Australia, China hold first formal defense meet since 2019

China's Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian addresses the Australia-China Relations Institute, at the University of Technology Sydney, in Sydney, Australia, 24 June 2022. EFE/EPA/FILE/DAN HIMBRECHTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT[AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT]

Sydney, Australia, Mar 22 (EFE).- Defense officials from China and Australia met in Canberra on Wednesday, in what was the first official meeting between the two parties since 2019. The development comes at the height of Australia’s security alliance with the United States and the United Kingdom (AUKUS). The Chinese defense ministry said in a … Read more

Endangered black rhinos thriving in Czech zoo thanks to devoted caretakers

A keeper feeds white rhinos inside enclosure at the Safari Park in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, 14 March 2023 (issued 17 March 2023). EFE/EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK

Prague, Mar 17 (EFE).- A group of dedicated and affectionate caretakers is successfully breeding endangered black rhinos at a Czech zoo to save the animals from extinction. Last year half of all the world’s newborn black rhinos were welcomed at the Dvur Kralove Czech Zoo, located 150 kilometers east of Prague. The latest addition to … Read more

Police halt arrest of former PM Khan amid clashes with ers

Islamabad, Mar 15 (EFE).- Pakistani police said Wednesday that they have suspended an operation to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan after two days of clashes with his ers at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Khan is wanted by police on charges relating to undeclared state gifts he received during his term … Read more

Philippines fears oil spill could reach tourist resort island of Boracay

Filipino fishermen and coastguard personnel wearing protective suits collect oily waste along a beach in the coastal town of Pola, Mindoro island, Philippines, 06 March 2023. EFE/EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Manila, Mar 6 (EFE).- Philippines authorities fear that the oil spill from a tanker that sunk last week, and which has already reached several islands in the center of the archipelago, may reach the island of Boracay, the country’s most important tourist destination. The MT Princess Empress sunk last Tuesday off the coast of Naujan, … Read more