At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. The tragedy occurred Saturday just before midnight when authorities spotted a boat, carrying …
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An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers has been killed, police said on Sunday. Juan Lopez was shot dead on Saturday night by …
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Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday morning by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades, with flights, trains and highways suspended …
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Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing restrictions on a wide area of free movement known as the Schengen Zone and stirring anger …
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Russia begins efforts to expel Ukraine from Kursk but counter-attack is yet to gain momentum
by adminA Russian counteroffensive to recover parts of Kursk lost to Ukrainian forces following a surprise, cross-border attack is underway but is yet to gain momentum. Ukraine launched its assault last month, capturing scores of settlements, a move …
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Sierra Leone ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who starred in Beyoncé video, dies aged 29
by adminMichaela Mabinty DePrince, the ballerina born during a civil war in Sierra Leone who performed in Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ visual album, has died aged 29, according to an announcement posted to her official Instagram page. “Her life …
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At least two people have been killed and 29 injured in a train collision in Egypt, the country’s health ministry said Saturday. Thirty ambulances and reinforcement medical teams were sent to the scene of the …
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At least four people have died, thousands of homes have been damaged and hundreds have been evacuated after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe. A slow-moving low pressure system …
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Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities around France on Saturday in support of Gisèle Pélicot, a woman whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over …
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India has a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine. But can it catch up with China?
by adminIndia’s second nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine joined its naval fleet late last month, a move the government says strengthens its nuclear deterrent as New Delhi casts a wary eye at both China and Pakistan. But …