Eight dead after South Korean chemicals tanker capsizes off Japan
Eight people died after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off Japan on Wednesday, the coast guard said, reversing its earlier statements that they were rescued.
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IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.
Barren Fields and Empty Stomachs: Afghanistan’s Long, Punishing Drought
They awake in the mornings to find another family has left. Half of one village, the entirety of the next have departed in the years since the water dried up — in search of jobs, of food, of any means of survival. Those who remain pick apart the abandoned homes and burn the bits for firewood.
11 Indonesians survive days at sea after boat capsizes, 22 still missing
Eleven Indonesian fishermen survived after three days at sea clinging to their capsized boat, rescuers said on Wednesday, as they searched for at least 22 crew still missing after the weekend incident that left two dead.
At least 2 are dead and 24 missing after a fishing boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A fishing boat carrying 37 people capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least two people and leaving 24 others missing, rescuers said Wednesday.
In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of moving to the city grows even stronger amid climate shocks
CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to learn Korean and would love to visit Seoul. Trung wants to be a singer.
Indonesia to deport Japanese man accused of role in $90 million investment fraud
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — A Japanese man accused of helping to run a $90 million investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday.
The monster wins one at last as ‘Godzilla Minus One’ nabs the Oscar for visual effects
Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed.