Two air traffic controllers left their shift early on the night an Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration has 'no choice but to act' against controllers who cut short their duties.
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An NTSB investigation into a near-collision between the presidential helicopter and an Envoy Air passenger plane has identified communication problems that preceded the incident. The two aircraft came within an estimated 215 metres vertically, according to FAA figures cited by the board.
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A violent landslide followed by a flash flood has hit the Himalayan region, causing at least 165 deaths. The Nepalese government and local authorities are working to rescue the affected populations and assess the extent of the damage.
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While hiking at the Hohe Wand in South Tyrol, a 68-year-old alpinist lost her life after being swept away by a boulder. The woman fell to her death while she was traversing rocky terrain together with a companion.
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In the collision of a cable car with a crane truck in the French Alps, 23 people were injured, three of them seriously. Mayor Jean-Yves Noyrey spoke of a dramatic incident that turned out less severely than initially feared.
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A technical malfunction at the signal box of St. Pölten main station disrupted train services on several routes in Lower Austria on Thursday morning. Travelers had to expect delays and partial cancellations; according to the federal railways, operations resumed after roughly one hour.
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A 79-year-old man was killed on the afternoon of a mountain tour with his seven-year-old grandson in Fügenberg in Tyrol. According to police, he fell down a slope of around 40 to 45 degrees while walking ahead of the child.
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A small plane crashed near the remote Alaska coastal town of Seldovia, prompting an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan called the incident part of a troubling pattern of aviation tragedies in the state.
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At least twelve people died in wildfires affecting several provinces in northern Algeria, including Béjaia, where 54 people with burn injuries were hospitalized. Authorities deployed civil protection resources and the origin of the fire is being investigated amid a heat wave.
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A 71-year-old woman from Vienna fell approximately 70 meters over rocky terrain on Wednesday while descending from the Großer Priel in Upper Austria. She was taken to the Klinikum Kirchdorf with injuries.
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A 30-year-old Austrian sustained serious injuries with a cable winch during forestry work in Stummerberg in the district of Schwaz. Mountain rescue recovered the man from difficult-to-access terrain at approximately 1,450 meters above sea level.
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A 52-year-old worker fell from scaffolding in Oranienburg and succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Police are investigating the cause of the accident; the occupational safety office has been brought in.
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A 100-kilogram World War II aerial bomb was safely defused in Berlin-Neukölln just before midnight, ending a major evacuation that affected roughly 5,600 households. All cordons were lifted after the device was rendered harmless, and residents were allowed to return to their homes.
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A forest fire in the Serra de Collserola on the outskirts of Barcelona is under control, according to the Catalan forestry authority Agents Rurals. Around 54.5 hectares of woodland and scrubland were destroyed by the fire.
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