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Ammonia gas leakage in factory sends 160 workers to hospital in Thailand

Billowing clouds of the toxic white vapour engulfed the factory, injuring dozens of people along the Chaiyaporn Vidhi Road in Chonburi province on April 17.
2024-04-18 20:31:05

UAE residents use dinghy to paddle through flooded streets

Locals in the Al Khan district of Sharjah have been among the worst hit by the torrential rain that battered homes on Tuesday, said to be the worst in the country's history.
2024-04-18 20:27:01

Motorist clings onto lorry door as speeding vehicle drags his motorcycle

Footage shows the bike rider Abdul Majeed, 60, standing on the footboard of the lorry while the driver, Prithviraj, continued speeding along the road in Hyderabad on April 14.
2024-04-18 17:14:40

British 'begpacker' arrested for drug abuse on Thai island

The shirtless Englishman, Nicholas James Hartas, 47, was arrested in front of a 7-Eleven store in Pantip Market on Koh Pha Ngan island in Surat Thani province, on April 17. 
2024-04-18 16:22:57

Excited locals collect large fish washed up on beach

Footage shows the residents helping the fishermen to pull the net where the skipjack tuna were caught in Albay province, the Philippines on April 16.
2024-04-18 16:00:05

Horror moment territorial pet dog attacks grandmother, 71, cleaning its dog bowl

The pensioner, Malee Sukpetchanee, 71, was sweeping her garage when she noticed her pet dog Sara's bowl crawling with ants at their home in Ayutthaya province on April 4.
2024-04-18 15:57:35

Police hunt Chinese tourists 'who stole £22k diamond bracelet from jewellery store in Bangkok'

The suspects, a man and a woman, asked to try on the Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra 5 motifs yellow gold diamond bracelet worth around 1.04 million baht (22,684 GBP) at the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok on April 16.
2024-04-18 15:45:28

Abandoned pet dog trapped behind wall rescued

The Aspin pooch named Wally was left by a family when they moved out of their apartment building in Cavite City.
2024-04-18 15:33:57

Residents shelter from gravel and stones during Mount Ruang volcano eruption

The freak onslaught unfolded on the west side of Tagulandang Island in Sitaro Regency, North Sulawesi Province, on Wednesday evening April 18.
2024-04-18 15:32:07

Four university lecturers die of lung cancer in smog-ridden city that Thai PM refused to declare emergency 'to protect tourism'

Professor Raviwan Olanratmanee, dean of Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Architecture, passed away from lung cancer this month, making her the fourth lecturer at the university to die of the disease.
2024-04-18 14:14:00

Boy, 15, falls into coma and dies after being 'dared by friends to chug rum'

Ryan Gumo, 15, downed a bottle of 40% alcohol Tanduay Dark Rum while hanging out with his teenage schoolmates in Barobo town, Surigao del Sur province, on April 15.
2024-04-18 13:59:41

Wild porcupine eats from trash bag outside tent

Footage shows the hungry Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine rummaging through tourists' rubbish at the Mae Wong National Park in Kamphaeng Phet province, Thailand, on April 15.
2024-04-18 13:05:03

Angler releases endangered sea turtle tangled in line

Footage shows the marine animal swimming around the boat while one of its front flippers was stuck by the string in Albay province, the Philippines on April 12.
2024-04-18 13:00:03

Scrap metal can help to produce hydrogen from water, researchers claim

A collaborative effort led by researchersfrom the University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry and Faculty of Engineering hasuncovered a remarkable property of swarf, a byproduct of the metal machining industry. Thesurface of swarf, upon microscopic examination, reveals intricate nanoscale texturescomprising tiny steps and grooves. These textures serve as ideal anchoring points foratoms of platinum or cobalt, transforming swarf into a potent electrocatalyst capable ofsplitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
2024-04-18 12:59:42

Schoolgirl, 11, shows off mesmerising robot dance in China

A talented girl demonstrated her amazing robot dance on the street in front of her house in Guizhou, China, on April 8.
2024-04-18 12:25:59

Pet dog excitedly digs sand with little girl

A 5-year-old mixed breed Shih Tzu named Cola was seen accompanying a young girl while comically digging up sand on the beach in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, on June 11.
2024-04-18 12:25:25

Cat unimpressed when owner starts feeding stray cat

Li Datiao, the adorable tabby cat, showed dismay when he witnessed his owner feeding a stray cat on the roadside in Shanghai, China, on April 8.
2024-04-18 12:24:50

Chinese mother carries her child while dancing in mall

A mother danced behind a random dance performance while carrying her four-month-old son strapped to her chest in Yantai, Shandong, on April 7.
2024-04-18 12:22:24

Chinese woman's attempt to smell dog's breath backfires

A woman was playing with her dog named Fu Bao, a Golden Retriever pup, and decided to sniff its breath in Yunnan, China, on April 7.
2024-04-18 12:21:35

Female boss dances at Chinese street stall

The business owner gracefully danced outside the eatery in Henan, China, on April 9.
2024-04-18 12:21:00