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New Straits Times
10-07-2025
- General
- New Straits Times
All 31 workers escape uninjured after tunnel collapse in Los Angeles, say officials
UPDATE 3-All 31 workers escape uninjured after tunnel collapse in Los Angeles, officials say (Updates with fire department statement in paragraphs 1 and 2, details from media briefing in paragraphs 4-6 and 8) By Gnaneshwar Rajan and Shubham Kalia July 9 (Reuters) - All 31 workers escaped without injuries from a collapsed industrial tunnel in Los Angeles' Wilmington area, after scrambling over a tall pile of loose underground soil, city officials said late on Wednesday. The trapped workers were shuttled back to the tunnel's entry point, more than 5 miles (8 km) away from the affected area, after they escaped the collapsed section and met several coworkers in the unaffected part of the tunnel, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement. The tunnel, which had a diameter of 18 ft (5.5 m), trapped 27 individuals, while four workers entered the damaged section to assist with rescue, LA Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva told reporters in a media briefing. "The workers had to climb through debris. They had to make themselves out through," before they were assisted out, Villanueva said. Robert Ferrante, chief engineer and general manager of Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, told the briefing that a section of the already built part of the tunnel experienced squeezing ground conditions and partially collapsed. "LAFD has just reported that all workers who were trapped in the tunnel in Wilmington are now out and accounted for. I just spoke with many of the workers who were trapped. Thank you to all of our brave first responders who acted immediately," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a post on X. The collapsed section was a part of the Los Angeles County's Clearwater Project, where the new 7-mile tunnel is being built to upgrade the region's sewer system, officials added. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan and Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Surbhi Misra; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Kim Coghill, Jamie Freed and Tomasz Janowski)
The Star
03-07-2025
- General
- The Star
Four dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks near Indonesia's Bali, agency says
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country's Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java province's Banyuwangi port on its way to Bali late on Wednesday, the agency said on Thursday. The boat was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members, as well as 22 vehicles, the agency said. A search for the missing is underway although it is being hampered by strong currents and winds, the agency added. There has been no official statement on the nationalities of the passengers, but a manifest list broadcast by news channel MetroTV indicated there were no foreigners on board. Ferries are a common mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, and accidents are common as lax safety standards often allow vessels to be overloaded without adequate life-saving equipment. A small ferry capsized in 2023 near Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto in Jakarta and Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Stephen Coates)
Zawya
01-07-2025
- Zawya
India's Sigachi factory fire death toll rises to 34, ANI reports
The death toll in India's Sigachi Industries' factory fire in the state of Telangana has risen to 34, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday, citing a state police officer. Police on Monday said that at least 12 people had died and more than 26 were injured after an explosion at a unit of Sigachi Industries led to a fire. Reuters could not immediately verify the ANI report. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
The Star
22-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Bitcoin falls 4% to $99,237
FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrency bitcoin are seen in this illustration picture created in Paris, France, March 9, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) -Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 4.13% at $99,237 at 10:52 a.m. ET (1452 GMT) on Sunday. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, was down by around 8.52% at $2,199. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Google cuts about 200 staff in global business unit, The Information reports
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: People walk next to a Google logo during a trade fair in Hannover Messe (Reuters) -Google on Tuesday cut about 200 jobs across its global business unit, which is responsible for sales and partnerships, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. Big Tech players have been redirecting spending towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas. The company told Reuters in a statement that it was making a small number of changes across teams "to drive greater collaboration and expand our ability to quickly and effectively serve our customers." The Information reported last month that Google had laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser among other applications. In January 2023, Google-parent Alphabet announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce. It had 183,323 employees as of December 31, 2024, according to a filing in February. Among other major job cuts, Facebook-parent Meta laid off about 5% of its "lowest performers" in January, while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers. Microsoft also trimmed 650 jobs in its Xbox unit in September. Amazon laid off employees in several units, including communications, while Apple eliminated about 100 roles in its digital services group last year, according to media reports. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh and Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
