SAO PAULO—At least nine people have died after part of a warehouse near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo collapsed on Tuesday, during a visit by two congressional candidates. Congressional candidates Jones Donizette and Ely Santos were visiting Brazilian container company Multiteiner when part of a concrete structure inside the warehouse collapsed over them and…
3, 2, 1 … Timber! A Philosopher’s Take on the Collapse of Our Civilization
Commentary The clock seems to be ticking. Growing disparities in wealth, a housing and gas crisis, transhumanism galloping over the horizon, heroized incivility, and the constant threat of viruses, the “cures” for which may be worse than the diseases. Global politics feels eerily apocalyptic these days and, in our own little worlds, many of us…
Jordan Responders Rescue Infant From Collapsed Building
AMMAN, Jordan—Jordanian teams on Wednesday rescued an infant and were working to save others from the rubble of a collapsed building, as officials said they had arrested three people in connection to the disaster. State media said at least nine people were killed and others remained missing Wednesday, a day after the four-story building collapsed…
Four-Story Building Collapses in Jordan’s Capital, People Rescued From Debris
Jordan’s civil defense began on Tuesday evacuating several people trapped after a four-story residential building in the capital collapsed, witnesses said. Prime Minister Bisher al Khasawneh and senior members of the government were seen at the site as a major rescue operation was under way to evacuate people caught under the debris, they said. …
Residential Building Collapses in Jordan, 1 Dead
A four-story residential building collapsed in the Jordanian capital on Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding 11 others, officials said. It was not immediately clear what brought down the building in Amman, which state media said was an older structure. The Health Ministry confirmed the toll, and authorities said rescuers were still searching…
Large Section of Smoldering Beirut Port Silos Collapses
BEIRUT—Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported—the area had been long evacuated—but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion. The collapse left the silos’ southern part standing next to a pile of charred ruins. The…
Part of Beirut Port Silos, Damaged in 2020 Blast, Collapses
BEIRUT—A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat. The northern block of the silos toppled after what sounded like an explosion, kicking up thick gray…
Thousands Protest Against Sri Lanka’s New Acting President
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled on a military jet on Wednesday after angry protesters seized his home and office, and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president while he is overseas. Wickremesinghe quickly declared a nationwide state of emergency to counter swelling protests over the country’s economic and political collapse. Rajapaksa…
Genoa Bridge Trial Opens 4 Years After Disaster, Set to Last Months
GENOA, Italy—The trial of 59 people facing an array of charges over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa opened on Thursday in front of relatives of the victims, but then adjourned for the summer. The judge said proceedings would resume on Sept. 12 and scheduled hearings up…
Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Files for Bankruptcy
U.S. crypto lender Voyager Digital said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy, becoming another casualty of a dramatic fall in prices that has shaken the cryptocurrency sector. Crypto lenders such as Voyager boomed in the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing depositors with high-interest rates and easy access to loans rarely offered by traditional banks. However the…
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