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Indonesians scour waters for dozens missing after speed boat crash
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A 280-strong search-and-rescue team scoured the waters off an Indonesian island for dozens missing on Thursday, a day after a speedboat carrying mostly migrant workers struck a reef and sank, the national disaster mitigation agency said. [restrict] The accident happened as the boat was heading from the southern Malaysian state of Johor […]
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UN calls for end of impunity for crimes against journalists
Warning that impunity for crimes against journalists is rampant, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for immediate action to secure justice in cases where journalists have been attacked or killed and for concrete steps from all countries to ensure that media professionals are guaranteed space to operate free from harassment and intimidation. [restrict] November […]
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Refurbished Emergency Operations Centres strengthen disaster response in Fiji
Nadi, Fiji – The newly refurbished Nadi District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), and the Western Division EOC Planning Office and Divisional Controller’s Office in Lautoka, were opened today by Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management, Meleti Bainimarama, today. [restrict] The refurbishment of the two EOC’s cost FJD $92,236 and […]
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Philippines’ Duterte rails at U.S. ‘monkeys’ for halting gun sale
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte chided the United States on Wednesday for halting the planned sale of 26,000 rifles to his country, calling those behind the decision “fools” and “monkeys” and indicating he might turn to Russia and China instead. Duterte’s tirades against the former colonial power are routine during his speeches and […]
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S Korea prosecutors detain ex-presidential aide amid scandal
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors have detained a former senior aide of President Park Geun-hye as they widen their investigation into a snowballing scandal centering on whether the president’s close friend controlled the government from the shadows, officials said Thursday. [restrict] Ahn Jong-beom is the second person detained in connection with a […]