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Fighter jets and warships: Russians get a taste of Crimea summer vacation
Fighter jets and warships: Russians get a taste of Crimea summer vacation
by  AFP

Russian tourist Alexandra Rumyantseva is tanning on a beach in Moscow-annexed Crimea, not far away from the front lines of Ukraine's eastern and southern territories. But even getting to Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 and a popular beach destination, is difficult.

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines: USGS
7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines: USGS
by  AFP

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, shattering windows of buildings at the epicentre and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away in the capital Manila. In 1990, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the northern Philippines created a ground rupture stretching over a hundred kilometres.

Commonwealth Games defy doomsayers to remain afloat
Commonwealth Games defy doomsayers to remain afloat
by  AFP

The Commonwealth Games are sometimes seen as a quirky relic in the modern sporting calender but former International Olympic Committee (IOC) marketing chief Michael Payne says they have consistently defied the doomsayers. Payne, credited with transforming the IOC brand and finances through sponsorship, said the Commonwealth Games had shown remarkable resilience over the decades.

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