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WSC winner to take part in “Games of Heroes”
The First International Tournament “Games of Heroes” named after Pahlavan Mahmud, being held in Khiva on June 7-9, is attended by athletes from India, Iran, Japan, Russia, the United States, Ukraine, Latvia, Togo and Central Asian countries. …read more Source: Uzbekistan National News...
Death toll rises to 19 in Danube tour boat crash
BUDAPEST: The death toll from last week’s Danube River crash between a sightseeing boat and a cruise ship has risen by four to 19, Hungarian police said Thursday. Police said the body of a female South Korean tourist was found in Budapest, while the remains of one of the two Hungarian crewmen was found at the town of Erd, 21 kilometres (13...
Russia, China to show united front at economic forum
MOSCOW: Chinese President Xi Jinping appears Friday as a guest of honour at Russia’s showcase economic forum, as the two neighbours present a united front in the face of shared troubles with the US. Xi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a three-day visit with Vladimir Putin and described the Russian leader as his “best friend” during a cosy...
Budapest cruise captain already under probe over earlier accident
The Ukrainian captain is reportedly feeling remorse over last week’s Danube riverboat casualties. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: The captain of a Budapest river cruise ship involved in a deadly collision with a sightseeing boat last week is already under investigation over another accident in April, Hungarian prosecutors said Thursday. The death toll...
Hungary boat tragedy captain already under investigation over earlier accidents
After last week’s crash, the 64-year-old Ukrainian captain of the larger Viking Sigyn ship was arrested on suspicion of “endangering waterborne traffic resulting in multiple deaths”. …read more Source: The Times of...
Captain of vessel in Danube boat collision had previous accident
The Ukrainian captain is reportedly feeling remorse over last week’s Danube river boat casualties. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: The Ukrainian captain of a cruise liner involved in a fatal collision with a pleasure boat on the Danube River in Budapest last week had captained a boat in the Netherlands that was in an accident there in April, Hungarian...
Captain of vessel in Danube boat collision had previous accident, say prosecutors
June 06, 2019 10:41 PMBUDAPEST (REUTERS) – The Ukrainian captain of a cruise liner involved in a fatal collision with a pleasure boat on the River Danube in Budapest last week had captained a boat in the Netherlands that was in an accident there in April, Hungarian prosecutors said on Thursday (June 6). …read more Source: The Straits...
Captain of cruise liner involved in Danube boat collision had previous accident -prosecutors
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Ukrainian captain of a cruise liner that collided with a Hungarian pleasure boat on the Danube last week was captain of a boat in the Netherlands that caused an accident there in April, Hungarian prosecutors said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Pope to meet Putin before Vatican Ukraine meeting
Pope Francis will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month. The post Pope to meet Putin before Vatican Ukraine meeting appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
China’s Xi in Russia seeking cooperation amid US tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin praised their countries’ ties during a meeting in the Kremlin on Wednesday, as Beijing and Moscow seek to shore up cooperation amid tensions with the US. Putin said the visit was a “key event” in relations between the two neighbours. “Our relationship will be better and better,”...
