Loose Cable Caused Fatal Lisbon Funicular Crash, Investigators Say
A cable between two cars came loose in the fatal funicular crash in Lisbon. This is stated in the accident investigators' initial conclusions.
WorldA cable between two cars came loose in the fatal funicular crash in Lisbon. This is stated in the accident investigators' initial conclusions.
WorldEleven of the sixteen fatalities in Wednesday's cable car accident in Lisbon were foreign nationals. Among the survivors is a three-year-old German boy.
WorldIt is one of Portugal's most famous tourist attractions. But on Wednesday evening, the Glória funicular became a death trap. At least 16 people were killed when one of the cars ran amok and crashed at the square below. Thursday was a national day of mourning and all of Lisbon's funiculars have been stopped and are undergoing extra safety checks.
WorldAt least 15 people have been killed since a well-known cable car derailed in Portugal's capital Lisbon. National mourning has been declared. Lisbon is in mourning, says Mayor Carlos Moedas.
WorldHow did it go when Vladimir Putin became president and made Russia a dictatorship? This is what the acclaimed book "The Wizard of the Kremlin" is about, which has now been made into a film with Jude Law and Alicia Vikander in two of the main roles. I could take a lot from myself, says Vikander.
TV & filmIt will be no World Championship in Tokyo for Abeba Aregawi – but she is aiming to run a marathon in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in three years. In her first Finnkampen in ten years, she was warmly received by the home crowd at Stockholm stadium. Thank you so much for everything, says the 35-year-old.
SportsControversial Abeba Aregawi meets the Swedish athletics audience for the first time in a decade when the Finland-Sweden athletics international is decided at Stockholm Stadium. We welcome her with open arms, says long jumper Khaddi Sagnia.
SportsAs an SVT expert, Kajsa Bergqvist thought Abeba Aregawi would never compete for Sweden again. Nine years later, she has selected the former world star for the Finnkampen. They were a bit too categorical, one can say, says the national team captain about the statements.
Sports