Bus overturns on German highway, 16 hurt

16:44, August 17, 2018

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  Bus accident in Ecuador kills 23, injures 14

  QUITO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 23 people were killed and 14 others injured when a long-distance bus crashed with a smaller vehicle on a highway and overturned near Ecuador's capital Quito in the early hours of Tuesday, local media reported.The accident occurred in a curvy area on the Pifo-Papallacta Highway at about 3 a.m. local time, media said.

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  Five children fighting for life after French blaze: firefighters

  A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries including five children who were in a "life-threatening" condition, firefighters said.Some 16 people including 10 police officers and a firefighter were also slightly hurt in the blaze in Aubervilliers, northeast of Paris, which was later brought under control, the fire service said.In the same

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  Cars plunge in Italian highway bridge collapse

  Cars are blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova during a sudden and violent storm, leaving vehicles crushed in rubble below. (Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni)A bridge on a main highway linking