Two people taking part in Australia’s annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died in separate incidents, according to police. Both crew members died in separate incidents after being hit by a boom – the large pole attached horizontally to the bottom of a sail. The event’s organisers said the incidents happened on the Flying […]
Warnings of an imminent risk of famine are rising in parts of Gaza. That’s due to Israel’s attacks and blocking of humanitarian aid and food supplies. Malnutrition is affecting many people – in particular children, with long-term risks to their health. Is Israel using starvation as a weapon of war? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Arwa
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Memorials were held for the victims of the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region, killing more than 200,000 people in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. On December 26, 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake off Indonesia’s western tip generated a series of massive waves that pummelled the coastline of 14 countries from Indonesia to
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At exactly 1 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s military leadership issued an order that unleashed one of the most intense bombing campaigns in contemporary warfare. Effective immediately, the order granted mid-ranking Israeli officers the authority to strike thousands of militants and military sites that had never been a priority in previous wars in Gaza.
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Former major of Taipei Ko Wen-je has been indicted over property development and campaign finance scandals. Taiwan’s former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je has been charged for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing political donations. Ko was indicted by prosecutors on Thursday following probes into alleged corruption in the redevelopment of a shopping centre in Taipei during
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In the early hours of Christmas, Russia launched waves of missiles and drones against Ukrainian cities and critical energy infrastructure. The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people’s access to heat and electricity during winter and to jeopardize the safety of its grid. Let me be clear: the Ukrainian people
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Suspected riot erupts inside a prison in capital Maputo, with some officials denying the incident is linked to post-election unrest. A suspected riot inside a jail in Mozambique’s capital has left at least 33 people dead and 15 injured, while more than 1,500 prisoners escaped, authorities said. Police general commander Bernardino Rafael on Wednesday said
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Lava continues to spew from one of the world’s most active volcanoes, days after the eruption of Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island began. The eruption, which began on Monday, has stayed within the mountain’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Live images broadcast online by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed a burst
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Dozens feared dead as Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashes in Kazakhstan Financial Times Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead Reuters Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash: Bird strike may have caused emergency, forcing flight to take alternate The Times of India Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors Yahoo! Voices Azerbaijan Airlines Passenger Plane
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DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Authorities says 27 survivors hospitalised after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes near the city of Aktau. A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, the Central Asian country’s Emergencies Ministry said in a statement. Flight number J2-8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft with 62 passengers and
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