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WHAKATANE (NEW ZEALAND): A second land search of New Zealand's volcanic White Island on Sunday failed to locate the bodies of the last two victims of an eruption that has now claimed 16 lives, most of them tourists. New Zealand police confirmed the 16th victim died Saturday at Sydney's Concord Hospital, one of several Australian hospitals where survivors suffering from severe burns were being treated. Ten of the dead are thought to be Australians. Of the 47 people on White Island when it erupted, 24 were Australian citizens and four more were permanent residents of Australia. Two four-person teams landed on the island by helicopter early Sunday morning and searched a location thought to be the most likely place where one of the bodies might be. The teams, wearing heavy protective clothing, were using breathing apparatus that allowed them to search for only 75 minutes. They were unable to locate either body and returned to the New Zealand mainland where they underwent decontamination … [Read more...] about New Zealand: Toxic air, gases hamper search for last 2 volcano victims

        The death toll from New Zealand’s White Island volcano eruption rose to 18 Sunday, including two people whose bodies have not been recovered, police said.A land search early Sunday failed to find any sign of the missing pair and a sea search resumed in the afternoon amid increasing speculation both could be in the water.“The stream where the bodies were last seen on Monday runs all the way through to the sea,” deputy police commissioner Mike Clement said.He said there was “every chance” both corpses were in the water and searchers were “satisfied that the area we searched near the jetty is clear of the bodies”.“The rescue teams are frustrated. We understand completely how frustrating it is for loved ones who want the bodies back,” Clement said.Forty-seven people were on the island -- a popular tourist attraction -- when the explosion happened.The death toll now stands at 18 after an Australian victim … [Read more...] about New Zealand volcano eruption death toll rises to 18 as body search continues

Video PlayerClose LJUBLJANA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Saturday that cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) is heading into a new phase of upgrading. Speaking at a joint press conference with Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Miro Cerar, Wang said China-CEEC cooperation, also known as 17+1 cooperation, is a cross-regional cooperation platform based on the common aspirations of China and the CEECs, and has yielded early harvests and important results in nearly 20 fields of cooperation. China's hosting of a 17+1 cooperation summit in the first half of 2020, Wang said, testifies to the great importance Beijing attaches to the mechanism, and responds to the common wishes of the 17 European nations to further lift the level of cooperation. Through the summit, China hopes to upgrade win-win cooperation, open up new prospects of mutual benefit, and push for new development of … [Read more...] about China-CEEC cooperation entering new phase: Chinese FM

        With winters comes this feeling of perpetual lazing, sipping on hot drinks and being cuddled up in a bundle, and it’s finally that time of the year again, so brace yourself as every date on your calendar gets blocked with year ending, Christmas and New Year parties. With the freezing temperaturest you don’t want to look like a layered mess hoping to be warm, here are some tips to stay warm yet stylish whether you’re staying home with a mug of hot cocoa or spending the night partying away. Here is a list of winter essentials that are a la mode and won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Read on:Fur is Fur-everOne can never go wrong with a faux fur jacket. This comfy jacket is made with fleece fabric that gives the look and feel of fur. It can be worn with a nice party dress and even over a pair of rugged denim. Soothing blue polyester jacketIf you live in a city where winters are not only chilly but also damp, this is your go-to winter … [Read more...] about Here are some winter essentials to keep you warm yet stylish

        The number of smartphone users is expected to double to 829 million by 2022 from 404.1 million in 2017, projects a new Cisco report.This proliferation of smart devices will propel India’s per capita data consumption to nearly 14 gigabytes (GB) by 2022 from 2.4 GB in 2017, according to Cisco’s latest “Visual Networking Index (VNI)” report.“By 2022, the smartphone data consumption will increase by five time in India -- which proves the dominance of smartphones as the communications hub for social media, video consumption, communications, and business applications, as well as traditional voice,” Sanjay Kaul, President, Asia-Pacific and Japan, Service Provider Business, Cisco, said in a statement on Monday.The Internet is made up of thousands of public and private networks around the world. And since it came to life in 1984, more than 4.7 zettabytes of IP traffic have flowed across it. One zettabyte is approximately … [Read more...] about India to have over 800 million smartphone users by 2022: Cisco study