At least 54 dead after trawler sinks off Russian coast

At least 54 dead after trawler sinks off Russian coast


At least 54 dead after trawler sinks off Russian coast

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 10:31 PM PDT

At least 54 people are killed and 26 remain missing after a Russian freezer trawler sank near eastern Russia on Thursday morning. The Dalniy Vostok freezer trawler sank in the Sea of Okhotsk,...
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4 people were killed, 30 injured in fiery blast at Mexico oil rig

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 08:26 PM PDT

An explosion and a fire erupted on an offshore oil platform operated by Mexico's oil giant PEMEX on Wednesday, killing at least 4 workers and injuring 30 others. 300 people were evacuated....
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Huge sandstorm envelopes Qinghai

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 08:51 AM PDT

A massive sandstorm enveloped the city of Qinghai, in northwest China, on Tuesday afternoon. Some rather adventurous locals, however, managed to capture visuals of the storm using their phones....
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Inside the Solar Impulse 2’s China visit

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:46 AM PDT

A groundbreaking solar-powered plane, the Solar Impulse 2, successfully landed in China's southwest Chongqing Municipality early on Tuesday morning, after a 20-hour flight from Mandalay,...
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Thai airlines operations are restricted in some countries

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:19 AM PDT

Thai airlines are running into some problems, because they have only met 20 percent of operational criteria set by the International Civil Aviation Organization. Thai airlines are not allowed...
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China’s Internet Plus plan boosting cloud platforms

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 04:16 AM PDT

Entertainment provider LeTV, search engine Baidu and e-commerce giant Alibaba are all developing their own cloud platforms, amid the government's new Internet Plus initiative. The move has...
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China’s 2015 anti-graft campaign “Fox Hunt” kicks off

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 04:16 AM PDT

Wednesday marks the start of China's 2015 anti-corruption campaign, known as “Fox Hunt”. The initiative comes as the Chinese government steps up its efforts to locate and repatriate corrupt...
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Can the AIIB succeed without the U.S.?

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:33 AM PDT

While there are signs that the U.S. is softening its stance on the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), it looks unlikely to join as a founding member. Is this a missed opportunity?...
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Iran nuclear talks pass deadline, extend to Wednesday

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 01:45 AM PDT

In the Swiss city of Lausanne, talks between international negotiators over Iran's nuclear program are set to resume on Wednesday, after passing the midnight Tuesday deadline. Representatives...
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Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigeria’s presidential race

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 11:52 PM PDT

Nigeria's electoral commission has declared that the former military general, Muhammadu Buhari, is the winner of the Presidential election. It's the first time an incumbent Nigerian president...
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