Singapore needs to stay alert to potential terrorist threats: report

While Singapore sees no specific or credible terrorist threats at present, there is still a need to stay alert to potential threats on the horizon, local newspaper the Straits Times reported Thursday, quoting a report, Trend reports citing Xinhua. Released by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, the report said the easing […]

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Qantas Airways plane makes emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 23. An aircraft of the Qantas Airways has made an emergency landing at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Trend reports citing the press service of airport. The airline’s Airbus A380, en route Singapore-London, requested an emergency landing at the Baku airport due to smoke in the cargo hold. The plane landed safely at […]

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Report: Tanzania’s Elephant Population Recovering

Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism released a census this week showing the country’s elephant population has stabilized. Tanzania’s elephants were among the hardest hit by poaching in Africa, with numbers dropping 60 percent between 2009 and 2014. But authorities say joint efforts with conservation groups and local communities have drastically reduced poaching and helped to attract […]

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