The death toll stands at 13 with 24 people injured, when a fire early ripped through adjoining nightclubs in Spain on Sunday. It was the country’s worst nightclub fire in 33 years.
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The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands in Antarctica
A team of scientists broke new ground when a plane capable of carrying more than 300 passengers landed in Antarctica, with aviators hailing it as a world first.
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Owners of a coal mine Criticized For Violating Safety Rules After Deadly Fire in Central Kazakhstan
Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smaiylov on August 19 blamed the owners of a coal mine for a deadly fire that took the lives of four miners this week in Shakhtinsk, a city about 60 kilometers from Temirtau, central Kazakhstan. Smaiylov said the company’s noncompliance with the rules of the industry was the main cause of the fire.
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Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80% of their ice by 2100
The world’s highest peaks are at risk of losing up to 80% of their volume by the end of the century with profound consequences for millions of people under worst case climate scenarios. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development examined the impact of climate change on an area stretching 1.6 million square miles or 4.1 million square kilometers from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east.
