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New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» CHITTAGONG — Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33-foot) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh -- where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet their end -- when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck.
Cyclone Freddy returns killing 70 in Malawi, Mozambique
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» BLANTYRE (MALAWI) - Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed at least 70 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said Monday.
'Widespread damage' feared as Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar
AFP, Published on 06/02/2022
» VATOMANDRY (MADAGASCAR) - Cyclone Batsirai struck Madagascar's eastern region on Saturday with strong winds and heavy rain, the second storm to hit the island nation in just a few weeks, a senior meteorologist said.
Cyclone Batsirai nears Madagascar, 'widespread damage' feared
AFP, Published on 06/02/2022
» VATOMANDRY (MADAGASCAR) - Powerful Cyclone Batsirai was closing in on eastern Madagascar Saturday as residents sought secure shelter or reinforced their roofs with sandbags after warnings that "widespread damage" was feared.
Cyclone Batsirai closes in on eastern Madagascar
AFP, Published on 05/02/2022
» VATOMANDRY (MADAGASCAR) - As powerful Cyclone Batsirai closed in on eastern Madagascar on Saturday people sought shelter in more secure concrete buildings while others reinforced their roofs with large sandbags.
Deadly storm Ana strands tens of thousands in southern Africa
AFP, Published on 29/01/2022
» LILONGWE (MALAWI) - Torrential rains from deadly Tropical Storm Ana subsided on Friday leaving tens of thousands of people across three countries in southern Africa cut off by flood damage, without power and living in shelters.
'Brutal' third wave hits Africa as vaccination slows
AFP, Published on 25/06/2021
» JOHANNESBURG - Africa is facing a vicious coronavirus resurgence, with unprecedented hospital admissions and fatalities pushing health facilities to the brink as the continent falls far behind in the global vaccination drive.
Cape Town fire guts library, moves closer to city
AFP, Published on 19/04/2021
» CAPE TOWN - A fire in Cape Town has ravaged part of a university library housing a unique collection of African archives, its director said, as the blaze advanced Monday towards the city centre.
Lesotho's under-fire PM sends in army to 'restore order'
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» MASERU (LESOTHO) - Lesotho's embattled prime minister announced on Saturday he had sent troops onto the streets to "restore order", accusing unnamed law enforcement agencies of undermining democracy.
Modi's lights-out stunt worries Indian utilities
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/04/2020
» NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on Indians to switch off the lights on Sunday evening to “challenge the darkness” of the coronavirus outbreak. But that could mean blackouts for some citizens as utilities take steps to safeguard their equipment.