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Dozens Presumed Drowned at Siberian Plant

Hundreds of rescuers scrambled Tuesday to try to locate more than 60 workers trapped in a Siberian hydroelectric plant after an accident on Monday. But with only two survivors recovered, the acting chief executive of RusHydro, which owns the plant, …

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Air France plane lost: officials say ‘no hope’ of finding airliner

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More than 200 people are believed dead after an Air France passenger jet disappeared over the Atlantic on a flight from Brazil. Officials said they had “no hope” for Air France Flight 447 which dropped off the radar three hours …

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Italy Quake – Video

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck L’Aquila, Italy before dawn Monday, killing more than 150 people, injuring 1,500 and leaving tens of thousands homeless. (April 6)

Italy Earthquake – Images

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A strong earthquake hit Italy at approximately 3:35 a.m. local time on the morning of April 6, 2009. The 6.3-magnitude quake was centered 53 miles east of Rome, in L’Aquila, in the region of Abruzzo. Gallery

Over 150 dead, 1,500 injured in Italy quake

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A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing more than 150 people in the country’s deadliest quake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were …

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