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Dramatic helicopter rescue saves climbers stranded on Italian cliff
Dramatic helicopter rescue saves climbers stranded on Italian cliff
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Dutch authorities rescue 38 people adrift in rubber boat
Migrant boats are rarely found in Dutch waters, and authorities are still trying to establish where this one came from.
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Rescue teams search wreckage for survivors after train crash in Spain
A canine unit and cranes have been deployed to aid search and rescue efforts following the deadly crash.
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El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
The troops are trying to recover four military personnel who went missing in an ambush on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
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British woman dies after trying to rescue sons swept away at sea in the Bahamas
Nathan Gregory says the loss of childhood sweetheart Leanne "is unimaginable for our family".
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Two rescued after Nairobi building collapse with five still missing
Police have launched a manhunt for the building's owner and contractor after the multi-storey building collapsed while still under construction.
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Many feared trapped under collapsed building in Nairobi
People are feared to be trapped after a large, unfinished building in Nairobi collapsed during construction. Rescue operations have proven complicated as police fired tear gas to disperse looters.
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Will the EU come to Ukraine’s rescue in war against Russia?
US support at risk as Trump-Zelenskyy relations nosedive.
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Spanish NGO halts Mediterranean rescue operations, citing fuel prices
SMH says it can no longer afford search-and-rescue work in one of the world's most dangerous migration routes.
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Poundland in rescue talks as owners seek buyer
The leadership team is attempting a buyout, but a union has warned the retailer could fall into administration instead.
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More than 100 foreign trekkers stranded by floods in Nepal’s Gorkha region
Rescue operation underway after flash floods swept away homes, bridges and parts of the Manaslu trekking trail.
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Brazil police rescue 13 children taken hostage at kindergarten
Brazilian police have rescued 13 children held hostage for more than two hours at a daycare centre in Curitiba.
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Children killed while they slept as Russian missile kills 19 in block of flats
Five children are among the victims of a strike that destroyed 30 flats in northern Ukraine as families slept.
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Nigerian military plane crash kills all 25 on board
Rescue teams searched the crash site after the military aircraft went down in southern Nigeria, with everyone on board now confirmed to have died.
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Nigeria launches rescue after military plane crashes with 32 aboard
Nigeria launches rescue operation after military aircraft carrying 32 people crashes in Ondo state.
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Bombs preventing rescue of kidnapped youths, Nigerian police say
The father of one of the 19 young abductees tells the BBC he hasn't eaten in three days out of worry.
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BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers
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Rescuers search for 12 missing after Nepal avalanche kills two
Rescue teams resume search for missing people after avalanche on Himlung Himal killed two people during severe weather.
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Venezuela quakes rescue dog ‘Tsunami’ honoured with statue
A Venezuelan rescue dog has been honoured with a statue for his search-and-rescue work after earthquakes in June.
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Thames Water rescue deal should be rejected - MPs
A report on the future of Thames Water, urging the government to take action, has been published.