Belgian and Dutch kings open Terneuzen’s new sea lock after years of delay
The Nieuwe Sluis is now open in Terneuzen, a massive lock built to improve access to the Port of Ghent and ease traffic on a key waterway.
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At least four killed in Israeli firing in Nablus as West Bank violence escalates
Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle in Nablus on 2024-10-09, killing at least four Palestinians and wounding another, according to Palestinian authorities and media reports cited by Al Jazeera.
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Mine collapse in Zambia kills 10, with more workers still missing
Police say at least 10 people are dead and an unknown number remain missing after a collapse in central Zambia, where rescue work was still under way.
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Aircraft Wreckage Falls on House Near Kostiantynivka After Midair Strike
Ukrainian officials initially described the wreckage as a downed Russian warplane; later specialist reporting identified it as an S-70 Okhotnik drone destroyed in a suspected Russian friendly-fire incident.
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Israeli strike in Beirut kills at least nine, including health workers
The attack hit a building in Beirut's Bashoura district near parliament and left Hezbollah-linked health staff dead in one of the capital's deadliest strikes of the war.
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Israeli strike on Tulkarem refugee camp kills at least 18 as West Bank violence intensifies
Palestinian health officials said an Israeli air attack on the Tulkarem camp killed at least 18 people, while Israel said it targeted Hamas infrastructure.
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IDF says it killed three senior Hamas figures months ago in northern Gaza strike
The Israeli military says Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas security figures were killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza three months earlier.
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Dockworkers strike at 36 U.S. ports as wage and automation talks stall
More than 45,000 longshore workers walked out at ports from Maine to Texas after contract talks failed, threatening delays and shortages.
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Israeli strike in central Beirut kills three claimed by PFLP as Lebanon sees 105 dead in a day
The Kola bridge strike was the first attack inside Beirut's city limits since the conflict began and came amid mass displacement across Lebanon.
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Britain’s last coal-fired power station shuts down for good
Ratcliffe-on-Soar’s closure ends 142 years of coal-fired electricity in the UK and leaves decommissioning work ahead.
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Helicopter crash in northwest Pakistan kills six Mari Petroleum workers
A Mi-8 helicopter went down in North Waziristan after an engine failure, killing all six people on board and injuring eight others.
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Gunmen in southwest Pakistan kill seven workers in Panjgur house attack
Seven laborers from Punjab were killed and another injured after gunmen stormed a rented house in Balochistan’s Panjgur district.
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IMF approves $7 billion Pakistan loan package with $1 billion immediate disbursement
The executive board signed off on a new program to support Pakistan’s economy, with the money to be released in stages over 37 months.
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Lebanon says Israeli strike in Beirut suburb kills 45 as rescue work continues
Lebanese authorities said the attack in Dahiya killed children and women as crews kept searching the rubble for survivors and the missing.
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Israeli strike kills at least seven at Gaza school shelter in Shati camp
The strike on Kafr Qasim School came a day after another school attack and left hundreds of displaced people facing more loss inside a shelter.
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Hezbollah fires missiles at base near Haifa after Beirut strike kills senior commander
Hezbollah said it struck a military base near Haifa after an Israeli attack in Beirut killed one of its senior leaders and dozens of others.
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Sri Lanka election turns on cost of living after years of economic pain
Sri Lankans voted in their first presidential election since mass protests drove out Gotabaya Rajapaksa, with the price of food, jobs and public services dominating the race.
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Lebanon counted 38 dead and 17 missing after Beirut suburb strike as rescue teams searched rubble
Officials said the strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs had already killed dozens and left families waiting for news of those still trapped.
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Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 22, ministry says
The Gaza Health Ministry said the strike hit a school in northern Gaza as the Israeli army said it had targeted a Hamas command centre there.
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Central Europe floods kill 16 as rivers burst banks across Poland, Czech Republic and Romania
16, 2024. Deadly flooding spread across Central Europe, killing people in Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania while forcing evacuations, closures and emergency spending.
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Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills one and injures at least 40, officials say
Ukrainian officials said a Russian strike on an apartment building in Kharkiv killed one person and injured at least 40 others.
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A close-up soldering video shows why electronics manufacturing still rewards human skill
A maker video devoted to soldering techniques is drawing attention to the precision still required in board-level electronics work.
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Germany and Kenya sign labour migration deal for skilled workers
Berlin and Nairobi have agreed a migration deal intended to ease German labour shortages while creating more routes for Kenyan workers, students and trainees.
Read report »Boeing factory workers strike for first time since 2008 after rejecting contract
On the 2024-09-13 event date, more than 30,000 Boeing workers were set to strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a new labor contract.
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