Damaged water pipe in Singapore floods parts of Marine Parade
A damaged water pipe led to flooding in parts of Marine Parade, including Marine Drive and Still Road South, on Friday morning.
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Indonesia and Philippines must clean up their nickel mines
The report highlighted the poor working conditions prevalent in nickel smelters, primarily located on the islands of Sulawesi and Maluku, where workers face harsh treatment including arbitrary wage deductions, violence and constant surveillance.
Japan calls Russia’s denial of alleged airspace intrusion ‘extremely regrettable’
Moscow had earlier claimed one of its military aircraft did not violate Japanese airspace near the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, with Maria Zakharova, director of the Russian foreign ministry’s information and press department, telling an online press conference on Wednesday that Moscow could not confirm the alleged flight over waters in the Sea of Japan by an IL-38 patrol plane on September 23.
Nepalese grapple with loss after floods kill over 200 people
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Bishworaj Khadka, a cook in Lalitpur, could hear the Nakhu River becoming louder and louder as he sat with his wife and daughter-in-law in their house situated at the river’s edge. It hadn’t stopped raining for about 12 hours and the swollen river was getting dangerously close.
Ireland reveals how it plans to spend ‘transformational’ $14 billion Apple tax windfall
Ireland's government has outlined how it intends to spend 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in Apple back taxes — a windfall that Dublin actually spent several years fighting to avoid.
More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal?
Working-class riverside communities bear the brunt of Kathmandu’s floods, worsened by climate change and poor urban planning.