At least one person was killed and six others, including a British software mogul, were missing on Monday after a sailing yacht carrying 22 people sank during a violent storm off the coast of Sicily. The Italian Coast Guard official overseeing the rescue operations, Luciano Pischedda said that the yacht sank after a storm with strong winds struck around 5 a.m.
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Death toll in southern China highway collapse rises to 48
The death toll in a highway collapse in southern China has risen to 48, as emergency teams continue efforts to recover cars from the scene.
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Typhoon Haikui hits Taiwan
Two people have been injured and nearly 10,000 homes left without power as Typhoon Haikui made landfall in Taiwan. The two injured people were traveling in a van when a tree fell on the vehicle.
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World-first IVF rhino pregnancy could save species from extinction
A rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that conservationists said might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies.
