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Dubai floods expose weaknesses to a rapidly changing climate
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2024
» DUBAI - The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets — and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world’s hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.
2 Indonesian Batik Air pilots suspended after falling asleep in cockpit
Published on 10/03/2024
» Batik Air, full-service carrier of Indonesia’s Lion Group, temporarily suspended two pilots after they fell asleep in the cockpit during a domestic flight in late January, the carrier said in a statement.
China warns nationals holidaying in Bali to mind safety risks
Published on 16/02/2024
» HONG KONG: China has issued a special warning to its nationals visiting Bali, after multiple "traffic accidents and drownings" involving Chinese tourists in the Indonesian resort island.
Thousands flee enclave as Azerbaijan, Armenia envoys to meet
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» GORIS (ARMENIA) - Envoys from Baku and Yerevan prepared to meet in Brussels for talks on Tuesday as thousands of refugees fled Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan's lightning takeover of the majority ethnic Armenian enclave.
Putin offers 'condolences' after Wagner plane crash
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» KUZHENKINO (RUSSIA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence Thursday on the plane crash a day earlier that reportedly killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and other senior members of the Wagner paramilitary group.
At least 36 dead in wildfire-ravaged Hawaiian town
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» KAHULUI, Hawaii: At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes, officials said on Wednesday, as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport.
At least 6 dead as wildfire razes Hawaiian town
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - At least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed a Hawaiian town, officials said Wednesday, with desperate residents jumping into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames.
Fiery bus crash kills 34 in Algeria
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ALGIERS: A road crash in Algeria killed 34 people when a passenger bus collided head-on with a pickup truck carrying fuel cans and burst into flames Wednesday, deep in the southern Sahara region, officials said.
Deaths soaring on overcrowded Everest
Published on 24/05/2023
» The latest climbing season on Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, is set to become one of the deadliest ever, raising questions about whether Nepal is issuing too many permits to maximise tourist revenue.
After the silence, body bags: Turkish town counts its dead
Published on 10/02/2023
» During an "agonising" 10-minute wait, the jackhammers and excavators fell silent, traffic on a four-lane highway next to the pile of rubble came to a standstill with car engines switched off.