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A distress call to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
A passenger ferry carrying 116 people sank off the coast of Guyana, with 67 people rescued so far, according to Guyana authorities.
BBC News – World A distress call to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
A distress call to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
BBC News – World The vessel capsized between Georgetown and Port Kaituma, with 53 people so far rescued.
BBC News – World Norway's King Harald V died on Friday at age 89 after a 35-year reign. Crown Prince Haakon became King Haakon VIII the same day. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined officials and crowds paying tribute outside the Royal Palace in Oslo, while European monarchs and world leaders also mourned the late king.
BBC News – World Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, has been fined $172,000 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for using inside knowledge of Donald Trump's speeches to place bets on the prediction market Kalshi. He was placed on unpaid leave before leaving his post.
Sky News – UK Six more people hospitalised after incident at Big Church festival near Steyning A 41-year-old man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at a Christian festival in West Sussex, police said. The man, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident at the Big Church festival near Steyning on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...
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