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Panisa AemochaBBC Thai, Sikhio, Nakhon RatchasimaWatch: BBC reports from site where crane collapsed on train in ThailandResidents in Thailand’s Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities.But on Wednesday, the mundane rhythm ended in tragedy. “The noise was abnormally loud. A huge, crashing sound,” said school volunteer Pitchaya Promenade. “I saw a blue crane sliding. It seemed stuck for a moment, and suddenly it flipped over.” The construction crane had collapsed onto a moving train, killing at least 32 people and injuring 66…

“They are cars which with low effort can be made, which are high synergy and which are an additional opportunity for customers who like the proportions of cars that are a little bit more sporty, more dynamic.”  The 4 Series’ long-time Audi A5 rival, for example, is no more – having given its name to what was previously the A4 – and Mercedes has halved its two-door cruiser offering, combining the short-wheelbase C-Class and E-Class derivatives into one new mid-sized model, the CLE.  Either way, the suggestion that the 4 Series will follow its sibling onto the Neue Klasse architecture…

The App Store is a home for many kinds of apps (including, inexplicably, one that lets users undress strangers without their consent). But hey, it also has games! And soon the store’s Apple Arcade service will include one more: the not-so-highly rated Civilization VII.Apple announced on Wednesday that Sid Meier’s Civilization VII will arrive almost exactly a year after launch. The game is already available for Apple devices, but its arrival on Apple Arcade will be a first.Civilization VII arrives on Apple Arcade on February 5. (Firaxis Games / Apple)“Free (for Apple Arcade subscribers)” may be the right pricing for…

An Italian fashion influencer has been acquitted of aggravated fraud, bringing a long-running scandal involving a charity Christmas cake to an end.Chiara Ferragni had been accused of misleading consumers by promoting the sale of a designer pink pandoro as well as Easter eggs that were said to be helping to raise money for a children’s hospital and a charity.After a fast-track trial in Milan, a judge found her and two other defendants not guilty. Had she been convicted, she could have faced a jail term.Ferragni, 38, told reporters the judgment marked “the end of a nightmare that lasted two years”.The…

Reha Kansara and Ghoncheh HabibiazadBBC News and BBC Persian Getty ImagesThe latest protests in Iran began at the end of December following the collapse of the currency but have widened into demands for political changeStarlink has reportedly waived monthly subscription payments for users inside Iran after its government shut down the internet last Thursday – cutting off millions of people from their families, livelihoods and access to information, during a deadly crackdown on protests.The satellite technology has become a vital communications lifeline for some of those in the country trying to tell the outside world what has been happening on…

Verizon’s network is experiencing technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data. Verizon customers on X have reported seeing “SOS” rather than the traditional network bars on their smartphones, and even the network provider’s own status page struggled to load, likely due to the number of customers trying to access it.Based on the experience of Verizon users on Engadget’s staff, the services that are impacted appear to be calls and wireless data. Text messages continue to be delivered normally, at least for some users. On DownDetector, reports of a Verizon outage started growing around 12PM ET and numbered in…

Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in the country’s energy sector, with particular focus on Kyiv, as ongoing Russian strikes continue to leave thousands of residents without power. The nation is in the midst of a particularly cold winter, with overnight temperatures in Kyiv dropping to around -20C.After a special cabinet meeting, President Volodymyr Zelensky said a round-the-clock task force would be set up to deal with the damaging consequences of Russian airstrikes and worsening weather conditions. He accused Moscow of deliberately exploiting the harsh, sub-zero temperatures to target critical infrastructure, including energy distribution facilities.US President Donald Trump said…

Trump Invited Colombia’s President to the White House in a call between the two leaders

Elon Musk isn’t the only party at fault for Grok’s nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real people, including children. What about Apple and Google? The two (frequently virtue-signaling) companies have inexplicably allowed Grok and X to remain in their app stores — even as Musk’s chatbot reportedly continues to produce the material. On Wednesday, a coalition of women’s and progressive advocacy groups called on Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai to uphold their own rules and remove the apps.The open letters to Apple and Google were signed by 28 groups. Among them are the women’s advocacy group Ultraviolet, the parents’ group ParentsTogether…

The White House has defended US President Donald Trump after he aimed an offensive gesture at a heckler during his appearance at the Ford factory in Detroit on Tuesday.Footage of the incident published by TMZ appears to show Trump responding to a man who shouted at him from afar.The White House said: “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”The heckler has been suspended by Ford, the United Auto Workers union told the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. Within 24 hours of the incident, two separate GoFundMe…