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PCG to make final sweep of ill-fated M/V June Aster's engine room

PCG to make final sweep of ill-fated M/V June Aster's engine room

CALAPAN CITY—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will conduct a final sweep of the engine room of M/V June Aster in Coron, Palawan on Saturday (Sept. 19). This comes after responders successfully removed water and gained access to the flooded…

Woman charged after police intercept drug importation bound for Mildura

ABC News

Woman charged after police intercept drug importation bound for Mildura

Victoria Police arrest and charge a woman in Mildura after an illegal drug importation is intercepted at Melbourne Airport.

ABC News

Daily Trust

Rebuilding the North-East: Ten Years On

It is often said that when knowledge is deployed to solve a problem without personal interest taking precedence, the problem is halfway solved. But when personal interests override the common good, they can undermine even the most potent…

Daily Trust

Body in car for 2 days, dumped, drowned, cremated: How Delhi exec’s death unfolded

Body in car for 2 days, dumped, drowned, cremated: How Delhi exec’s death unfolded

Authorities are delving into the mysterious death of Yuvraj Singh Manchanda, reportedly murdered by former colleagues Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva, who have both been taken into custody due to their prior criminal histories. Investigators…

Baguio artist breaks Guinness record with giant mandala

Baguio artist breaks Guinness record with giant mandala

BAGUIO CITY — Baguio artist Adelaida Guia has earned a Guinness World Records title for creating the largest crocheted mandala by a single person, measuring 6 meters (19 feet) in diameter. Guia said she received an email on Thursday, Sept…

Vietnamese student gives up Western plans to follow his sister to 'China's MIT'

Vietnamese student gives up Western plans to follow his sister to 'China's MIT'

Once set on either the U.K. or the U.S., a Vietnamese student changed his mind and went on to win a place at China's Tsinghua, one of the country's most prestigious universities.

Real estate developers must work closely with municipalities: Housing min official

Real estate developers must work closely with municipalities: Housing min official

Developers must collaborate with city municipalities on essential infrastructure for projects. This collaboration should address water, sewage, and resource consumption impacts. A new public-private approach is needed for urban…

Bohol explores partnership opportunities with British gov't

Bohol explores partnership opportunities with British gov't

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Bohol Provincial Government is exploring opportunities to collaborate with the United Kingdom in education, tarsier conservation, and promotion of the province’s creative industries. Governor Erico Aris Aumentado…

Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa: ‘China should be held accountable for its crimes’

Buenos Aires Times

Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa: ‘China should be held accountable for its crimes’

Dolkun Isa, one of the world’s most prominent Uyghur activists, discusses alleged crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, pressure from Beijing on him and his loved ones and the “universal jurisdiction” legal case unfolding in Argentina. Leer…

Buenos Aires Times

Man killed in HCMC after falling tree branch crushes motorbike during thunderstorm

Man killed in HCMC after falling tree branch crushes motorbike during thunderstorm

A 59-year-old man was killed in Ho Chi Minh City when a large tree branch snapped during a thunderstorm and crushed the motorbike he was riding with his wife on Friday evening.