Sri Lankan firefighters extinguish blaze on container ship
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Firefighters in Sri Lanka on Tuesday extinguished a blaze on a container ship that hadContinue Reading
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China reports surge of new COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou city, triggering flight cancellations
China on Monday reported a sudden surge in COVID-19 infections in the country’s south, with 18 new local cases onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka questions burning cargo ship crew as ecological devastation assessed
Sri Lanka’s criminal investigators began questioning the crew of a burning cargo ship Monday, as the Singapore-registered carrier smouldered forContinue Reading
China re-imposes travel curbs on Guangzhou province after virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday re-imposed anti-coronavirus travel controls on its southern province of Guangdong, announcing anyone leaving theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to sue Singapore ship owners over marine pollution
Sri Lankan authorities Sunday said they will sue the owners of a Singapore-registered cargo carrier which has burned for 11Continue Reading
Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as waves of plastic from burning ship wash ashore
NEGOMBO, SRI LANKA (AFP)- Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning containerContinue Reading
Air India Flight Returns Mid-Air To Delhi After Bat Found In Plane
New Delhi– In an unusual incident, an Air India flight which had taken off from Delhi airport early on ThursdayContinue Reading
Sri Lanka braces for beach pollution as ship burns
Three Indian vessels on Thursday joined the battle to contain a major fire on a container ship off the SriContinue Reading
German researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot risk
(Reuters) – German researchers on Wednesday said that based on laboratory research, they believed they have found the cause ofContinue Reading
Chinese embassy in U.S. says politicising COVID-19 origins hampers investigations
Politicising the origins of COVID-19 would hamper further investigations and undermine global efforts to curb the pandemic, China’s U.S. embassyContinue Reading
