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December 03, 2024
Vietnamese tycoon in race to raise $9bn to avoid execution
BHOPAL, India — Forty years ago, an Indian city became the site of one of the world's worst industrial disasters.On the night of 2 December, 1984, a poisonous gas leaked from Union Carbide India's pesticide plant in Bhopal, enveloping the central Indian city in a deadly fog that killed thousands and poisoned about half a million people.According to government estimates, around 3,500 people died within days of the gas leak and more than 15,000 in the years since. But activists say that the death toll is much higher, and that victims continue to suffer from the side-effects of being poisoned.In 2010, an Indian court convicted seven former managers at the plant, handing down minor fines and brief prison sentences. But many victims and campaigners say that justice has still not been...
December 03, 2024
40 years since world's deadliest gas leak killed thousands in India
December 03, 2024
Australian police seize $500m of cocaine after boat breaks down
December 02, 2024
Three dead and dozens sick after eating sea turtle stew in Philippines
December 02, 2024
Australian woman finds deadly tiger snake at her feet while driving 80 km per hour
November 29, 2024
China investigates a top military official as Xi broadens purge of PLA generals
November 29, 2024
Russian defense minister visit North Korea to expand military cooperation
November 29, 2024
China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges
November 29, 2024
Crashed NZ warship was left on autopilot, inquiry finds
November 29, 2024
Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats
