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Indonesian Ferry With 243 Aboard Sinks in Java Sea, 140 Still Missing
The passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, lost contact with its operator early Sunday after hitting rough weather in the Java Sea, according to Indonesia's search and rescue agency.
Nairobi Airport Strike Enters Second Day, Kenya Airways Reports 6-Hour Delays
A go-slow strike by air traffic control and aviation workers at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), which handled about nine million passengers last year, stretched into its second day on Monday.
Algeria Wildfires Kill 12, Injure 54 as 154 Fires Burn in a Day
Wildfires tore through Algeria's northeastern provinces, killing at least 12 people and injuring 54, Interior Minister Said Sayoud said Wednesday night, as civil protection teams battled 154 separate fire outbreaks nationwide in a single day.
Magnitude-4.8 Quake Near Granada Injures Three, Shuts Alhambra Palace
A magnitude-4.8 earthquake struck 10km south of Granada near the town of Alhendín at 10:37 local time on Tuesday, according to Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN).
Bald Range Fire Doubles in a Day, Forces 20,000 to Flee BC's Okanagan Valley
The Bald Range fire in British Columbia's Okanagan region has more than doubled in size since it was first spotted on Friday, growing to roughly 9,500 hectares (95 sq km) and forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate, according to the BC Wildfire Service via BBC and Al Jazeera.
Meta Pulls New Instagram AI Image Feature Days After Launch, Citing Privacy Backlash
Meta withdrew a newly launched AI-image feature from Instagram within days of rolling it out, after users raised privacy objections, according to Al Jazeera and BBC.
DOJ Subpoenas New York Times Reporters to Testify Before Grand Jury Over Air Force One Story
The US Justice Department subpoenaed several New York Times journalists on Friday, ordering them to testify before a federal grand jury, according to the Times' own account as cited by the Guardian, BBC and NPR.
