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Cable failure, maintenance flaws contributed to Portugal funicular crash, investigation says
The failure of a steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the crash of a streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon last month that killed 16 people — including three from Canada — and injured 21 others, according to an official preliminary report published Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Overcrowding, bad weather may have contributed to deadly stampede in northern India, police say
More than three times the permitted number of people attended a Hindu religious event in north India that culminated in a stampede, killing at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, adding that most of the victims were women. CBC | World News
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