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Andrew Peacock/AP The ice-trapped Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy, seen last Friday, is currently carrying 74 scientists, tourists and crew. CANBERRA, Australia — Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter on Thursday after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials ...

INTS KALNINS/REUTERS Emergency service specialists work at a store with a collapsed roof in Riga Thursday evening. Four people were killed and dozens more were feared trapped after the roof of a busy supermarket in Latvia’s capital Riga collapsed on Thursday evening, a rescue official said. “Around 30 people are injured, there are four people dead, including one rescue service ...