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Diane Forsythe, an MLA, has joined MP Carla Lockhart in urging withdrawal of party’s deputy First Minister

The directors recruited to steer Poundland through its emergency sale process less than two weeks ago are on the brink of resigning, heightening the risk that one of Britain's biggest discount retailers will collapse within days, risking thousands of job losses.

Residents and businesses in Keffi, Nasarawa State, face prolonged power outage after three transmission towers collapsed, crippling socioeconomic activitie Read More: https://punchng.com/collapsed-nasarawa-transmission-towers-cripple-businesses-social-life/

One person has been confirmed dead after a storey building undergoing manual demolition collapsed in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. Read More: https://punchng.com/again-one-dies-in-lagos-building-collapse/

The first-ever global assessment of these vibrant underwater ecosystems paints a grim picture: Climate change projections put 96 percent of shallow-water reefs at the highest level of threat

The two men were pulled out from beneath the debris during the overnight rescue operation and rushed to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at South Korean steelmaker POSCO wi...

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The Bayelsa State Government has dismissed social media reports of a bridge collapse on the Nembe-Brass road, stating the project is 85% complete. Read More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-debunks-nembe-brass-bridge-collapse-rumour-says-road-85-complete/

Video shows the moment a train collided with a crane that had fallen onto railway tracks in Brazil.

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany is expected to be absent for weeks after collapsing and being hospitalised, the German club has confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/bayern-expect-kompany-to-miss-weeks-after-hospital-collapse/

Vincent Kompany remains stable in hospital as doctors run tests following his collapse on Friday, says Bayern Munich director Max Eberl.

Read the latest on Nigeria’s Ebola screening, a looming petrol price hike, the Lagos building collapse, and a WHO vaccine trial in DR Congo. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-ebola-updates-looming-petrol-price-hike-lagos-building-collapse-other-top-stories/

Dialysis patients face shorter treatment sessions as severe shortages of fuel, medicines, and oxygen threaten hospitals.

When local government fails, the fallout isn’t just measured in bad audit reports. It’s felt in dry taps, flooded yards and stalled infrastructure. Ahead of the upcoming elections, Daily Maverick visited Lekwa-Teemane, where systemic municipal decay is pushing residents towards a crossroad: will years of collapse drive voters to the polls, or deepen their di

A three-storey building under construction in Fadeyi, Lagos, has collapsed, killing one person and injuring three. The state government blames the develope Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-blames-developer-as-building-collapse-kills-one/

The manager of German football giant Bayern Munich, Vincent Kompany, is taken to hospital after collapsing while watching a training session.

Officials say building in Nairobi's Eastleigh area had no occupation certificate, but ground floor was in use.

Many people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has been hospitalised after collapsing during a reserve team training session, the German club confirmed on Friday Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-bayern-munich-coach-kompany-collapses-during-training-hospitalised/

People are feared to be trapped after a large, unfinished building in Nairobi collapsed during construction. Rescue operations have proven complicated as police fired tear gas to disperse looters.

A multi-story building has collapsed in a busy commercial area of Kenya&rsquo;s capital, and many people could be trapped beneath the rubble

Footage taken during Storm Austen shows a section of the famous landmark battered by large waves and collapsing into the water.

One person has died and three others were injured after a building collapsed in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State on Friday morning, officials have confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-one-dies-three-injured-in-lagos-building-collapse/

Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs are at risk of collapse by 2075, with climate change the biggest threat. A new study found that 96% of reef systems are critically endangered.

Shallow-water coral reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, the IUCN has warned at a UN biodiversity conference. The loss would decimate fisheries and speed up coastal erosion

In its first global assessment, the world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96% of coral reef systems as "critically endangered."

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SHAH ALAM, Oct 21 &mdash; No patients or hospital staff were involved in a ceiling collapse incident at the Emergency an...

The Eshowe massacre exposes a society losing its moral compass — broken institutions and toxic online sympathy must never turn motive into an excuse for murder.

Shared Beginnings entered administration this week after its centres operated "at a loss", casting another shadow on a sector undergoing a wave of closures.

<p>PARIS: Conceived at the 2024 Biodiversity COP, the Cali Fund was meant to raise billions of dollars for nature protection — but has so far only collected $7,085. It is a sluggish start for a fund intended as a showcase for innovative financing that charges companies profiting from the use of genetic data derived from nature.</p> <p>The trickle of money hi