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Russian strike kills six, including toddler, in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» SLOVIANSK (UKRAINE) - Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on Friday, killing six people including a toddler who was pulled out of the rubble but died in an ambulance on the way to hospital, police said.
Building fever grips Greece as tourism booms
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» PAROS, Greece: It's early morning in the picturesque village of Naoussa on the Greek island of Paros, and jackhammers are already echoing as locals ready for what they hope will be a record tourist season.
Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» WAWONII, Indonesia: Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia's Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in the forest clearing below.
Philippines seeks help with oil spill
Published on 11/03/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines has sought help from Japan and the United States as authorities struggle to contain and clean up an oil spill 10 days after a tanker sank.
Markets in turmoil as US closes Silicon Valley Bank
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» SANTA CLARA (UNITED STATES) - US regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank on Friday in a spectacular move that sent global banking shares into turmoil, as markets fretted over possible contagion from the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis.
Dozens sick after Philippine oil spill
Published on 08/03/2023
» MANILA: Dozens of people in the Philippines have fallen ill after oil from a sunken tanker washed up on their shores, officials said Wednesday, as authorities struggled to reach the leaking vessel.
Victims wash ashore after deadly Italy shipwreck
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» CUTRO, Italy: Italy's coastguard on Monday searched the sea and beaches for bodies following a shipwreck off Calabria, as the death toll rose to 62 and charities cared for children who witnessed loved ones drowning.
Remote 'Banshees' islands reap Oscars tourism boom
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» ACHILL (IRELAND) - Colin Farrell had many people to thank following his best actor win at the Golden Globes for "The Banshees of Inisherin". He made a point of mentioning the locals of Achill Island and Inis Mor.
Turkey's once mighty developers under fire after quake
AFP, Published on 13/02/2023
» ANKARA - Their mugshots are everywhere: a Turkish developer arrested while trying to flee the country and two colleagues connected to a luxurious apartment tower that crumbled in Monday's disastrous quake.
Ecuador votes on extradition amid crime boom
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» QUITO - Ecuadorans voted in a referendum Sunday that will decide whether or not to allow extradition of citizens linked to organized crime in a country rocked by a dramatic increase in violence.