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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.
Journey to the center of the world (Hint: it's in California)
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» FELICITY (UNITED STATES) - Every morning, Jacques-Andre Istel has breakfast in bed at the center of the world.
UK's new PM vows imminent action on energy crisis
AFP, Published on 07/09/2022
» LONDON - At her first parliamentary grilling as British prime minister, Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed plans to stem huge rises in the cost of energy that threaten to plunge her new government into a winter of discontent.
Fire dies down on ship carrying luxury cars
Reuters, Published on 21/02/2022
» LISBON: A fire which swept through a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars and adrift off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands has lost its intensity, probably because there is little left to burn, a port official said on Monday.
Ship carrying 1,100 Porsches 'burning and adrift'
New York Times, Published on 18/02/2022
» A mammoth cargo ship believed to be carrying thousands of vehicles including 1,100 Porsches was on fire and drifting off the coast of the Azores on Thursday after its 22 crew members were rescued from the vessel.
US House passes $1tn Infrastructure bill
New York Times, Published on 06/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: The House passed a $1-trillion bill Friday night to rebuild the country’s ageing public works system, fund new climate resilience initiatives and expand access to high-speed internet service, giving final approval to a central plank of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda after a daylong drama that pitted moderate Democrats against progressives.
'We got this': American left galvanized by death of RBG
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg sounded a warning for American progressives, thousands of whom -- wracked with ever-deepening concern for the future -- gathered Saturday outside the Supreme Court to honor the late justice.
Actress Loughlin faces new charge in college bribery scam
AFP, Published on 23/10/2019
» NEW YORK - Actress Lori Loughlin was slapped with an additional charge related to America's wide-ranging college admissions scandal on Tuesday, increasing the likelihood that she could serve time in prison.
Actress jailed in US college admissions scandal
The Associated Press, Published on 14/09/2019
» BOSTON: 'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s test scores, tearfully apologising to the teenager for not trusting her to get into college on her own.
Actress Loughlin pleads not guilty in college bribery scam
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» NEW YORK - American actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, accused of paying a $500,000 bribe to secure their daughters' entry into a prestigious California university, on Monday pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges.