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'No need to worry': Odds drop newly-found asteroid will hit Earth
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» PARIS - The chances have plummeted that a newly-discovered asteroid with the potential to wipe out a city will hit Earth on Valentine's Day 2046, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
Malawi cyclone survivors battle despair as hopes for survivors dwindle
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BLANTYRE (MALAWI) - Survivors of Cyclone Freddy clung to dwindling hopes of finding missing relatives on Tuesday after the storm slammed into Malawi for its second strike on Africa in a record-setting rampage.
China resumes visa issuance to foreigners
Xinhua News Agency and AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BEIJING: China's visa authorities abroad will resume issuance of all categories of visas to foreigners starting on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
Indonesians seeking climate justice take aim at Swiss concrete giant
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» PARI ISLAND (INDONESIA) - Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for much longer.
In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess, war
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BASRA (IRAQ) - Frozen in time for 20 years, two superyachts lie at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, bearing witness to the false glories of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
King Charles III calls for Commonwealth unity
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» LONDON - Charles III on Monday attended his first Commonwealth Day service as king, issuing a call for unity to tackle the globe's most pressing issues.