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Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc in US Southeast, at least 60 dead
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2024
» Southeastern US states started a massive cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday after winds, rain and storm surges from Hurricane Helene snuffed out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused catastrophic flooding from Florida to Virginia.
UK police to charge 17-year-old with murder over Southport child killings
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/08/2024
» LONDON - Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday it has authorised the police to charge the 17-year-old male who was in custody on suspicion for the death of three young girls in a knife attack in Southport with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.
Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» DHAKA - Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected any further pay hikes for protesting garment workers demanding a nearly tripled wage increase, after violent clashes with police and factories were ransacked.
Bangladeshi woman shot dead in wage protest
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» DHAKA - A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead on Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police.
‘Quantum dots’ pioneers win Nobel chemistry prize
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Three US-based scientists have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”, which illuminate computer monitors and television screens and are used by doctors to map tumours.
Canada watchdog probes Nike over Uyghur forced labor claims
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» MONTREAL - Sporting giant Nike and mining company Dynasty Gold are being investigated in Canada over allegations they used forced labor from China's Uyghur minority, a Canadian watchdog announced Tuesday.
France weighs ‘all options’ to tackle riots
AFP and Reuters, Published on 30/06/2023
» PARIS: France’s leadership said “all options” were open on Friday, including a state of emergency, to clamp down on three nights of violent and fiery protests over a policeman’s killing of a teenager.
24-hour wait to view Elizabeth's coffin
News Agencies, Published on 17/09/2022
» LONDON: The British government urged people on Saturday not to travel to join the queue to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth as the huge demand means people are having to stand in line for at least 24 hours.
Armed groups clash in Libya capital, killing 13
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» TRIPOLI - At least 13 people have been killed in fighting that flared overnight between armed groups in Tripoli, emergency services said Friday, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital in months of rising political tensions.
Militia clashes in Libyan capital kill 9
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» TRIPOLI: At least nine people were killed overnight Thursday-Friday in heavy clashes between militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli, emergency services said.