“About 10 persons have been rescued, while more than 40 passengers remain missing,” the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement.
The boat was reportedly en route to Goronyo Market when it overturned.
NEMA…
Category: 2. World
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Mexicans Rally against Israel’s Genocide in Gaza – World news
On Sunday, demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and carried banners condemning the Zionist regime’s crimes. They chanted slogans against the deliberate starvation of Palestinian children, highlighting the worsening humanitarian disaster under…
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Israeli airstrikes knock out power station south of Sana’a
Abdullatif Al-washali
Press TV, Sana’aAfter weeks of relative calm, Israeli airstrikes have once again targeted the Yemeni capital.
The Haziz power station south of Sana’a…
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Strikes, protests shake Israel’s political landscape
Naqaa Hamed
Press TV, Ramallah
Strike and mass demonstrations sweep Israeli cities, bringing large public sectors to a halt.
Protesters rallied against the policies of…
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Londoners commemorate Arbaeen, voice solidarity with Palestinians
Saeed Pourreza
Press TV, LondonThousands have joined the annual Arbaeen procession, commemorating the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossain, the grandson…
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Man saw kaleidoscopic light before going blind
Oli Constable, Katie Roberts and George SandemanBBC News
When Calum Macdonald arrived at the Vietnamese border, he couldn’t read the administrative forms in front of him. All he could see was a “kaleidoscopic blinding light”.
He had just stepped…
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White House announces schedule of Trump meeting with Zelensky
The start of a multilateral meeting between the US President and European leaders is scheduled for 07:00 p.m. GMT.
The meeting between Trump and Zelensky will focus on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. French President Emmanuel Macron,…
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Qantas hit with record fine for illegal layoffs during pandemic
An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union said it welcomed the penalty, which is the…
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US helped Netanyahu’s cyber chief evade child sex crime charges: Report
A recent report has revealed that Donald Trump’s administration helped one of the Israeli prime minister’s top cyberwarfare officials evade child sex crime charges, released him, and returned him to Israeli-occupied…
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Swatch apologises for ‘slanted eyes’ ad after uproar in China
Koh EweBBC News, Singapore
ReutersSwiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted uproar among Chinese social media users.
Critics said the pose resembled the…
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