French Forces Launch 'Major Operation' To Open Route To Noumea

French Forces Launch 'Major Operation' To Open Route To Noumea

Mon, May 20 - Noumea - The Puma is flying over risk areas, ready to airlift troops to the ground. Officials said more than 600 heavily armed gendarmes were dispatched to secure Route Territoriale 1, the main artery connecting the restive capital with air links to the outside world. Furthermore, plans for the Olympic torch relay to pass through the French territory were cancelled on Saturday. The flame had been scheduled to arrive on June 11 but French Sports Minister Amélie Oudea-Castera said that "priority must be given to a return to calm" in the territory. Six people have been killed and hundreds injured since rioting began on Monday, according to local authorities. The violence has been fuelled by economic malaise, ethnic tensions and long-standing opposition to French rule on the Pacific archipelago. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Forces Launch 'Major Operation' To Open Route To Noumea

French Forces Launch 'Major Operation' To Open Route To Noumea

Mon, May 20 - Noumea - The Puma is flying over risk areas, ready to airlift troops to the ground. Officials said more than 600 heavily armed gendarmes were dispatched to secure Route Territoriale 1, the main artery connecting the restive capital with air links to the outside world. Furthermore, plans for the Olympic torch relay to pass through the French territory were cancelled on Saturday. The flame had been scheduled to arrive on June 11 but French Sports Minister Amélie Oudea-Castera said that "priority must be given to a return to calm" in the territory. Six people have been killed and hundreds injured since rioting began on Monday, according to local authorities. The violence has been fuelled by economic malaise, ethnic tensions and long-standing opposition to French rule on the Pacific archipelago. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

Türkiye evacuates citizens after fire breaks out in western Izmir

STORY: Türkiye evacuates citizens after fire breaks out in western Izmir DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forest fire in western Izmir province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the forest fire in the Dalyan region of Ortaca district of southwestern Mugla of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: People residing in summer houses around Türkiye's Aliaga district in western Izmir province are being evacuated by land and sea after a fire broke out early Monday, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported. "Currently, two summer houses have burned down. Our priority is to prevent fire from reaching residential areas. We are evacuating our citizens by both land and sea. Our citizens living in the affected regions are currently being relocated," the broadcaster quoted Aliaga District Governor Zekeriya Guney as saying. A total of six helicopters, four planes, 18 water sprinklers, and five construction machines ar

Gov't urged to seek deregulation in 6 priority areas

Gov't urged to seek deregulation in 6 priority areas

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) leafs through a report submitted by Yoshihiko Miyauchi (R), chairman of the Council for Regulatory Reform, at his official residence Dec. 11, as administrative reform minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) looks on. The report called for an early deregulation in six priority areas to build a consumer-friendly society and revive the faltering economy.

Gov't urged to seek deregulation in 6 priority areas

Gov't urged to seek deregulation in 6 priority areas

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) leafs through a report submitted by Yoshihiko Miyauchi (R), chairman of the Council for Regulatory Reform, at his official residence Dec. 11, as administrative reform minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) looks on. The report called for an early deregulation in six priority areas to build a consumer-friendly society and revive the faltering economy.