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A desperate escape from Russia
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 19/02/2023
» A series of knocks rattled his apartment door one day last autumn, and Maksim peered through the peephole to see two soldiers in uniform. They were military enlistment officers, he knew, expanding the vast conscription effort for the war in Ukraine to Russia's remote Far East.
At least 4 dead, dozens rescued in Channel small boat incident
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» LONDON: At least four people died when a small boat apparently packed with migrants capsized in freezing temperatures in the Channel overnight, the UK government said on Wednesday.
Dutch yacht-hauler adrift off Norway, crew airlifted
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» OSLO: A Dutch cargo ship was adrift in the Norwegian Sea on Tuesday after all of its crew members were airlifted, with some having to jump into the rough waters to be rescued.
'Net zero' climate targets? Read the fine print
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» PARIS: The worldwide effort to prevent Earth from becoming an unlivable hothouse is in the grips of "net zero" fever.
Jellyfish thrive in the man-made disruption of the oceans
AFP, Published on 24/09/2019
» PARIS - Thousands of them plague our beaches to the horror of holidaymakers who dread their sting, but thanks to man's disruption of the oceans, jellyfish are thriving.
31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2019
» MANILA: Rescuers plucked more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce wind and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the death toll to 31 with three missing, police said Sunday.
Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after 'worst' wreck of year
AFP, Published on 27/07/2019
» TRIPOLI - Rescue workers said Friday they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day after one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean this year.
Tourist drowns in Lake Geneva during storm
AFP, Published on 16/06/2019
» GENEVA: A woman has drowned in Lake Geneva when her sightseeing boat sank as a violent storm battered parts of Switzerland on Saturday, police said.
How the Premier League title race and top-four battle will be decided
AFP, Published on 29/03/2019
» LONDON: With the Premier League title race set to go down to the wire and the battle for top-four places tighter than ever, AFP Sport takes a closer look at the remaining fixtures for each of the top six:
22 dead, scores feared drowned after Uganda boat sinks
AFP, Published on 25/11/2018
» MUTIMA, Uganda: Twenty-two people have died and more than 60 are feared drowned after a pleasure boat sank on Lake Victoria, Ugandan police said Sunday.