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Dozens dead in Vietnam after Ha Long Bay tourist ferry sinks
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» HALONG BAY (VIETNAM) - Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday after 37 were killed when a boat capsized in one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations.
Tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, leaving 34 dead
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» HANOI - A tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam's Ha Long Bay capsized in a storm on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state media reports, as rescuers scrambled to locate the missing.
500 tourists evacuated from Grand Canyon wildfires
AFP, Published on 12/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service saying at least 500 people had been guided out of the danger zone.
Verstappen wins Dutch GP for record-equalling ninth successive victory
AFP, Published on 27/08/2023
» ZANDVOORT (NETHERLANDS) - Max Verstappen won a chaotic, deluge-hit and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to match Sebastian Vettel's record run of nine consecutive victories.
Messi scores two more as Miami march past Orlando
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» FORT LAUDERDALE (UNITED STATES): Lionel Messi made it five goals in three appearances for Inter Miami as he scored twice in a 3-1 win over Orlando City in the Leagues Cup round-of-32 on Wednesday.
Pope Francis beatifies 'Smiling' John Paul I
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» VATICAN CITY - Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Francis presided over the beatification of John Paul I, the so-called "Smiling Pope" who led the Catholic Church for just 33 days before dying in contested circumstances.
Lightning strike near White House kills two people
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.
770-km US megaflash sets new lightning record: UN
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» GENEVA - A single flash of lightning in the United States nearly two years ago cut across the sky for nearly 770 kilometres, setting a new world record, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Philippines to buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters
AFP, Published on 16/01/2022
» The Philippines will buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters for more than $620 million, the defence secretary said Sunday, in the nation's latest big-ticket purchase to upgrade its ageing military capability.
Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn't yet definite
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people and wrought a trail of destruction through five American states?