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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.
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No mouldy ice cream in China, says McDonald's
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2017
» SHANGHAI -- Viral photos and news reports in the United States allegedly showing a mouldy ice cream maker at a US outlet of McDonald's Corp have prompted swift action from the fast-food giant thousands of miles away: in China.
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Ritual piercings mark annual Taoist festival in Phuket
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2022
» PHUKET: Worshippers in this island resort province have celebrated a nine-day Taoist festival, with many piercing their faces with metal spikes and walking on hot coals to show devotion to deities.
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Tokyo Olympics organisers bow to pressure, 'no spectators' Games
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO: After weeks of insisting that the Tokyo 2020 Games could go ahead with spectators, organisers finally bowed to political pressure and rising Covid-19 infections, banning almost all fans from the global sports event just two weeks before it opens.
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Antarctica births world's largest iceberg
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2021
» A giant slab of ice about the size of Thailand's Chiang Rai province has sheared off the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg afloat in the world.
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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.
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Myanmar security forces 'setting northern Rakhine ablaze'
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2017
» YANGON: The rights group Amnesty International said evidence pointing to a "mass-scale scorched-earth campaign" across the north of Rakhine state was unmistakably ethnic cleansing, while Myanmar insisted on Friday it was not barring aid workers from Rakhine State, where a counter-insurgency campaign has sparked an exodus of Muslim Rohingya refugees -- although authorities on the ground might restrict access 'for security reasons'.
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Warning signs were there for Ariya, says Faxon
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2018
» SHOAL CREEK, Alabama, US: Ariya Jutanugarn's collapse at the US Women's Open on Sunday ranked among the most memorable in major championship history, eight-times PGA Tour winner Brad Faxon said after watching the Thai squander a seven-shot lead before winning in a playoff.
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Thousands of British homes without water as thaw bursts pipes
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2018
» LONDON: Tens of thousands of households across Britain suffered water supply problems on Monday after pipes burst when snow thawed and normal weather conditions returned to the country.
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Scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple helps stage Myanmar event
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2018
» MANDALAY: Thousands of Buddhist monks gathered in Myanmar's second largest city on Sunday for an event partly organised by the scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple whose abbot is wanted for questioning on money-laundering allegations.
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