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‘Floating village’ to house Asian Games athletes in Japan
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» TOKYO - Athletes at next year’s Asian Games in Japan will stay on a “floating village” cruise ship and in converted shipping containers, an organising official told AFP, defending the cost-cutting move.
The ship sank. Or did it? Titanic misinformation swirls
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite -- including a fatal one this week -- but viral TikTok videos peddle a stunning conspiracy theory: the ship never sank.
Titan sub: what is a 'catastrophic implosion'?
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» BOSTON - A "catastrophic implosion," such as that believed to have destroyed the Titan submersible, would have happened with incredible force and speed given the crushing water pressure on the floor of the ocean.
The enduring allure of the Titanic
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Since it sank on its maiden voyage more than a century ago, the Titanic has maintained an unshakeable grip on the public imagination.
What we know about the missing Titanic sub
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - Searchers are scouring the North Atlantic for a missing submersible that had been due to visit the wreckage of the Titanic.
Jack could have survived, says Cameron as 'Titanic' re-released 25 years on
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - James Cameron doesn't have many regrets -- after all, he has now directed three of the four highest-grossing films of all time.
UK working 'flat out' for deal in N.Ireland: Sunak
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» BELFAST - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday his government was working "flat out" to settle post-Brexit trading problems in Northern Ireland to end political paralysis in Belfast.
Huge Titanic replica to open as Chinese tourist destination
AFP, Published on 14/05/2021
» SUINING (CHINA) - The Titanic is being brought back from the deep, more than a century after its ill-fated maiden voyage, at a landlocked Chinese theme park where tourists can soon splash out for a night on a fullscale replica.
Thousands flee as volcano erupts on Caribbean island of St Vincent
AFP, Published on 09/04/2021
» ST. JOHN'S (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA) - A volcano that has been dormant for decades erupted Friday on Saint Vincent, darkening skies over the northern part of the Caribbean island and forcing thousands to flee to safety.
Florida homes evacuated as wastewater leak risks 'catastrophic' flood
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» MIAMI - Emergency crews in central Florida were working Sunday to prevent an environmental catastrophe at a leaking reservoir that risked sending millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater toward nearby homes and into the Tampa Bay.