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Indian rescuers to dig new shaft for 41 men trapped for 9 days
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» DEHRADUN, India: Indian rescuers were battling Monday to free 41 men trapped in a road tunnel for nine days, as they prepared to dig an entirely new shaft after previous efforts failed.
Argentines vote, seeking elixir for economic ills
AFP, Published on 22/10/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentines began voting Sunday in a presidential election dominated by fury over decades of economic decline and record inflation that has propelled political outsider Javier Milei to the front of a tight race.
UN chief cites 'madness' of nuclear arms race, as N.Korea warns of war
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday against a new atomic arms race bringing the threat of "annihilation" to the world, as North Korea charged that its peninsula was on the brink of nuclear war.
150 dead as 'catastrophic' storm floods hit Libya
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» BENGHAZI (LIBYA) - At least 150 people were killed when freak floods hit eastern Libya, officials said Monday, after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, its torrential rains earlier lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece.
Rains kill 11 in Mediterranean, eastern Europe
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» VOLOS, Greece - Storms that unleashed torrential flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria have killed at least 11 people, authorities said Wednesday, as extreme heat gave way to heavy rain.
Three dead in Bulgaria flooding
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» TSAREVO, Bulgaria - The toll from torrential rains and flooding on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast has climbed to three as the bad weather left tourists stranded, officials said Wednesday.
Dutch race to put out blaze on car ship
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» THE HAGUE - Authorities were racing Thursday to prevent a possible ecological disaster off the Dutch coast where a blaze raged aboard a car carrier ship for a second day.
'Stronger together': Polish leader visits Ukraine ahead of NATO summit
AFP, Published on 09/07/2023
» KYIV, Ukraine: Poland's president emphasised the need for unity with Ukraine on Sunday as he visited the country ahead of a NATO summit where Kyiv is hoping to get a clear signal that it could one day join the alliance.
UN observers urge access to Ukraine nuclear plant
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - UN observers appealed on Wednesday for greater access to Europe's largest nuclear plant, after Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations over a possible "catastrophic" act of sabotage at the Russian-controlled facility in Ukraine.
Myanmar port city cut off in Cyclone Mocha aftermath
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» KYAUKTAW, Myanmar: A major Myanmar port city remained cut off from contact on Monday after a cyclone tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh where it spared sprawling refugee camps.