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Peru evacuates 1,600 tourists from Machu Picchu amid protest
Peru has evacuated around 1,600 tourists from a train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after a local protest ...Death toll rises as Portugal observes day of mourning after funicular crash
Portugal was observing a national day of mourning on Thursday, a day after a famous Lisbon funicular derailed and killed 17 people ...At least 70 killed in capsize of migrant boat off West Africa, Gambia says
At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia’s foreign affairs ministry ...India, China agree to resume direct flights, boost business links
India and China agreed on Tuesday to resume direct flights and step up trade and investment flows as the neighbours rebuild ties ...Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike
Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses ...Russian plane crashes in Russia’s far east, nearly 50 people on board feared dead
An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people crashed in Russia’s far east on Thursday and initial information suggested that everyone ...Fuel switches on Air India flight cut off moments before fatal crash: Report
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from ...Indonesia resumes search for 30 missing ferry passengers
By Sultan Anshori Reuters Indonesian rescuers are battling strong currents on Friday as they resume the search for 30 people still missing ...Low water levels hamper shipping in Germany’s Rhine River as heat wave continues
A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany’s Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs for cargo ...Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia as dispute deepens
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, Associated Press Thailand began imposing land border restrictions Monday including blocking tourists heading into Cambodia as the two countries ...