Web Stories Thursday, November 21

French sailor Yoann Richomme broke the record for the most distance covered in 24 hours in a monohull when he clocked 551.84 nautical miles (1,021.7 km) in the Vendee Globe, the solo, non-stop round-the-world race.Nicolas Lunven had set the record at 546.64 nautical miles a week ago before Richomme, 41, sailed five miles more than his French compatriot at an average speed of 23 knots.In his Paprec Arkea monohull sailing yacht, Richomme is currently in…

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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s defence minister says Myanmar’s actions could weaken a key principle that underpins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “Myanmar’s behaviour risks undermining the ASEAN Centrality that we have painstakingly built over the past two decades (of defence cooperation),” said Dr Ng Eng Hen, according to a news…

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GRUENHEIDE, Germany :Protesters opposed to Tesla’s expansion of its plant near Berlin were holding out in treehouses on Tuesday as German police climbed up ladders and cut down rope structures in an attempt to clear their forested camp.In May, the protesters clashed with police as some attempted to storm the…

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The city government said it would make efforts to ensure that the “Hangang River” name is widely adopted. However, some netizens have pointed out the redundancy of “Hangang River” translating to “Han River river”. Still, it won’t be the first example of a tautological name. Here are a few more…