A gas expert says he has never seen such a serious explosion of gas during his 25-year career after the Christchurch incident today. 17 people have been affected and six people have been injured, some seriously. Major dealers plunging Martin de Gou said that the New Zealand gas industry is well regulated with a good focus on training and compliance. …
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The suspected arson attack on Kyoto Animation on Thursday has left anime fans world-wide grieving the loss of life and a studio that claimed to put its employees first and was a major force in the industry. Twelve men, 20 women and another individual whose gender was unknown died in the blaze and 35 were injured. After dousing flames, firefighters …
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Yang Hengjun's family told the Australian embassy in Beijing that the writer had been taken to the facility, an Australian foreign minister spokesman confirmed in a statement Thursday. The 53-year-old writer routinely posted satirical commentaries critical of the Chinese government to his nearly 130,000 Twitter followers before his detention in January, during a visit to see family in China "Australia …
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A 27-year-old man has admitted he has raped and murdered an American scientist who was in Crete for a conference, the Greek authorities said. Presumed admission came on Monday, 11 days after 59-year-old Susan Eaton. It was reported that the conference organizer missed on July 4 – the same day the biologist is expected to submit his research to colleagues. …
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Suspicious in the custody after the arson attack at the major studio that killed at least 33 ABC News 33 Confirmed Dead After Fire At Kyoto Animation, Suspected Arsonist In Custody [Updated] Kotaku KyoAni Fire: Arson Attack at Kyoto Animation studio in Japan Guardian News Kyoto Animation fire: More than 30 presumed dead in suspicious arson at WHIO Anime studio …
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The small bird was believed to have gone extinct but after a bumper crop of beech seeds this year, conservationists estimate the orange-fronted parakeet population has probably doubled. Department of Conservation hide caption toggle caption Department of Conservation The small bird was believed to have gone extinct, but after a bumper crop of …
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Four ships from the US, Spain and Pakistan are currently looking for the missing sailors. "Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class fregate Méndez Núñez (F 104) and Pakistan Navy Ship PSN Aslat ) is currently conducting search and rescue operations in the Arabian Sea following reports of …
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Puerto Rico is in a state of unrest after a series of protests this week. Protesters are calling for Governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign. Here is what you need to know: Protests were sparked by 900 pages of leaked chats Governor's private Telegram Messenger group, published by the Puerto Rico Center for Investigative Journalism, was published over the weekend. The …
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The UK Budgetary Accountability Office (OBR) warned on Thursday that "increased uncertainty and declining confidence" would hinder investment while higher barriers to trade would hit. "They are pushing the economy into recession, with asset prices and the pound sharply declining," says the government budget observer. The British stock markets will drop by 5%, while the pound will drop by 10%. …
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Morning, NBC News readers. President Donald Trump laid the ground for what will most likely be a fierce presidential campaign in 2020. Here's what we are still looking at today. Rally reveals Trump's unrestrained attacks on democratic congresses One day after Parliament voted to condemn its racist tweets and just hours after he killed a resolution to eliminate it, Trump …
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