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Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port
AFP, Published on 10/11/2025
» HOI AN (VIETNAM) - Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find.
Searchers seek missing after deadly Italy migrant shipwreck
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LAMPEDUSA (ITALY) - Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people.
'Took a few seconds': survivors recount how sudden storm drowned dozens in Vietnam
Published on 21/07/2025
» HA LONG - The thunderstorm came so suddenly that it overturned the boat within seconds, said two survivors of the shipwreck which killed at least 35 people in Vietnam's top tourist spot of Ha Long Bay and left another four missing.
DR Congo boat fire toll revised down to 33
AFP, Published on 20/04/2025
» KINSHASA - The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this week told AFP on Saturday that at least 33 people had died in the disaster, significantly fewer than previously reported.
Preservationists race to save 17th century Swedish warship
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» STOCKHOLM - A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions.
Fine Arts Department wants rail project halted
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/03/2025
» The Fine Arts Department (FAD) is urging the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to stop the construction of a dual-track railway after discovering a historical site in Phayao.
Cuba's 'invisible' tragedy: US-bound migrants who disappear in the Caribbean
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» CáRDENAS (CUBA) - In the early hours of January 3, 2023, 32 people climbed onto a makeshift raft off southern Cuba and set out across the Caribbean for Florida, 170 kilometers (100 miles) away.
New movies out this week: Oct 17-23
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 17/10/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Manslaughter probe begins in Sicily yacht tragedy
Published on 24/08/2024
» TERMINI IMERESE, Italy - An Italian prosecutor has opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch and six other people who were killed when a luxury yacht sank off Sicily this week.
China vows 'strong measures' against Philippines in South China Sea
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/08/2024
» HONG KONG - China will take "resolute and strong measures" against encroaching Philippine coastguard ships at disputed Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Friday.