Three commercial units, four cars, and a telephone box were covered in flames near the Elephant and Castle rail station in south London.
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China launches first manned spacecraft to new space station
China launched three astronauts to its new space station from the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia province, on June 17. Credit: CASC via Storyful
Power station fire cuts power to thousands in Puerto Rico
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power in San Juan after a fire at a power station in the Puerto Rico capital. Restoration of power is underway. Video by TDeChoudens.
Delta Air Lines flight forced to divert after ‘unruly’ passenger is detained on board
The flight was forced to divert to Albuquerque, where officials say the investigation has been turned over the the FBI.
Rare ‘dancing lemurs’ arrive at England’s Chester Zoo
A pair of dancing lemurs have become the first of the rare species to arrive in Europe as part of a new conservation breeding program at the Chester Zoo. Credit: Chester Zoo.
Missing Houston tiger ‘India’ found, safe, headed to animal sanctuary
The tiger is headed to an animal sanctuary after police released a video of the cub being bottle fed and petted.
Israel says air and ground forces attacking targets in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces says it struck 150 targets during attacks on Gaza, in response to continuing rocket fire into Israel. Officials clarified that troops not yet entered the Palestinian enclave, but that forces were attacking from outside the bor…
Smoke rises from chemical plant fire in Paris suburb
Smoke rises into the sky at a chemical plant in Bezons, France outside of Paris on May 13. Fire crews shut off gas in the area. @Relaxxx_JR via Storyful
Starlink satellites streak across Washington state night sky in train formation
SpaceX said 60 satellites were launched on Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Child remains found in Africa’s oldest human burial site
Scientists believe that the remains of a 3-year-old child found in Kenya are 78,000 years old and the earliest known human burial in Africa.