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Hong Kong cancels Dragon Boat Festival fireworks in Victoria Harbour due to poor weather
Published on 16/06/2024
» HONG KONG: Tourists and residents expecting a 10-minute fireworks display in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on Saturday evening were left disappointed after the show was cancelled because of poor weather.
Farm animals are hauled all over the country; so are their pathogens
Published on 20/05/2024
» The bird flu virus that is spreading through American dairy cows can probably be traced back to a single spillover event. Late last year, scientists believe, the virus jumped from wild birds into cattle in the Texas panhandle. By this spring, the virus, known as H5N1, had travelled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina and Michigan.
Illegal migrants die attempting to cross English Channel
Published on 23/04/2024
» PARIS - At least five migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from an area near the town of Wimereux, local newspaper La Voix du Nord said on Tuesday.
Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry incident, president says
Reuters, Published on 09/04/2024
» MAPUTO: More than 100 people died after a ferry boat sank off the northern coast of Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said on Monday, and almost 20 others were still missing.
Bodies recovered from capsized Rohingya ship
Published on 23/03/2024
» ACEH JAYA, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities recovered two bodies from the shores of West Aceh on Saturday and said local fishermen reported several other drowning victims washed up after a vessel carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast earlier this week.
Over 70 Rohingya ‘dead or missing’ after boat capsizes
Published on 22/03/2024
» JAKARTA - More than 70 Rohingya refugees are “presumed dead or missing” after their boat capsized off the coast of Aceh province in Indonesia, while 75 have been rescued, the United Nations said on Friday.
Taiwanese citizen found dead after boat capsize off Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2024
» JAKARTA - A Taiwanese citizen missing for days following a passenger boat capsize off the Indonesia's capital Jakarta was found dead on Friday, the coast guard said in a statement.
Nordic freeze triggers transport chaos
Published on 05/01/2024
» The deep freeze gripping the northernmost region of Europe is edging south, paralysing transport systems and pushing power prices to record levels.
A migrant's odyssey from Venezuela to the United States
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» MATAMOROS (MEXICO) - Lying in the jungle with a gun pointed at him, Marcel Maldonado remembered his mother's warning about the dangers of migrating overland to the United States -- and wondered if he'd get out alive.
Migrants call UK barge accommodation a ‘prison’
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» WEYMOUTH, England - In the damp December cold, a blue bus stops near Weymouth town centre in southwest England. A few men get off, relieved to be spending a few hours away from what they call their "prison" — a barge housing asylum seekers.