Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning Singaporean container ship
Colombo (dpa) – Sri Lankan authorities fear a possible oil spill from a Singaporean container ship on fire off the country’s western coast as the upper deck of the vessel was completely destroyed, officials said on Thursday. The fire, which broke out on May 20 on the MV X-Press Pearl, was beyond control and spreading…
Twitter concerned over staff safety, freedom of expression in India
New Delhi (dpa) – Twitter said on Thursday that it was concerned about the safety of its staff in India and the potential threat to the freedom of expression of its users in connection with new government rules for large social media platforms. The statement came days after Delhi police visited Twitter’s offices to serve…
