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Indonesia shuts 172 illegal railway crossings as accidents top 1,000 in three years
JAKARTA, May 23 — Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation has started closing 172 unauthorised railway level crossings as part of efforts to enhance rail safety and reduce accidents involving road users, […]
Pope Leo decries ‘dizzying’ profits earned by companies that pollute
ACERRA (Italy), May 23 — Pope Leo today called out companies who seek “dizzying” profits at the cost of environmental pollution, on a visit to an area in Italy known […]
Hundreds rally in Taipei for defence spending after parliament cuts funds
TAIPEI, May 23 — Hundreds of people rallied in central Taipei on Saturday in support of government plans to increase defence spending, after the opposition controlled parliament approved only two-thirds […]
US jury finds Boeing not guilty in 737 MAX grounding lawsuit
NEW YORK, May 23 — A US jury found Friday that aerospace giant Boeing was not liable for lost revenue in a lawsuit involving its 737 MAX jets, which were […]
Greek activist claims no Gaza aid flotilla participant escaped being tortured by Israel
ATHENS, May 23 — Greek activists who were illegally detained by Israel on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla arrived Friday in Athens and recounted Israeli mistreatment and torture during their […]
Xi Jinping orders probe after one of China’s deadliest mine blasts kills at least 90 in Shanxi
BEIJING, May 23 — The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media CCTV reported on Saturday. […]
Xi Jinping orders probe after one of China’s deadliest mine blasts kills at least 82 in Shanxi
BEIJING, May 23 — The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province has jumped to at least 82, state media Xinhua reported […]
Who killed Trump’s AI order? Musk says it wasn’t him
WASHINGTON, May 23 — Speculation swirled yesterday over the last-minute collapse of President Donald Trump’s planned executive order on powerful AI models, with fingers pointing at the president’s allies in […]
Ebola risk now at highest level in DR Congo, says WHO
GENEVA, May 23 —The risk from the deadly Ebola outbreak has been raised to the highest level for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said yesterdy, as […]
WHO: New hantavirus case confirmed in Netherlands crew member
GENEVA, May 23 — A member of the MV Hondius cruise ship crew who disembarked in Spain’s Canary Islands and was repatriated to the Netherlands was confirmed Friday as a […]