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One drowns in new Channel migrant disaster
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» LILLE, France - One person was drowned and another seriously hurt overnight from Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.
'Extremely rare' Rameses II-era burial cave found in Israel
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» JERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists on Sunday announced the "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery of a burial cave from the time of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II, filled with dozens of pottery pieces and bronze artefacts.
Fighter jets and warships: Russians get a taste of Crimea summer vacation
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» SEVASTOPOL: Russian tourist Alexandra Rumyantseva is tanning on a beach in Moscow-annexed Crimea, not far away from the front lines of Ukraine's eastern and southern territories.
Holocaust survivors flee to Germany
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 15/05/2022
» Their earliest memories are of fleeing bombs or hearing whispers about massacres of other Jews, including their relatives. Sheltered by the Soviet Union, they survived.
Virus wave worsens in India, Brazil
Published on 01/05/2021
» Fresh coronavirus waves showed no sign of abating on Saturday as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels.
Storms help Australia contain Unesco heritage island fire
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» BRISBANE, Australia: Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the Unesco world heritage-listed Fraser Island, around two months after a suspected illegal campfire sparked the blaze.
Rio reopens Christ the Redeemer, other sites after virus closure
AFP, Published on 16/08/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Major tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro, including the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking the Brazilian city, reopened to the public on Saturday after being closed for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Surfers, sunbathers test waters as California closes Huntington Beach
AFP, Published on 03/05/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Sun, sand and surfers, dude: Huntington Beach would have made for a classic postcard Saturday, if it weren't for police tape blocking locals from cramming this famous California haunt amid efforts to curb the coronavirus.
Spain eases strict lockdown as US approves virus drug
AFP, Published on 03/05/2020
» MADRID - Spaniards took to the streets to jog, cycle and rollerskate for the first time following 48 days of confinement on Saturday as some European nations cautiously eased virus lockdowns while Russia reported a sudden surge in its infections.
Spain eases strict lockdown as US approves virus drug
AFP, Published on 02/05/2020
» MADRID - Spaniards took to the streets to jog, cycle and rollerskate for the first time after 48 days of confinement on Saturday as some European nations cautiously eased virus lockdowns and Russia faced a large spike in new infections.