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Several dead in coach crash on Leipzig motorway

Several dead in coach crash on Leipzig motorway

Several people were killed and more than 20 injured in a coach crash on a motorway near the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday, police and the bus operator said. "Several people were fatally injured in the serious accident on the A9 motorway. There are numerous casualties," police i

Several dead in coach crash on eastern German motorway

Several dead in coach crash on eastern German motorway

Several people were killed and more injured in a coach crash on a motorway near the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday, police said.   "Several people were fatally injured in the serious accident on the A9 motorway. There are numerous casualties," police in the state of Saxony said

Pompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods

Pompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods

Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed an ancient building site that sheds light on construction techniques used by the Romans to make iconic structures such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon, Italy's culture ministry said on Monday. The site was probably active until the volcanic Mount Vesuvius

Ten injured as Russian missile debris hits Kyiv, officials say

Ten injured as Russian missile debris hits Kyiv, officials say

Debris from a Russian missile attack wrecked part of a three-storey building in central Kyiv on Monday morning and left at least 10 people injured across the city, officials said. School children had to run for cover during the assault, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. The side of the buildin

Ireland to get its youngest premier

Ireland to get its youngest premier

Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation last week. The 37-year-old Harris, who has been the coalition government’s further and highe

France raises terror alert warning to highest level

France raises terror alert warning to highest level

  The French government is raising its terror alert warning to its highest level following the shootings on Moscow, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday after a meeting with senior security and defence officials with President Emmanuel Macron. Attal said in a post on X that the decisi