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What we know about the missing OceanGate sub and its expedition

20Jun

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What we know about the missing OceanGate sub and its expedition

The eyes of the world are on an extraordinarily difficult rescue operation to find a missing submersible vessel carrying people to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The five-person submersible had on board crew and paying tourists and was one of 18 "missions" planned by deep sea exploration company OceanGate Expeditions for 2023 and onwards. According to its website, OceanGate successfully completed similar expeditions to the Titanic wreck - which lies 3800 metres below the surface around 685 kilometres south-southeast of the coast of Newfoundland - in 2021 and 2022. The company said the aim of its missions was to document the Titanic and its rate of decay, by collecting images, videos, laser and sonar data. The expeditions were being funded by tourists, with the in...

Early humans left Africa and reached Asia earlier than thought, fossil discovery reveals

14Jun

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Early humans left Africa and reached Asia earlier than thought, fossil discovery reveals

Humans originated in Africa, but when exactly our earliest ancestors left the continent and how they spread around the world has been intensely debated by archaeologists. Two fossils unearthed in a cave in northern Laos suggest that Homo sapiens, our own species, was living in the region some 86,000 years ago, according to a new study involving Australian researchers. The finding challenges the prevailing idea that humans' path across the globe was linear and took place in a single wave about 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. "Chances are that this early migration was unsuccessful, but this does not distract from the fact that H. sapiens had arrived in this region by this time which is a remarkable achievement," study author Kira Westaway, an associate professor at Sydney's Ma...

Submarine that went missing on secret World War II mission found after 20-year search

14Jun

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Submarine that went missing on secret World War II mission found after 20-year search

The wreck of a British submarine that helped pioneer special forces operations has been discovered off the coast of Greece, where it sank during World War II. Veteran Greek diver Kostas Thoctarides announced on social media he found the wreck of HMS Triumph at an undisclosed location beneath the Aegean Sea, the AFP news agency reports. It marked the culmination of his search for the missing Royal Navy vessel that spanned more than 20 years. Thoctarides, who began exploring for the submarine in 1998, said in a Facebook post earlier this month it was "the hardest mission I have ever undertaken in my life". He also posted video and photos of the wreck site at 200m below the sea, showing the submarine's compass, deck gun and steering wheel. Researchers in Germany, ...

Ukraine recaptures village in counteroffensive as Russian forces fire on civilians fleeing flood

12Jun

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Ukraine recaptures village in counteroffensive as Russian forces fire on civilians fleeing flood

Ukraine's military has reported recapturing a south-eastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while a regional official said three people were killed when Moscow's troops opened fire at a boat evacuating people. The battlefield showdown in the southeast and chaotic scenes from inundated southern Ukraine marked the latest upheaval and bloodshed in Russia's war in Ukraine, now in its 16th month. Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the Kherson region, said on his Telegram account that a 74-year-old man who tried to protect a woman was among those who died in the attack on evacuees, which wounded another 10. An Associated Press team on site saw three ambulances drop off injured evacuees at a hospital, one of whom was splattered with blood and...

Three British tourists missing after Egypt boat catches fire with 27 people on board

12Jun

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Three British tourists missing after Egypt boat catches fire with 27 people on board

Rescuers are searching for three British tourists who are missing after a fire erupted on Sunday on the boat they were travelling on in the Egyptian Red Sea, according to state news outlet Al-Ahram. The tourist boat was carrying 27 people, including 15 English tourists, off the coast of the city of Marsa Alam, according to Al-Ahram. Twelve of the British tourists were rescued and the search for the remaining three is underway, according to Al-Ahram. The state outlet didn't mention how the fire started. A spokesperson for the UK's Foreign Office (FCDO) said in a statement Sunday that they are "in contact with local authorities" and are supporting British nationals involved. The incident comes just days after beaches were closed in the Red Sea resort of Hurghad...

Suspect detained after four young children critically wounded in French Alps knife attack

9Jun

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Suspect detained after four young children critically wounded in French Alps knife attack

French authorities are working to determine the motive behind a "savage" knife attack on infants who were playing in a park next to an idyllic lake in a French Alps town. The head of the investigation into the stabbing said the four children, aged between 22 months and three years, were in intensive care and two adults had also been injured, one critically. Annecy public prosecutor Line Bonnet said the 31-year-old suspected attacker's motives remained unknown but there was no evidence of a terrorist motivation. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the man, a Syrian with long-standing refugee status in Sweden and no criminal or psychiatric record, has a child of a similar age to the victims. "We are talking here about infants, very young infants who have been v...