Nineteen dead in Egypt after bus falls into canal: Health Ministry

Nineteen people were killed and six others were injured when a bus fell into a canal in northern Egypt on Saturday, the Health Ministry said. The bus was carrying some 35 people when it derailed on a highway and fell into Mansuriya canal in Aga town, in the northern governorate of Daqahlia, according to security … Read more

Bus falls into canal in Egypt’s Nile Delta, killing 21

Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. A bus fell into a canal in Egypt’s Nile River Delta region on Saturday killing at least 21 people, … Read more

French broadcaster TF1 and pay-TV giant Canal+ resolve carriage fees dispute In time for FIFA World Cup – Deadline

French broadcaster TF1 and pay-TV giant Canal+ have resolved their two-month dispute over carriage fees, related to the latter’s distribution of TF1’s free digital terrestrial television (DTT) channels. Canal+ normally carries TF1 and its channels TFX, TMC, TF1 Séries Films and LCI as part of the offering of its bouquet and the TNT Sat service giving … Read more

Deputy helps save 3 people after car crashes into canal

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A deputy in Indian River County raced to rescue three people after a car plunged into a canal earlier this month. Deputy Dan Whittington was responding to another call on Oct. 8 but quickly jumped into action after the crash occurred. “I happened to be passing by here, responding to another call, … Read more

Officer saves father, 8-year-old son from drowning in Homestead canal

Homestead, Fla. – A Homestead police officer saved an eight-year-old boy and his father from drowning Saturday in a canal on Saturday. Derrance Hatfield Jr., his father Derrance Sr. and another adult were fishing around 10:00 a.m. from the canal bank near East Palm Drive and Southeast 142nd Avenue. According to police, the eight-year-old child … Read more

Finding Minnesota: Spooky thrills aboard decommissioned ship in Duluth’s Canal Park

DULUTH, Minn. — ‘Tis the season for ghosts and goblins, and in Duluth a famous ship has become a destination for paranormal investigators. In this week’s Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen gets a haunted tour of the William A. Irvin. “It’s a beautiful ship. The flagship of the SS Steel,” said Lucie Amundsen, Duluth Entertainment Convention … Read more

Car falls off 16th Street Bridge onto Canal Street, three people dead

The Milwaukee Police Department said officers from District 2 were involved in a chase with a vehicle suspected of drug dealing and reckless driving.Police say the chase lasted about one minute as the suspected vehicle fled across the 16th Street viaduct. The vehicle, a Toyota Avalon, crossed the center line of the roadway, crashed through … Read more

Former Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer To Head Up TF1 – Deadline

Former Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer is taking charge of TF1. Belmer will be proposed at an upcoming board meeting by current CEO and Chairman Gilles Pélisson, who will step down early next year before joining TF1 owner Bouygues group as Senior Vice President in charge of Media and Development. Belmer joins from Atos but was … Read more

TF1 Threatens To Sue Canal+ As Pay-TV Giant Drops Channels – Deadline

French broadcaster TF1 and pay-TV giant Canal+ are locked in a fresh dispute over carriage fees related to the latter’s distribution of TF1’s free digital terrestrial television (DTT) channels. Canal+ normally carries TF1 and its channels TFX, TF1 Séries Films and LCI as part of the offering of its TNT Sat service giving access to … Read more

Egypt: Tanker refloated after running aground in Suez Canal

The vessel, Affinity V, had been blocking the southern section of the canal, two navigational sources said, but SCA sources said shortly after midnight local time that traffic had returned to normal. The incident occurred in the same southern, single-lane stretch of the canal where a giant cargo ship, the Ever Given, ran aground for … Read more