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Moscow May Day parade lauds Putin as more Ukraine buildings seized

(Reuters) – Russia staged a huge May Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square for the first time since the Soviet era on Thursday, with workers holding banners proclaiming support for President Vladimir Putin after the seizure of territory from neighboringUkraine. Thousands of trade unionists marched with Russian flags and flags of Putin’s ruling United Russia party onto the giant square beneath the Kremlin walls, past the red granite mausoleum of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin. Many banners displayed traditional […]

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European union rejects bid to ban Filipino seafarers

European Union member states have rejected a proposal to ban Filipino seafarers, instead, they will continue to recognize the Filipino seafarers’ certificates of competency. Industry leaders said that the maritime industry will lose well-trained personnel once the Filipino seafarers were banned.

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Gaping sinkhole swallows cars and forces evacuations in Baltimore

(Reuters) — A giant sinkhole opened on a rain-soaked street in Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday (April 30). The large crater swallowed up part of a street and several parked cars and buried train tracks under a pile of rubble. According to local media, witnesses said the ground shook as the sinkhole expanded and it sounded like the rumble of a train. There were no reports of injuries. Officials have urged residents to stay away from the area.

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Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails In Virginia, Leaks Into River

(Reuters) — A CSX Corp train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia on Wednesday (April 30), spilling oil into the James River and forcing the evacuation of hundreds. CSX said 15 cars derailed at 2:30 p.m. EDT on a train traveling from Chicago to Virginia. Photos and video footage from the scene showed high flames and a large plume of black smoke. Officials said there were no injuries, but some 300 to 350 people in […]

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Ukraine’s military on full combat alert as separatists rage in the east

Ukraine’s military is “on full combat alert” against a possible Russian invasion, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said. His comments came after pro-Russian gunmen seized more buildings in the country’s east. Speaking to a ministerial meeting on Wednesday in Kyiv, interim President Turchynov said, “Our armed forces are on full combat alert,” adding that “the threat of Russia starting a war against mainland Ukraine is real.” Ukraine’s defense forces have been on high alert for […]

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U.S. tornadoes kill 34, threaten more damage in South

(Reuters) – At least 34 people across six states were killed in tornadoes unleashed by a ferocious storm system that razed neighborhoods and threatened more destruction in heavily populated parts of the U.S. South on Tuesday. In Arkansas and Mississippi, the hardest hit states, there have been 27 confirmed storm-related deaths and more than 200 people injured over the last three days as tornadoes reduced homes to splinters, snapped trees like twigs and sent trucks […]

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U.S. President Obama returns to the U.S. after week-long Asian trip

(Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama returned to the United States Tuesday (April 29) after a week-long, four-country tour of Asia. The U.S. president’s clear aim was to demonstrate that his long-promised strategic shift towards Asia and the Pacific, widely seen as aimed at countering China’s rising influence, was real. Early reviews from the region were mixed. Japan, Obama‘s first stop, set the tone for a glass-half-full/glass-half-empty dynamic that characterized the trip. He was notably unable to announce a two-way trade deal with Japan, despite an […]

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South Korean President apologizes for Sewol tragedy

South Korean President Park Gyeun-he apologized for her government’s failure in preventing the ferry Sewol incident last April 16, saying that the initial response have been insufficient. The death toll is now officially at 193. According to various reports, most of the dead or missing were high school students, who were onboard the Sewol for a school field trip. Click video for more details.

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Analyzing the Sewol Ferry Disaster

ONE of the most recent and tragic maritime accidents in South Korea is the sinking of the MV Sewol which occurred on April 16, 2014 while en route to the popular tourist destination Jeju Island from the city of Incheon, just near the capital Seoul. While carrying 476 passengers, the ferry capsized. Most of the passengers of the ill-fated ferry were secondary school students of the Danwon National High School in Ansan City. Many passengers […]

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