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Hopes fade as quake toll reaches 17,500
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» BAB AL-HAWA BORDER CROSSING, Syria: Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades.
Boeing to deliver last 747, the plane that democratised flying
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» NEW YORK: Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratised flying and serves United States presidents.
Ukraine's tanks sent by the West 'will burn like the rest' - Russia
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/01/2023
» Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for heavy weapons from the West and praised Britain for already deciding to send them.
Nepal plane crash kills at least 40
Published on 15/01/2023
» An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines and a local official said. At least 40 were killed, a Nepal aviation authority said.
Citizen spies foil Putin's grand plan
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 15/01/2023
» On a foggy morning a few months ago, Valentyn Dmytrovych Yermolenko, an ageing Ukrainian fisherman with a bad back and horrible knees, puttered down a narrow channel off the Dnieper River, his inflatable dinghy cutting through the mist.
Promised tanks a logistical challenge for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» PARIS: The imminent arrival in Ukraine of Western-made light tanks and armoured vehicles, as well as possibly heavy tanks, means Kyiv will need to quickly train up troops to use and maintain the sometimes complex equipment, analysts say.
Arctic Sweden in race for Europe's satellite launches
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» ESRANGE SPACE CENTRE (SWEDEN) - As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests.
EU tells TikTok to respect data laws as CEO visits
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» BRUSSELS - The European Union warned Chinese-owned online giant TikTok on Tuesday to respect EU law and ensure the safety of European users' data, as the video-sharing app's CEO met top officials in Brussels.
North Korea 'fires two ballistic missiles'
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a flurry of sanctions-busting weapons tests.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Seoul's military
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Sunday, Seoul's military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system.