The number of people who died after a motorized wooden boat caught fire and capsized in the Congo River in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 148, officials said on Friday.
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China and Cambodia agree on financing for a 94-mile canal linking the Mekong to the Gulf of Thailand
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency by linking a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom…
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Forgotten Indian explorer who uncovered an ancient civilisation
Cherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai
AlamyRakhaldas Banerjee is credited with making one of the most important discoveries in world history An Indian archaeologist, whose career was marked by brilliance and controversy, made one of the world’s greatest…
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Pupy the elephant arrives at her new home in Brazil
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pupy the elephant arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday following a 2,700-kilometer (1,680-mile) overland journey from a zoo converted into…
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Russian advances in Ukraine slow down despite growing force size Al Jazeera
- The situation 1126 – 16. April 2025 SPARTANAT.com
- The Russia-Ukraine War Report…
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Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the…
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Yemen’s Houthis vow to continue attacks after more than 70 killed in US airstrikes on port
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The death toll from US airstrikes on an oil port in western Yemen has risen to at least 74 people, the Houthi-run health ministry reported, marking the deadliest day…
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Gaza doctor describes daily struggle after health system collapse
Yolande KnellBBC Middle East Correspondent
BBCDr Sukkar says life in Gaza feels “like a nightmare that doesn’t end” Healthcare in the Gaza Strip is itself a casualty of 18 months of war between Israel and Hamas. With doctors struggling to cope, the…
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