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Two people die in an explosion in central Paris

Two people die in an explosion in central Paris

France's interior minister says that two people have been killed and 47 have been injured in the blast at a bakery that was apparently caused by a gas leak in central Paris, ABC News reports. Christophe Castaner told reporters …

Marlene Hutsiev becomes widower after hospitalization

Marlene Hutsiev becomes widower after hospitalization

According to the Russian Union of Cinematographers, the famous Soviet director Marlene Hutsiev lost his spouse Irina Solovyova after the New Year's hospitalization. Hutsiev himself is now recovering. “Marlene Martynovich is …

Death toll of Magnitogorsk tragedy grows to 19

Death toll of Magnitogorsk tragedy grows to 19

EMERCOM of Russia reported on the increased number of victims of a high-rise house collapsing in Magnitogorsk. “A woman’s body was found under remains. The death toll is 19,” a speaker of EMERCOM stated. He …

Firefighters rescue children from burning house in Nalchik

Firefighters rescue children from burning house in Nalchik

The fire occurred today in one of the apartments on Gagarin Street in Nalchik, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Kabardino-Balkaria reported. The apartment was on the first floor, so the firefighters managed …

Man dies in fire in Stavropol

Man dies in fire in Stavropol

The fire broke out in a private house in the village of Kitaevsky of the Stavropol Territory, the press service of the Emergencies Ministry in the Stavropol Territory reported. Arriving at the scene, firefighters, eliminating the fire, …

Woman killed in household gas blast in northwest Russia

Woman killed in household gas blast in northwest Russia

Six people injured and one killed in a household gas blast in the northwestern Russian city of Vologda, a spokesperson for the regional emergencies service department said on Sunday, TASS reports. "A household gas blast has taken …

Suspect in custody after shooting  in Pittsburgh synagogue

Suspect in custody after shooting in Pittsburgh synagogue

Pittsburgh police have a man in custody who opened fire in a synagogue Saturday, according to local reports, The Washington Examiner reports. Police and emergency responders arrived at the scene at the Tree of Life Congregation …

Several dead in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

Several dead in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

Several people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, with local media reporting between 4 and 11 fatalities, Ynetnews.com reports. Large police forces rushed …

Putin pledges support for Kuban flood victims

Putin pledges support for Kuban flood victims

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Governor of the Krasnodar Region Veniamin Kondratyev and Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev to offer assistance to flood victims in the region …

Fourth body recovered at plant blast site in St. Petersburg

Fourth body recovered at plant blast site in St. Petersburg

The fourth body has been recovered at the site of the explosion at the Avangard pyrotechnical devices plant near St. Petersburg, a spokesman for the local emergencies ministry said, TASS reported. The spokesman added that the body was …

British Airways plane makes emergency landing in Baku

British Airways plane makes emergency landing in Baku

A London-Mumbai British Airways flight Boeing-777 made an emergency landing in Baku this morning after its left engine stopped. This morning at 05:52, Heydar Aliyev International airport announced an alarm in connection with …

Taxi drives into crowd in Moscow

Taxi drives into crowd in Moscow

A taxi reportedly hit a crowd of people on a sidewalk on Ilyinka Street in Moscow on Saturday, June 16, Garda World reports. According to initial police reports, at least eight people were injured in the incident. The driver has been …

EMERCOM employees rescue 23 people from a fire in Moscow

EMERCOM employees rescue 23 people from a fire in Moscow

Firefighters rescued 23 people from a fire in an apartment in the Otradnoe district in Moscow, the Main Directorate of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the capital reported. The fire occurred in one of the apartments with an …

Forest fire in Yalta suburbs extinguished

Forest fire in Yalta suburbs extinguished

The fire in the Yalta mountain forest reserve in the Uch-Kosh gorge has been extinguished, the press service of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of  Crimea reports. "The fire was extinguished at 14.00, its area …

Moscow eliminates consequences of hurricane   

Moscow eliminates consequences of hurricane   

The employees of the emergency services eliminate the consequences of the hurricane that passed through Moscow, the deputy mayor of the Department of Housing and Public Utilities and Public Works of Moscow, Peter Biryukov said. He …

Russian tourists did not suffer in Münster

Russian tourists did not suffer in Münster

Russians were not injured during the truck crash on a group of people in the center of Münster, Rosturizm reported with a reference to the data of the Situation and Crisis Center of the Russian Foreign Ministry. "According to …