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Digging to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India delayed for mechanical issue
By The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2023
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) – The rescue of 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks ran into another delay during what was described as the final phase of digging to reach them, officials said Thursday. The platform of the drilling machine got destabilized while piercing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow ‘as soon as possible’
By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will begin Friday morning, Qatar said, a day later than originally announced, as negotiators worked out final details of the deal, which is to lead to the release of dozens of hostages held by militants and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin at Friday morning, with aid to follow ‘as soon as possible’
By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will began Friday morning, Qatar said, a day later than originally announced, as negotiators worked out final details of the deal, which is to lead to the release of dozens of hostages held by militants and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin at 7 a.m. Friday, with aid to follow ‘as soon as possible’
By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Qatar said Thursday that a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war will begin at 7 a.m. Friday, with aid “going in as soon as possible.” Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, made the announcement in a news conference in Doha, Qatar. The cease-fire had been anticipated after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Digging to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India is in the final stretch
By The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2023
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) – The rescue of 41 construction workers from a collapsed highway tunnel in northern India could happen later Thursday after nearly two weeks of digging and delays. The drilling of the final stretch resumed following a six-hour delay due to a metal object in the debris damaging the blades of the drilling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 13,000 people have died in Gaza, officials say as they resume detailed count
By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The director of the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says it has resumed its detailed count of casualties from the Israel-Hamas war, and has documented more than 13,000 deaths. Medhat Abbas confirmed the resumption to The Associated Press on Thursday. The Health Ministry had stopped updating its figures on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India is in the final stretch of digging
By The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2023
NEW DELHI (AP) – The rescue of 41 construction workers from a collapsed highway tunnel in northern India could happen later Thursday after nearly two weeks of digging and delays. The drilling of the final stretch resumed following a six-hour delay after blades on the drilling machine were damaged by a metal object in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India is hindered again in final stretch of digging
By The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
NEW DELHI (AP) – The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India has been hindered again in the final stretch of digging, officials said Thursday. Some blades of the drilling machine were damaged by a metal object in the debris. Special cutters have been arranged from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescue of 41 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel in India reaches final stretch of digging
By The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
NEW DELHI (AP) – The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India has reached the final stretch of digging. The drill that’s digging into the dirt and debris had made it through 44 meters (144 feet) out of approximately the 57 needed, Harpal Singh, a manager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiery crash kills 2 at Niagara Falls’ Rainbow border bridge. Officials say no sign of terrorism
By Carolyn Thompson, John Wawrow And Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) – A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours. Authorities weren’t sure what spurred the wreck but said there were no signs it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-Islam populist Wilders heading for a massive win in Netherlands in a shock for Europe
By Mike Corder And Raf Casert, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Wednesday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe. That puts him in line to lead talks to form a ... Read More »
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