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India ‘to build $3.7bn Myanmar border fence’
Reuters, Published on 27/03/2024
» NEW DELHI - India plans to spend nearly US$3.7 billion to fence its porous 1,610-kilometre border with Myanmar within about a decade, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities.
Europe's top clubs hang tight as financial restraints limit transfers
AFP, Published on 21/01/2021
» PARIS - As the January transfer window enters its final stretch, Europe's top clubs are sitting tight with financial restraints exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic leading to a downturn in player movement worldwide.
'It's a dream': Sainz to succeed Vettel at Ferrari as Ricciardo heads to McLaren
AFP, Published on 14/05/2020
» PARIS - Spanish driver Carlos Sainz will replace four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari next season, while Daniel Ricciardo has signed a "multi-year" deal with McLaren from 2021.
Hymns and prayers for Vietnamese feared dead in UK truck tragedy
AFP, Published on 27/10/2019
» NGHE AN (VIETNAM) - A Catholic mass was held Sunday for Vietnamese feared among 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain, as families desperately awaited news about missing relatives who have not been heard from in days.
Dread builds in Vietnam over fate of missing UK migrants
AFP, Published on 27/10/2019
» NGHE AN, Vietnam: Dread mounted across Vietnam on Sunday as relatives of migrants feared to be among 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain revealed new heart-wrenching details of their last contact with their loved ones.
UK to spend $140m to prevent no-deal Brexit port chaos
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 29/12/2018
» LONDON: Britain is preparing to spend nearly US$140 million to charter extra ferries for freight shipments to Europe in the event that a no-deal Brexit creates bottlenecks at its ports, the BBC has reported.
Canada shaken as 14 killed in hockey bus crash
AFP, Published on 07/04/2018
» MONTREAL - Hockey-mad Canada was in mourning on Saturday after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a semi-trailer truck in Saskatchewan province, killing 14 people.
Canada shaken as 14 killed in hockey bus crash
AFP, Published on 07/04/2018
» NIPAWIN (CANADA) - Hockey-mad Canada was in mourning on Saturday after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a semi-trailer truck in Saskatchewan province, killing 14 people.