A general view of fire and smoke in Saint Helier following an explosion on the island of Jersey, Channel Islands Dec 10, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. (DANIEL HUNT / VIA REUTERS) LONDON – Three people were killed and around a dozen others remain missing after an explosion early […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, June 17, 2022. (GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP) DUBLIN – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Dublin on Thursday that there can be no hard border on […]
A local resident walks past a damaged vehicle on the island of Ischia on Nov 26, 2022, following heavy rains that caused a landslide. (CIRO FUSCO / ANSA / AFP) ROME – At least one person died and several others went missing on the island of Ischia in southern Italy on Saturday, after heavy rains […]
This handout picture released by the Rapanui Municipality shows Moais – stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture – affected by a fire at the Rapa Nui National Park in Easter Island, Chile, on Oct 6, 2022. (RAPANUI MUNICIPALITY / AFP) SANTIAGO – A forest fire on Chile's Easter Island in early October damaged at […]
TOKYO & SINGAPORE, Sep 21, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – STAR ISLAND Singapore Countdown Edition returns December 31 to The Float at Marina Bay. The one and only futuristic fireworks entertainment display will be held for the first time in three years against the iconic Marina Bay city skyline. Colorful HANABI hand-crafted fireworks […]
TOKYO & SINGAPORE, Sep 20, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd. (“JCB”), Japan’s only international payment brand, will sponsor STAR ISLAND SINGAPORE COUNTDOWN EDITION 2022-2023 Presented by JCB (“STAR ISLAND”), which will be held by Avex Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Avex Asia”), subsidiary wholly owned by Avex Entertainment Inc., from December 25 […]
Editor's note: China Daily presents a series of in-depth reports to analyze how exclusive blocs create divides, conflicts and setbacks in the world, and how the greater international community works to shore up unity, peace and development. People pass by US National flags in Washington, DC on Jan 9, 2021. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) In […]
A colony of penguins is seen on St. Croix island in Algoa Bay outside Port Elizabeth, on July 08, 2020. Nestled half-way along the European-Asian sea route, the bay's deep-water port was a strategically obvious choice for South Africa's first offshore bunkering operation, which started in 2016. Conservationists have voiced concern about ships fuelling at […]
Tourists arrive to the Mataveri international airport in Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile on Aug 4, 2022. (MIGUEL SANCHEZ / AFP) SANTIAGO / WASHINGTON – Chile's Easter Island received its first group of tourists on Thursday after closing its borders for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Easter Island, over 3,219 km from […]