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In Haiti, gangs and poverty added to tragedy of deadly tanker blast
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» CAP-HAïTIEN (HAITI) - The deep-seated struggles of daily life in Haiti -- worsened by the rising power of gangs -- created conditions that added to the death toll in a tanker explosion that killed at least 75 people in the country's second-largest city this week.
Haiti tanker truck explosion kills 62, injures dozens
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» CAP-HAïTIEN: A petrol tanker truck exploded and killed at least 62 people in Haiti on Tuesday, after bystanders swarmed the vehicle to collect spilled fuel -- a precious commodity in a nation plagued by acute shortages.
At least 50 killed in Haiti fuel tanker explosion
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE: At least 50 people were killed when a fuel tanker exploded in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday morning, according to a local official, with overwhelmed local medics saying the toll was feared to rise.
'Affordable' gold steak restaurant launched in Vietnam
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2021
» HANOI: A Vietnamese hotel is offering diners the chance to try gold leaf-coated steaks, seeking to tap a wave of publicity after a government minister was caught on camera being fed the dish at a London restaurant, where steaks can cost over £1,000 (44,000 baht).
Dutch Covid hotel saga raises quarantine questions
AFP, Published on 30/11/2021
» BADHOEVEDORP, Netherlands: Welcome to the "Hotel Omicron" in the Netherlands, where a couple of quarantine fugitives have just discovered that you can check out any time you like, but you can't leave.
Delhi's choked roads worsen India's toxic smog crisis
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» NEW DELHI - After decades commuting on New Delhi's parlous roads, office worker Ashok Kumar spends more time than ever stuck in the gridlock that packs the Indian capital's thoroughfares and pollutes the city.
Four held over Liverpool taxi 'terrorist' blast
AFP, Published on 15/11/2021
» LIVERPOOL: Police in northwest England on Monday said they were treating a deadly blast outside a hospital in Liverpool as a "terrorist incident" involving a homemade bomb that was reportedly foiled by a quick-thinking taxi driver.
Online Afghan humour: Laughter as resistance against Taliban
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» PARIS: When a Taliban militant meets Afghan pop star Ayrana Sayeed, he tries to charm her.
Old monk's reappearance brings solace in coup-hit Myanmar
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» SAGAING, Myanmar: When dawn arrives in normal times, 80-year-old Buddhist monk Maha Bodhi Myaing Sayadaw emerges from his meditation on the plains of northern Myanmar to silently receive food offerings from a handful of followers.
Brazil senate committee recommends 10 pandemic charges against Bolsonaro
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» BRASíLIA - A Brazilian senate committee on Wednesday recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face at least 10 charges, including crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report published in local media.