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EgyptAir black boxes expected to stop emitting signals June 24: investigators
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The flight data recorders from an EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean last month are expected to stop emitting signals on June 24, Egyptian investigators say, adding that search boats are racing against the clock to retrieve them.
Topics: air-and-space, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, egypt
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Two injured in Hume Highway crash
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A woman and a six-week old baby are taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash near Goulburn in New South Wales.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, canberra-2600, act, goulburn-2580
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Pedestrians hit by car at Point Lowly lighthouse
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A pedestrian is flown to Adelaide with serious injuries after being struck by a car at the Point Lowly lighthouse on the Eyre Peninsula.
Topics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, whyalla-5600, sa
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Man dead after car rolls, hits tree east of Melbourne
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One man dies and another is in hospital with serious injuries after a car rolls into a tree north-east of Melbourne.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, toolangi-3777, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Teen in induced coma after gas bottle explosion
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A 15-year-old boy is critically injured when a gas bottle explodes in Sydney's south-west.
Topics: accidents, fairfield-2165, sydney-2000
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Sydney residents 'mentally stressed' over building repair setback
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Almost five months after their roof blew off, residents of a western Sydney apartment building suffer another setback, with last weekend's storms adding an extra $1 million to the already hefty damage bill.
Topics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, sydney-2000
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Teenage driver dies after car crash near Mudgee
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A 16-year-old injured in a car crash in central-west New South Wales dies.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, mudgee-2850
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Services held to remember Black Hawk disaster
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Services have been held in Townsville, Sydney and Perth to mark the 20th anniversary of a Black Hawk crash that claimed 18 lives.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, army, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, townsville-4810, sydney-2000, swanbourne-6010
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Two killed as car crashes into tree in Victoria
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Two men are killed and another is flown to hospital with critical head injuries after their ute hits a tree near Maffra in East Gippsland.
Topics: accidents, road, maffra-3860, bairnsdale-3875
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Boy dies, teenage driver critical after car crash
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A 14-year-old boy dies and a 16-year-old unlicensed driver is critically ill after a car crash north of Mudgee in the central west of New South Wales.
Topics: accidents, accidents---other, law-crime-and-justice, traffic-offences, mudgee-2850, nsw
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Drunk L-plate driver hits cow on NT highway: police
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It is a "miracle" a learner driver and his passengers survived a collision with a cow in the Northern Territory, police say.
Topics: road, accidents, animals, ti-tree-0872
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Deep-sea robot to join search for EgyptAir wreck
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A research vessel with an underwater robot is set to begin searching the Mediterranean for the wreck of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month, the French aviation safety agency BEA says.
Topics: air-and-space, accidents, greece, egypt
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At least 15 dead in Brazil bus accident
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A bus loses control and plunges into a ravine in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing at least 15 passengers and injuring 31.
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Matt Gane and his partner Georgia Knight speak about Matt's recovery from his helicopter crash Audio
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Helicopter pilot Matt Gane and his partner Georgia Knight say he is recovering well from his severe injuries sustained in a helicopter accident last year.
Topics: rural, beef-cattle, accidents, katherine-0850
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Matt Gane in helicopter image
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Topics: rural, beef-cattle, accidents, katherine-0850
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Matt Gane piloting helicopter image
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Topics: rural, beef-cattle, accidents, katherine-0850
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Matt Gane and Georgia Knight image
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Topics: rural, beef-cattle, accidents, katherine-0850
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NT helicopter pilot back in the air after severe mustering accident
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A Northern Territory helicopter pilot is back behind the controls for the first time after a serious crash last year.
Topics: rural, beef-cattle, accidents, katherine-0850
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Sinkhole closes central part of Canadian capital Ottawa Video
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A large sinkhole closed down part of the Canadian capital and forced the evacuation of businesses a few blocks from the national parliament.
Topics: accidents, accidents---other, canada
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Michelle Payne says she doesn't want to be pressured into talking about a return to riding Video
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Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne will be out of racing for at least a month after being discharged from hospital following pancreatic surgery.
Topics: accidents, sport, horse-racing, melbourne-3000, australia
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Man charged over Melbourne hit and run that clipped pram
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A man is charged over a hit and run in Melbourne's north which left a two-year-old child with a broken leg.
Topics: accidents, road, craigieburn-3064
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Crane that crashed into Griffith University building removed Video
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Construction experts have spent the night dismantling and moving a crane that toppled in South Brisbane.
Topics: accidents, accidents---other, south-brisbane-4101
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Man killed in crash with semi-trailer in SA's south-east
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A crash between a car and a semi-trailer in South Australia's south-east kills a man and causes major traffic restrictions.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, road, accidents, bordertown-5268, sa, australia
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Jogger critically injured after being hit by car in Melbourne
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A man hit by a car while jogging in Melbourne's inner east is taken to hospital with critical injuries.
Topics: road, law-crime-and-justice, accidents, kew-3101, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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