundreds of buildings left empty by landlords are now overcrowded, and the area is notorious for crime. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Huge fire rips through airfield as police slam 'people obstructing emergency workers'

"Several people have been obstructing emergency workers in an attempt to take photos of the burning building. Please avoid the area and respect cordons - they are in place to protect you."

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3 d. ago ‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp

On 11 April Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries attacked the country’s largest displacement camp. The extent of the brutality remains unclear, but some accounts are now emergingOnce they had massed on the perimeter of Sudan’s Zamzam camp, the Rapid Support Forces began the onslaught – shelling, firing from anti-aircraft guns mounted on pickup trucks and storming into the camp chanting racial slurs as they fired on their victims.An estimated 700,000 people had sought refuge in Zamzam, Sudan’s largest displacement camp, but last weekend they were forced to seek cover and plot the best escape route. Most had fled these fighters before. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Multiple people fired weapons in shooting at an Arkansas park that killed 2, police say

Police say multiple people fired weapons during a weekend shooting at a city park in Arkansas that killed two and injured nine others

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5 d. ago LA county facing financial turmoil after wildfires and $4bn abuse settlement

County to cut budget by almost $90m as it tackles nearly $2bn in fire-related costs and cuts to federal fundingLos Angeles county is experiencing unprecedented financial challenges amid growing costs from the historic wildfires that ravaged the region earlier this year and a $4bn sex abuse case settlement, the county CEO said this week.The region faces roughly $2bn in expenses related to January’s fires, which killed 30 people and destroyed nearly 17,000 structures. Earlier this month the county announced it had a $4bn agreement to settle thousands of claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities dating back 1959 – the largest such settlement in US history. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Melinda Gates stuns host as she reveals why she 'had to leave' ex

The 60-year-old philanthropist stunned Late Show host Stephen Colbert Monday night with her candid answer about the end of her 27 year marriage with the Microsoft founder.

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7 d. ago Basildon fire: Smoke billows over skyline as crews rush to massive 'grass blaze'

Four fire engines are at the scene of a serious fire in Basildon, Essex, this afternoon where people have been told to keep doors and windows shut for the time being

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7 d. ago Fire crews battle 'deliberate' fire right near people's homes

Operations were prioritised to protect nearby homes as the blaze was battled for hours

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7 d. ago EU foreign ministers meet in wake of deadly Russian attack on Sumy as Zelenskyy issues plea for Trump to visit Ukraine – Europe live

EU foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg after Russian attack kills at least 34 in SumyThe Ukrainian air force said on Monday that Russia launched 62 drones to attack the country overnight, Reuters reported.Separately, regional officials said overnight attacks by Russia sparked a fire at a petrol station in Zaporizhzhia, injured at least eight people and damaged houses across the southeastern part of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Fire crews slam 'thoughtless' people 'destroying' Welsh woodland

A fire station has issued a warning following three call-outs in quick succession

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7 d. ago Gatwick fire: Dramatic moment car erupts into flames as 'people left screaming'

Explosions could be heard as the tyres burst, with the car soon becoming completely destroyed

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9 d. ago Live updates as serious fire closes Carmarthenshire road and people are told 'keep windows shut'

The police force has asked motorists to avoid the area and for all nearby residents to ensure their windows and doors are shut while emergency services deal with the fire

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9 d. ago Serious fire closed major road and people told 'keep windows shut'

Dyfed-Powys Police informed residents to keep windows shut while emergency services deal with the fire

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9 d. ago Boca Raton plane crash: Multiple dead with cars on fire and people told 'stay away'

A devastating small plane crash has left three dead in Boca Raton, Florida as terrifying footage shows flaming cars and smoke filling the skies of the big US city

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1 week ago British holidaymakers among 500 people evacuated as fire rips through French ski resort hotel

More than 90 firefighters tackled the blaze in La Plagne on Tuesday morning, with some guests losing ‘everything’ to the flames

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1 week ago Cause of deaths of three people including girl, four, and her mother, 30, killed in horror blaze at Grade

Emma Conn, 30, and her daughter Mayci Fox, four - both from Desborough - died along with Louie Thorn, 23, at the Grade II-listed property in the village of Rushton, near Kettering.

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1 week ago Bethnal Green fire: Seven people rescued and 11 taken to hospital as blaze rips through flats in east London

Seventeen people were treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews and 11 of those were taken to hospital

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1 week ago Woody Harrelson names one song he’d listen to for the rest of his life

Actor messed with fans before revealing the true answer

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