PHNOM PENH, (APP/AFP) – Cambodia’s sole passenger train resumed a regular weekend service Saturday after being suspended for years, with Prime Minister Hun Sen climbing aboard to inaugurate the first trip. “Today is a very important day for the railway,” John Guiry, Royal Railway Cambodia’s CEO, told AFP before the train rolled out of the […]
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Cambodian passenger train back on track after years-long hiatus
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Colombia’s illegal mining linked to malaria outbreak
BOGOTA, (APP/AFP) – Colombia’s widespread illegal mining is blamed for causing environmental damage and holding workers in slave-like conditions — and now is also being blamed for a malaria outbreak. Critics point to stagnant water buildups at the clandestine sites and poor sanitary conditions at the workers’ camps for an increase in mosquitos spreading the […]
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Nissan recalls 3.8 million cars over faulty airbags
TOKYO, (APP/AFP) – Nissan has said it will recall more than 3.8 million vehicles, mostly in North America, because the passenger-side airbag may not deploy in a crash due to a defect in the seat sensor. The Japanese automaker said the global recall would cover 2013-2017 including some Nissan Altima, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Sentra […]
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Tense protests outside Trump speech in California
BURLINGAME, United States, (APP/AFP) – Hundreds of protesters jostled with police in riot gear Friday outside a California hotel where Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump was to give a speech, forcing the candidate to duck into a back entrance. Protesters broke through barricades set up around the hotel near San Francisco’s international airport where the […]
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Pop goes the weasel as Hadron Collider shuts down
GENEVA, (APP/AFP) – The world’s most powerful particle smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, went offline after a weasel caused a short circuit on a high-voltage transformer. The collider suffered a “severe electrical perturbation” at 5:30 am (0330 GMT) Friday, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said in its daily summary of at the giant […]
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EU announces additional 38 million euros in aid for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (APP/AFP) – The European Union said Friday it was giving an additional 38 million euros in cash aid to Haiti, which is combatting drought and a migration crisis with neighboring Dominican Republic. The funding included 12.2 million euros for food and drinking water to more than 400,000 Haitians, an EU news release said. The […]