Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Algeria: "Parkour", flying off walls (August 2010)
ALGERIA - Flying off walls. A very trendy sport called the "Parkour".
Russia releases Romania 'spy video' (August 17, 2010)
Russia's FSB security agency has released a video it says shows a senior Romanian diplomat picking up military secrets at a bag drop.
Gabriel Grecu, who was accredited as the first secretary at the Romanian embassy in Moscow, was detained on Monday and given 48 hours to leave the country.
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politics,
romania,
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Flash floods near Cordoba in Spain (August 17, 2010)
Flash floods killed 3 people and injured two others in the south of Spain near Cordoba.
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A truck collides with highspeed train in Germany (August 17, 2010)
A truck slipped off a dirty road onto the railways tracks of the German highspeed train ICE. 15 people were injured.
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august 2010,
euronews,
europe,
germany,
no comment,
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Wildfires spread through Portugal (August 17, 2010)
Wildfires keep on raging in central and northern Portugal despite firefighters' efforts.
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euronews,
europe,
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no comment,
portugal,
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
A firecrackers factory explodes in China (August 16, 2010)
Firefighters battled a fire in a fireworks factory in North East of China. The explosion killed at least 19 people.
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accident,
asia,
august 2010,
china,
euronews,
industry,
no comment
South Korea stages a terrorist attack (August 17, 2010)
A general anti-terrorism exercise has been held in Goyang in the context of rising tension with North Korea.
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asia,
august 2010,
euronews,
no comment,
security,
south korea,
terrorism,
war
Praying to Saint-Death (August 15, 2010)
Mexican pray to Santa-Muerte, Saint-Death, hoping she will help them overcome their present and coming misfortunes.
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august 2010,
death,
euronews,
mexico,
no comment,
north america,
religion
More floods and landslide in China (August 16, 2010)
Sichuan, a Southwestern province in China, has also been hit by heavy rain. The floods triggered a landslide which killed at least 13 people.
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asia,
august 2010,
china,
euronews,
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no comment
Fires hit Galicia in Spain (August 16, 2010)
Fires reach Galicia in Spain.
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euronews,
europe,
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spain,
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Floods hit Thailand (August 16, 2010)
Northern Thailand and northeastern Thailand was hit by floods.
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asia,
august 2010,
euronews,
floods,
natural disasters,
no comment,
thailand
Fighting wildfires in Portugal (August 16, 2010)
Firefighters continue battling fires in Portugal.
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august 2010,
euronews,
europe,
fires,
natural disasters,
no comment,
portugal,
wildfires
Passenger plane crashes in Colombia (August 16, 2010)
A passenger plane broke into three pieces as ıt crash landed durıng a storm. Just one person died from a heart attack after the crash.
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accident,
august 2010,
colombia,
euronews,
no comment,
plane crash,
south america
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