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China starts building mega-dam in Tibet
News Agencies, Published on 19/07/2025
» Chinese Premier Li Qiang launched construction of a mega-dam project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet on Saturday, with a total planned investment of 1.2 trillion yuan ($167 billion), according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Trump ready for first campaign rally since shooting
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2024
» GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - Donald Trump was preparing on Saturday to hold his first campaign rally since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt a week ago, and fresh from a nominating convention where his takeover of the Republican Party was cemented.
26,000 evacuate as US wildfire spreads
New York Times, Published on 04/07/2024
» CALIFORNIA - When a fast-moving wildfire began marching across thousands of acres of Butte County on Tuesday, David Pittman did not panic. He packed up his family, including their 90-pound (40-kilogramme) African sulcata tortoise, and drove to his sister’s house across town in Oroville, California.
Who might replace Biden on the top of the ticket?
New York Times, Published on 29/06/2024
» NEW YORK - United States President Joe Biden's stumbling performance in the debate against former President Donald Trump has some Democrats raising the possibility of nominating an alternative candidate and mulling over a roster of names.
US man pleads guilty to theft of 'Wizard of Oz' slippers
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - An elderly US man pleaded guilty Friday to the theft nearly 20 years ago of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz."
Raging storm batters northern China
AFP, Published on 31/07/2023
» BEIJING - Heavy rains battered northern China on Monday, washing away cars and inundating subway stations, with millions of people in Beijing and its surrounding areas warned by authorities to stay at home.
Mexico's Copper Canyon train lures intrepid travelers
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» CREEL (MEXICO) - From the heartland of a notorious drug cartel to rugged mountains home to remote Indigenous communities, Mexico's "El Chepe" train takes adventure-seeking travelers on a spectacular journey through the Copper Canyon.
Kayakers take on Icelandic wilderness
Published on 15/12/2021
» Spanish adventurer Aniol Serrasolses led a kayaking expedition through the Icelandic wilderness, tackling unforgiving whitewater rapids and waterfalls. - REUTERS
Undammed, undimmed: the battle for Europe's last untamed river
Bresiloa Mema and Joseph Boyle of AFP, Published on 14/05/2021
» TIRANA: Cutting into craggy mountains, meandering through plains and eventually hitting Albania's shimmering Adriatic, the Vjosa river's untouched landscapes are a national treasure, but one that is under imminent threat.
What next for Trump? Golf, Twitter and maybe another run?
AFP, Published on 08/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - When networks projected he had lost his bid for reelection to Joe Biden, President Donald Trump was playing golf. He'll soon have plenty more time to enjoy the links if he so desires.