by admin | Jul 4, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press MOSCOW: A Russian fighter jet crashed on Tuesday during a training mission off the country’s Pacific coast and the fate of its two crew members wasn’t immediately known. The Russian military said that the MiG-31 fell into the Avacha Bay on...
by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] When hundreds of birds were found dead along Mexico’s Pacific coast earlier this year, experts immediately suspected avian flu.But the government said Thursday that the warming Pacific ocean currents associated with El Niño, not bird flu, were responsible...
by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP WELLINGTON: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued, US monitoring agencies said. The earthquake struck shortly after 7:00 am (1800 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 167...
by admin | May 23, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has dismissed three cabin crew members after a passenger accused them of discriminating against non-English speakers, in a case that drew criticism from Chinese state media. Airline CEO Ronald...
by admin | May 19, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP NOUMEA: New Caledonia lifted its tsunami warning to citizens after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday in the Pacific Ocean southeast of the territory. The quake was detected some 340 kilometres east of Vao city in New Caledonia, a French Pacific...