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Thai officials seize 238 tons of illegal e-waste at Bangkok port

In a press conference on Wednesday, Thai officials said local authorities had seized 238 tons of electronic waste hidden in ten storage containers falsely declared as metal scrap. According to Theeraj Athanavanich,…

File photo of e-waste awaiting special processing.
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Massive power outage hits Spain, Portugal

On Monday, April 28, at 12:33 CEST (1033 UTC) local time, Spain’s power grid lost 15GW, the equivalent of 60% of its national demand, within five seconds. As a result, the strain caused a shutdown of the cross-border…

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Lion mauls, kills teenage girl in Kenya

On Saturday, April 19, a female lion killed a 14-year-old girl at a ranch located south of Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The attack occurred…

Explosion occurs near railway offices in Athens, Greece

Late on Friday, an explosion occurred in Athens, Greece after tips were given to local media outlets. The explosion occurred in an area near the offices of the railway company Hellenic Train, which were damaged in the…

China Eastern jet with 132 onboard crashes in Guangxi

Today, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed in the mountains of Guangxi near Wuzhou. The Civil Aviation Administration of China confirmed the crash and reported that there were 123 passengers and 9 crew members on…

ICJ orders Russia to stop Ukrainian invasion 'immediately'

On Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) directed Russia to "immediately suspend the military operations" in Ukraine in a 13–2 vote of representatives. The ruling against the Russian invasion of Ukraine…