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Mainland Chinese tourist accuses Hong Kong taxi driver of overcharging by nearly 300%
Published on 10/06/2024
» HONG KONG: A Shenzhen-based tourist has complained about being "ripped off" by a Hong Kong taxi driver for being asked to pay HK$600 (2,800 baht), nearly three times the usual fare, on his first day in town for the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend.
Danish PM assaulted in public square
Published on 08/06/2024
» COPENHAGEN - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen suffered a light whiplash injury after she was assaulted by a man in central Copenhagen on Friday, her office said in a statement on Saturday.
Malaysia defends eviction of sea nomads
Reuters, Published on 08/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was aimed at boosting security and combating cross-border crime.
Sea urchin pandemic spreads, endangering coral reefs
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2024
» TEL AVIV - A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go global, scientists in Israel say.
Malaysia evicts 500 ‘sea nomads’
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - More than 500 people from seafaring communities along the coast of Sabah state have been evicted from their homes this week as part of a Malaysian government crackdown on undocumented migrants, local activists said.
Nine trekkers die in Himalayan blizzard
Published on 06/06/2024
» NEW DELHI - At least nine Indian trekkers died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizzard, authorities said on Thursday, as rescue teams airlifted their bodies and five survivors to safety.
Indonesia's Ibu volcano erupts twice, spewing red-hot lava
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing red bright lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning, the country's volcanology agency PVMBG said.
Gunman fires shots at US embassy in Lebanon
Published on 05/06/2024
» AWKAR - The Lebanese army said it arrested a gunman who fired shots at the United States embassy north of the capital Beirut.
China's lunar lander lifts off from far side with cargo of dirt
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2024
» BEIJING - China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency announced on Tuesday.
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2024
» JAKARTA - A volcano in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday spewing a five-km (3-mile) high ash cloud, the country's volcanology agency (PVMBG) said, while its disaster agency warned of potential flash floods and cold lava flow.