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6 men first to cross Drake Passage unassisted
Associated Press, Published on 29/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world, six men fought for 13 days to make history, becoming the first people to traverse the infamous Drake Passage with nothing other than sheer manpower.
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
Associated Press, Published on 05/12/2019
» NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania: Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat while 58 others drowned were receiving care Thursday in Mauritania after one of the deadliest disasters this year among people making the perillous journey to Europe.
7 dead, 14 rescued as dragon boat capsizes in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2019
» KALIBO, Philippines: The Philippines coast guard said seven rowers drowned and 14 others were rescued when their dragon boat overturned Wednesday after being lashed by strong waves during a practice run off a popular resort island.
Teen climate activist sets stare on Trump
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2019
» WASHINGTON: After teen climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered an emotional speech to world leaders at the United Nations in New York City on Monday, news cameras captured her staring at President Donald Trump when he arrived in the same lobby she was in.
Indonesia searches for 34 missing after ferry fire
Associated Press, Published on 24/08/2019
» JAKARTA: Rescuers were searching for more than 30 people believed missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least three people.
Climate change turns Greenland into strategic, economic hotspot
Associated Press, Published on 23/08/2019
» TASIILAQ, Greenland: From a helicopter, Greenland's brilliant white ice and dark mountains make the desolation seem to go on forever. And the few people who live here are poor, with a high rate of substance abuse and suicide.
Japan shows clip of alleged S.Korea radar lock-on
Associated Press, Published on 28/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan released video footage on Friday to prove that a South Korean warship allegedly locked its fire-control radar onto a Japanese warplane off the country's northern coast, the latest move in an escalating row between the two Asian neighbours.
Lava crashes through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 23
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2018
» HONOLULU, Hawaii: An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii's Big Island, injuring 23 people Monday, officials said.
At least 12 dead as ferry sinks in Sulawesi
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2018
» JAKARTA: At least 12 people were killed and a frantic rescue operation was underway Tuesday off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi for dozens of passengers of a sinking passenger ferry run aground by its captain in a desperate bid to save lives.
Indonesia identifies location of ferry deep in crater lake
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has identified the suspected location of an overcrowded passenger ferry that sank last week in a deep volcanic crater lake but will need international help to recover the wreckage, the chief of the national search and rescue agency said Monday.