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ACCIDENTS

WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2015
Density of wildlife in Chernobyl area increasing, study finds
Some 30 years after the world's worst nuclear accident blasted radiation across Chernobyl, the site has evolved from a disaster zone into a nature reserve, teeming with elk, deer and wolves, scientists said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2015
Hundreds feared dead in Guatemala landslide, hopeful keep digging
Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 73 people, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds of others still missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Oct 3, 2015
Germans at Kurume 'getting arrogant'; Throne Assistance body meets; hope abandoned for 208 missing fishermen; Kaifu congratulates unified Germany
100 YEARS AGO
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2015
Hillside collapses on Guatemalan town, killing 25; hundreds missing
The collapse of a hillside onto a town on the edge of Guatemala City killed at least 25 people and left hundreds missing on Friday, as rescue crews searched for survivors in homes buried by dirt and sludge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 24, 2015
JR Group's vaunted safety reputation is falling apart
Confidence in Japan Rail is rapidly collapsing as serious accidents and other troubles have been occurring in rapid succession.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2015
British Airways 777 engine catches fire on Las Vegas runway; two hurt
A British Airways jetliner engine caught fire in Las Vegas as the plane was about to leave for London on Tuesday, forcing the pilots to abort takeoff, but all 172 passengers and crew escaped the smoke and flames that quickly enveloped the aircraft.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2015
California man bitten by rattlesnake he picked up for photo: local media
A Southern California man who picked up a rattlesnake to pose for a photograph was badly hurt when the reptile bit him on the hand, a Los Angeles television station reported.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2015
MH370 civil investigators fear criminal probes could hurt efforts to make flying safer
Air crash investigators risk being sidelined in a tussle to unlock the secrets of lost Flight MH370, fueling concerns that their role in making flying safer could be diminished.
WORLD
Aug 21, 2015
Safety hazards found at 70 percent of Beijing chemical firms inspected
Safety hazards have been found at almost 70 percent of firms handling dangerous chemicals inspected in Beijing since two massive blasts killed 114 people last week, including a branch of Asia's largest refiner Sinopec Corp. state media reported late Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2015
Huge explosions in China's Tianjin port area kill 17, hurt 400
Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported.

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