As reported by Yrd.com, a Bahrain-born banker who founded Malaysia’s fifth-largest bank was shot to death in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police said Tuesday, fueling concerns about rising crime in the Southeast Asian country. Read Article
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Gov.uk reported that, the typhoon season runs from June to December with most activity between July and September. See Typhoons. See Typhoons. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to the exclusion zones around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility identified by the Japanese authorities. Read Article
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Channelnewsasia.com reported that, at least 47 people were killed and almost 300 injured when two shallow earthquakes struck northwest China early Monday, an official told AFP, as rescuers battled to reach survivors in the remote, mountainous area. “More than 21,000 buildings were severely damaged and more than 1,200 have collapsed,” said the official at the […]
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The Guardian reports that four people have drowned after another asylum seeker boat sank in rough seas off Christmas Island on Tuesday. Navy search and rescue services pulled 144 people from the water and recovered the bodies of four others. The vessel was being escorted to Christmas Island by Navy boats HMAS Albany and HMAS […]
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Gulftoday.ae reports that an Asian man was killed on the first day of Ramadan while another sustained severe injuries in a separate accident, prompting a senior traffic police officer to urge drivers to check their speed. The Asian was killed at Arabian Ranches at 8:30am on Wednesday, following a collision between two vehicles in a […]
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As reported by Usatoday.com, an Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed on landing at San Francisco’s airport Saturday, killing two passengers, injuring more than 180 and and forcing dozens of frightened passengers and crew to scamper from the aircraft using inflatable emergency exit slides. One passenger remained unaccounted for late Saturday afternoon. There were 307 […]
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Dailymirror.lk reports that a 29-year-old Chinese is reported to have died yesterday after he fell off a flyover, which was above 50 feet above the ground. He was one of those employed in the construction of the flyover at Mirijjawila in Hambanthota and fell to the ground with the crane which he was operating at […]
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Eturbonews.com reported that, UK government has issued new travel advice for Singapore. The warning was prompted by high levels of pollution from land clearance fires in Indonesia. “Since 17 June Singapore has been experiencing high levels of pollution (“haze”) from land clearance fires in Indonesia. We advise all travelers and British residents in Singapore to […]
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Arabnews.com reported that passengers arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are being monitored through a scanning machine to ensure that they are free from coronavirus, according to a Filipino passenger from Saudi Arabia. “It was after I heard the news on the radio that coronavirus has spread to other countries that I realized why […]
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The Straits Times reports that a Hong Kong tourist died on Tuesday after a metal archway fell on him at the grounds of the 2013 Audi Fashion Festival last week. According to the Lianhe Wanbao, the incident happened on May 16 at about 9.45am at the Marina Promenade, where the event was held. The 34-year-old […]
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