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Earthquake in southern Chinese region of Guangxi: 13 buildings collapsed and thousands of people evacuated

May 18, 2026 10:23

China's Guangxi region was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale. In the process, 13 buildings collapsed and at least two people have already been killed. A search is still underway under the rubble for one missing person. Four people were injured and taken to the hospital. They are not in mortal danger. This was reported by Chinese state broadcaster CGTN and the state news agency Xinhua.

Train driver under the influence causes eight deaths in Thailand

May 18, 2026 09:55

Last weekend, a freight train crashed into a bus in the Thai capital, Bangkok. Eight occupants of the bus were killed and dozens of others were injured.

Rotterdam prepares for arrival of 'hantavirus cruise ship'

May 17, 2026 19:20

The port of Rotterdam is preparing for the arrival of the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which will arrive in the city of Maas on Monday morning. The ship departed from Tenerife earlier this week, where passengers and part of the crew had disembarked, and is now setting sail for the Netherlands.

Driver drives into pedestrians in the center of Modena at 100 km/h

May 17, 2026 09:13

Complete chaos in the center of Modena, Italy, where a 31-year-old man drove his car into pedestrians at high speed. There were many casualties and the driver did not immediately allow himself to be overpowered.

Honda dives into the red for the first time

May 15, 2026 15:30

Japanese automaker Honda posted a billion-dollar loss in the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This also marks a historic first for the company as it has never before closed a fiscal year at a loss.

Survivors in plane crash rescued from sea after 5 hours

May 14, 2026 08:34

"It's a miracle they survived," U.S. Army Capt. Rory Whipple told CBS News after a plane crashed off the coast of Florida.

Tunnel between Africa and Europe becomes increasingly realistic

May 11, 2026 15:45

A new feasibility study has shown that a tunnel between Spain and Morocco is not impossible after all. Will the continents of Africa and Europe soon be connected by a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar?

'Hantavirus is not a new covid-19'

May 11, 2026 14:20

All passengers and crew were able to leave the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife in a controlled manner and after a health check. The ship was en route from Argentina to Cape Verde when several people on board fell ill.

Two wingsuiters collide and crash over Austria

May 10, 2026 11:55

Two women with wingsuits were seriously injured in an accident in Vorarlberg, Austria, on Saturday afternoon after colliding in mid-air.

Netherlands-based cab app secretly transmitted customer data to Russia

May 08, 2026 11:40

MLU, the company behind the Netherlands-based cab app Yango, has been fined as much as 100 million euros by the Personal Data Authority for forwarding sensitive personal data of drivers and customers to Russia.

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