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United Nations (AFP) - The UN General Assembly drew criticism Thursday for its tribute to the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash, with Washington boycotting the gathering. Following a minute's silence, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered his condolences to the families of the victims of the May 19 incident, as well as to the Iranian people. "I wish to assure that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Iranian people and in the quest for peace, development and fundamental freedoms," Guterres said. "For that, the United Nations will be guided ...
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Richard Sherman, the iconic Disney songwriter responsible for some of the most memorable soundtracks of childhood, has died at age 95. The Walt Disney Co. announced Sherman’s death due to age-related illness on Saturday (May 25) in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Generations of moviegoers and theme park guests have been introduced to the world of Disney through the Sherman brothers’ magnificent and timeless songs. Even today, the duo’s work remains the quintessential lyrical voice of Walt Disney,” the company said in a statement on its website. “Richard Sherman was the embodiment of what it means to be...
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Severe turbulence that hit a Singapore Airlines flight from London has resulted in one death and several injuries. What happened on board the Boeing 777-300ER flight to Singapore is still not clear. Airline tracking websites have noted that the aircraft dropped around 1,800 metres in three minutes when it flew into the rough air beyond the Bay of Bengal. Fatalities and serious injuries from turbulence happen rarely. Flight crews can often predict bad weather and rough air in advance and are trained to deal with the effects. How dangerous is turbulence on a flight?“Injuries from severe turbulen...
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Hundreds of mourners took to the streets of Tabriz on Tuesday to pay their respects to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Among the dead were Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, a senior cleric from Tabriz, a Revolutionary Guard official and three crew members, Iran's state media IRNA reported.
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The protest in Piazza La Scala put 172 cardboard coffins on the ground to remember all of the workers who lost their lives last year in the northern Lombardy region. The UIL labour union has stressed the need for both the government and businesses to take greater measures to safeguard workers. Enrico Vezza, the leader of the UIL union, described the day as one of anger and anguish, highlighting that behind each coffin lay the identities of individual people. He noted that 41 workers had already died in Lombardy this year. Under the banner of "Zero Deaths," the union's campaign seeks to draw at...
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The Investigative Committee, Russia’s principal criminal investigations agency, said that six individuals rescued from the bus were in a serious condition. One dead and seven missing following Japanese navy helicopter crash in Pacific OceanAccording to Russian news accounts, the city bus, carrying 15 passengers, breached a barrier and drove into the Moika River in central St. Petersburg. Remarkably, six occupants managed to escape the sinking vehicle. Surveillance footage disseminated by Russian media captured the bus speeding, executing a sharp turn onto the bridge, colliding with another veh...
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Heatwaves have caused school closures for millions of children and triggered health warnings across South and Southeast Asia. Temperature records don’t show the whole story, however, with high humidity making it much harder for people to keep cool. These dangerous conditions increase the chances of exhaustion and heatstroke and can even be deadly. Severe heatwaves have already been blamed for almost three dozen deaths across the region. “Thousands of records are being brutalized all over Asia, which is by far the most extreme event in world climatic history,” weather historian Maximiliano Herr...
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By Hillary ORINDE et Kate OGLESBY Nairobi (AFP) - Le Kenya et la Tanzanie se préparent jeudi à l'arrivée du cyclone Hidaya après des pluies torrentielles qui ont dévasté l'Afrique de l'Est, provoquant la mort de plus de 350 personnes et poussant des dizaines de milliers d'autres à quitter leurs foyers. Les inondations qui ont déjà coûté la vie à plus de 188 personnes au Kenya depuis mars, ont également déclenché le déplacement de 165.000 personnes et 90 sont portées disparues, a indiqué le ministère de l'Intérieur. Le gouvernement a exhorté la population à demeurer en alerte. "La région côtièr...
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By Hillary ORINDE et Kate OGLESBY Nairobi (AFP) - Le Kenya et la Tanzanie se préparent jeudi à l'arrivée du cyclone Hidaya après des pluies torrentielles qui ont dévasté l'Afrique de l'Est, provoquant la mort de plus de 350 personnes et poussant des dizaines de milliers de personnes à quitter leurs foyers. Les inondations qui ont déjà côuté la vie à plus de 188 personnes au Kenya depuis mars, ont également déclenché le déplacement de 165.000 personnes et 90 sont portées disparues, a indiqué le ministère de l'Intérieur. De son côté, le gouvernement a exhorté les Kényans à demeurer en alerte. "L...
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Washington (AFP) - They can't bring back their children, siblings or partners, but five years on, the families of the 2019 Boeing crash victims want to ensure a similar tragedy never happens again. "We've got French people, Canadians, Americans, Irish, British, we're all there together and we're fighting for something together," Naoise Ryan, holding a photo of her late husband Mick, told reporters on Wednesday. The Irishman was one of 157 killed when a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Ethiopian Airlines plunged into the ground minutes after take-off on March 10, 2019. Ryan is among hundreds of fami...
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