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Indonesia village grapples with trash brought in by tides
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» TELUK - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.
Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for Thailand, 6 other countries
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2023
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from seven countries including China, India and Russia, a statement issued by the media ministry said on Tuesday, to boost tourism and help revive its crisis-hit economy.
Torrential rain causes havoc in New Zealand, hundreds forced from homes
Reuters, Published on 19/08/2022
» WELLINGTON: Torrential rain hit parts of New Zealand for a fourth day on Friday, forcing hundreds of people from their homes as rivers overflowed their banks and waterlogged ground becomes unstable.
Sydney beaches close after first fatal shark attack in 60 years
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2022
» SYDNEY: Several Sydney beaches, including the iconic Bondi and Bronte, were shut down on Thursday after a swimmer was killed in a shark attack, the first such fatality at the city's beaches in nearly six decades.
Vietnam races to prepare devastated central region as typhoon nears
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam was rushing to ensure more than half a million people were out of harm's way on Tuesday, ahead of the arrival of a powerful typhoon set to dump more heavy rain on a central region devastated by weeks of intense weather.
Singapore to remove most curbs from Friday
Reuters, Published on 15/06/2020
» SINGAPORE: The city state will allow small gatherings and the reopening of restaurants and shops from June 19, its health ministry said on Monday, in a major easing of the city-state's coronavirus restrictions.
Coronavirus: worldwide update
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2020
» - The number of deaths in the United States from the new coronavirus reached 96,002, a rise of 1,852, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Saturday.
Indonesia's Pertamina stops oil spill off Java
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's state oil and gas company PT Pertamina said on Monday it had stopped an underwater leak from an oil well off West Java over the weekend after more than two months of spillages.
Myanmar touts troubled Rakhine as investment destination
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2019
» YANGON: Organisers of a summit in Myanmar's crisis-hit western state of Rakhine are this week pitching to investors its plentiful farmland and fishing grounds, tourist-ready beaches and historic temples.
Indonesia mourns as tsunami death toll climbs
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2018
» PALU, Indonesia: The toll from an earthquake and tsunami soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help.