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China-backed canal in Cambodia could have military use: US, Vietnam
Published on 15/04/2024
» The latest China-funded infrastructure project in Washington’s crosshairs is a proposed canal in Cambodia.
Landslides kill 18 on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, 2 missing
Published on 15/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island on the weekend killed at least 18 people with rescue efforts, including police sniffer dogs, still ongoing for two missing people, local authorities said on Monday.
Landslides kill 15 on Indonesia's Sulawesi island
Published on 14/04/2024
» JAKARTA - At least 15 people have been killed in landslides on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday, with rescue efforts ongoing for those reported missing.
China-backed canal in Cambodia draws US questions
Published on 11/04/2024
» A proposed canal in Cambodia is the latest China-funded infrastructure project in Washington’s crosshairs.
Floods, landslides kill at least 21 in Indonesia’s West Sumatra
Published on 10/03/2024
» Indonesia said at least 21 people were killed and 80,000 more were displaced by floods and landslides that hit several regions in West Sumatra province after days of torrential rains.
In Brazil town turning to desert, farmers fight to hang on
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» GILBUéS (BRAZIL) - Standing amid a terrain of rugged red craters that looks like something from Mars, Brazilian farmer Ubiratan Lemos Abade extends his arms, pointing to two possible futures for this land fast turning to desert.
Landslide in Cameroon kills at least 23
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» YAOUNDé: A landslide caused by heavy rainfall has killed at least 23 people in Cameroon's capital Yaounde, firefighters said on Monday, as they searched for more victims.
Ethiopia's Oromo people celebrate festival once denied
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» BISHOFTU (ETHIOPIA) - Tens of thousands of Oromos gathered Sunday at a lake near the Ethiopian capital for a once-banned celebration that today doubles as a sounding board for political and ethnic demands.
Last-ditch hunt for Morocco quake survivors
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» MARRAKESH (MOROCCO) - Rescue teams stepped up a massive effort to bring relief to devastated Moroccan mountain villages Wednesday as the chances faded fast for finding survivors from the powerful earthquake which killed 2,900 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
Aid tents offer warning of Morocco quake survivor's future
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» AMIZMIZ (MOROCCO) - Survivors of Morocco's earthquake were packed in a football-field length queue to get stand-ins for the homes they had lost. They received yellow tents with no floors, in a symbol of the uncertainty ahead.