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A boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar killed at least 19 people, and searches were under way to locate 66 passengers who remained unaccounted for, the country's maritime agency said on Tuesday.
December, 2021
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22 December
Does the US have the right to sail warships through the South China Sea? And can China stop them?
China and the US have differing interpretations of the law of the sea – and this is fuelling deep distrust and suspicion.
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22 December
Romanian crowd tries to storm parliament in protest at COVID-19 pass
Romanian protesters tried to force their way into parliament on Tuesday, blocking traffic and vandalising some cars in the capital Bucharest in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from making a COVID-19 health pass mandatory for workers.
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22 December
Trafalgar Square’s New Year’s Eve celebrations have been cancelled
After a November announcement confirming that the capital’s official New Year’s Eve celebrations would take place in Trafalgar Square, the Mayor of London has had to put the kibosh on party plans due to sky-rocketing Omicron cases in London.
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22 December
Xi extends condolences to Duterte over Typhoon Rai in Philippines
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday extended condolences to his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, over Typhoon Rai that battered the Philippines last week. Xi said he was shocked to learn that the Philippines was hit by the typhoon,
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22 December
Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn
Scenes of devastation lined roads in the Philippines, days after a powerful typhoon hit its central and southern regions. Officials and residents that bore the brunt of the disaster pleaded for food,
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22 December
Putin blames West for tensions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for escalating tensions in Europe, saying it had incorrectly assessed the outcome of the Cold War.
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22 December
Xinhua world news summary at 1130 GMT, Dec. 21
WINDHOEK — Eight Namibians lost their lives to human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in 2021 compared to two cases recorded in 2020 and six in 2019, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said Tuesday. Muyunda said four of the fatalities recorded this year were from crocodile attacks while two …
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22 December
Dubai ruler must pay $A1 billion to wife
The ruler of Dubai has been ordered to pay an eye-watering sum to his former wife and their two children – in the largest award of its kind by an English court.
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22 December
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos petition gets millions of signatures to overturn 110 year prison sentence
A petition to show leniency towards a truck driver who accidentally killed four people has passed 4.5 million signatures.