Battle For Khartoum Wrecks Key Sudan Oil Refinery

Battle For Khartoum Wrecks Key Sudan Oil Refinery

The once-pristine white oil tanks of Sudan’s largest refinery have been blackened by nearly two years of devastating war, leaving the country heavily dependent on fuel imports it can ill afford. The Chinese-built Al-Jaili refinery, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) north of Khartoum, was captured by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), just days after…

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Fear And Tears As Storm Boris Wrecks Czech Town

Fear And Tears As Storm Boris Wrecks Czech Town

Marek Prochazka will turn 50 on Wednesday, but he won’t be celebrating, with his home town in the Czech Republic once again ravaged by floods. The town of Krnov on the border with Poland was hit by a devastating wave of stormwater Sunday as the Opava and Opavice rivers rose to record levels. Picking his…

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Malaysia Searches Chinese Ship Suspected Of Looting WWII Wrecks

Malaysia Searches Chinese Ship Suspected Of Looting WWII Wrecks

Malaysia detained a Chinese vessel suspected of looting two World War II shipwrecks AFP Malaysia’s coast guard said on Tuesday authorities were questioning the crew of a Chinese vessel detained on suspicion of looting two British World War II shipwrecks. Officers discovered unexploded shells upon boarding the Chinese-registered vessel, which was detained for illegal anchorage…

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