Eight workers trapped, many injured as tunnel collapses in India’s Telangana

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Eight workers trapped, many injured as tunnel collapses in India’s Telangana

NEW DELHI February 22 

At least eight workers were trapped and many others injured Saturday after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in the southern Indian state of Telangana, officials said. 

The collapse took place in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel in Nagarkurnool District, about 207 km south of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana. 

According to the officials, the tunnel collapsed when some workers were repairing a leak inside. 

Reports said 50 workers were in the tunnel at the time of the accident. 

Germany kicks off federal election

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Germany kicks off federal election

Berlin February 23
German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament.
The election was scheduled for September this year, but a snap election was triggered by the collapse of the current ruling coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party last year.
The latest polls show that the sister parties of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) are taking the lead.