Feb 17 — Four Chagos islanders have landed on one of the Indian Ocean archipelago’s atolls to establish what they say will be a permanent settlement, a move they hope will complicate a British plan to transfer the territory to Mauritius. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com
KYIV, Feb 17 — Ukrainian drones hit the Taman oil terminal in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region and a chemicals plant in the Perm region near the Ural mountains overnight, Ukraine’s SBU domestic security service said on Tuesday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com
DHAKA, Feb 17 — Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday, marking an important political shift in the South Asian nation following a period of turmoil. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com
MARSEILLE, France, Feb 17 — French authorities have let the seized oil tanker GRINCH leave territorial waters after the company owning the vessel had to pay a penalty worth «several million euros,» French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com
SYDNEY, Feb 17 — Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread destruction in the capital Wellington since the weekend moved south. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com