1 dead after fire erupts at refinery in U.S. Texas

May 16,2023
A worker was dead after a fire broke out on Monday at a Marathon Petroleum refinery in the south-central U.S. state of Texas, authorities said.
14 injured in collapse of S. Korea's school gym ceiling structure
May 12
One teacher and 13 students were injured on Friday as the ceiling structure of a South Korean elementary school gymnasium collapsed, Yonhap news agency reported.
Flooding, landslides kill 438 villagers in eastern DR Congo
May 12
Flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 438 villagers, local media reported Thursday, citing a government spokesperson.
Gas station explosion in S. Yemen kills 3, injures 6
May 12
A large explosion ripped through a gas station in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Thursday, killing three people and injuring six others, a local security official told Xinhua.
Five missing in coal mine fire in central China's Henan
May 11
Five people were still missing on Thursday morning after a fire started in a coal mine in Sanmenxia City, central China's Henan Province on Tuesday, according to company sources.
Death toll from floods in Democratic Republic of Congo tops 400
May 11
Last week's floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that were triggered by torrential rains have left more than 400 people dead.
52 injured in highway collision in Germany
May 10
Fifty-two people were injured, ten of them seriously, when a bus and a truck collided on Tuesday on the A12 highway in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, the German press agency dpa reported.