PHILO PHOTO: People are seen on a shopping street, amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Windsor, UK 5 August 2020. REUTERS / Toby Melville (Reuters) – The UK’s official COVID-19 daily death toll could be scrapped following an investigation into the UK Public Health’s method of toll counting, …
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NIAMEY (Reuters) – Motorcycle gunmen killed six French aid workers, a Nigerian guide and a driver at a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, officials said. PHILO PHOTO: Men resting on the banks of the Niger River in Niamey, Niger, February 20, 2016. REUTERS / Joe Penney The group was …
Read More »Navy in Ecuador investigates large Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos
ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy oversees a massive Chinese fishing fleet operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, thanks to the environmental impact of fishing in ‘ t area of the ecologically sensitive islands. A fishing boat is spotted from an Ecuadorian navy plane after …
Read More »Factbox: Countries run around Lebanon after the Beirut explosion
(Reuters) – Countries and international organizations send aid to Lebanon after a massive explosion in Beirut killed at least 158 people and injured 6,000. A general view shows damage after Tuesday’s explosion in the port area of Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay Below are details on …
Read More »‘I do not want to fly again’: Surviving’s worst crash in 10 years
NEW DELHI / KOCHI, India (Reuters) – Sitting on the last row of the plane, Muhammed Junaid felt something was wrong when Air India Express flight IX 1344 from Dubai ran through strong winds as it headed south. Indian city of Kozhikode late on Friday. A security official inspects the …
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