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Photos: Tragedy at Giza Ring Road as dozens injured in 34-vehicle crash

A massive traffic accident in Giza early on Wednesday left over 24 people injured after 34 vehicles, including private cars and trucks, collided on the ring road near the shooting range in Giza. One person remains in critical condition. Investigations concluded the cause was a truck driver speeding recklessly and unable to brake, causing him …

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Egypt Independent August 22, 2024

Girl, 3, and boy, 4, confirmed dead in Brazilian plane crash as rescuers retrieve bodies

CNN — All 62 bodies have been recovered from the site of the deadly plane crash outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, according to the state government. The bodies of 34 men and 28 women were recovered, according to the São Paulo government, who said that only two – the pilot and co-pilot – have …

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Egypt Independent August 11, 2024

Has the latest IT outage quietly slowed the cash crash?

Cash may no longer be king but an unprecedented global outage has put paid to the idea Australia will do

Australian Associated Press July 28, 2024

Pilot sole survivor of Nepal plane crash that killed 18

CNN — At least 18 people were killed after a small plane skidded off the runway in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, local officials said. The pilot, who has been hospitalized, is the sole survivor of the Saurya Airlines crash, said Gyanendra Bhul, a spokesperson for Tribhuvan International Airport. All those on board – 18 Nepalis …

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Egypt Independent July 24, 2024

How the world’s tech crashed all at once

CNN — When computers and tech systems around the world went down Friday, snarling airports, closing Social Security offices and limiting jail operations, many people had one question: How on earth could this happen in 2024? A software update from a single cybersecurity company, US-based CrowdStrike, was the root cause of the chaos, underlining the …

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Egypt Independent July 20, 2024