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A photo showing North Korea's robotic launch. Ahn Young-joon / AP  

 

The North Korea crisis  

South Korea: North Korea has fired two robots  

 

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. This is stated by South Korea's military and Japan's Ministry of Defense, international news agencies write.  

 

According to the Japanese Coast Guard, the robots have probably crashed into the sea. However, ships around Japan's coasts are advised to watch out for falling objects.  

 

The robot launch takes place at the same time as North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-Un is visiting Russia to meet the Russian president. 

  

 

 

The crisis in Sudan  

Sources: At least 40 civilians have been killed in Darfur  

 

At least 40 people have died in airstrikes in the Darfur region of Sudan. This is reported by AFP with reference to witnesses and medical sources.  

 

The military's bomb attack is said to have targeted two markets and several residential areas in the capital Nyala.  

 

Last spring, the power struggle between Sudan's army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces escalated.  

 

Rescue workers in Hanoi. Pham Trung Kien / AP  

 

Several dead after fire in nine-story building in Hanoi  

 

At least ten people, including four children, have died in a fire in a nine-story residential building in Hanoi, Vietnam. This is written by international media with reference to the state news agency Vietnam News Agency. The exact death toll has not yet been confirmed and a total of over 50 people are said to have been taken to hospital. 

 

It is unclear what caused the fire, which is believed to have started during the night of Wednesday. 

 

 

People view the destruction after the earthquake. Mosa'ab Elshamy / AP  

 

The earthquake in Morocco  

He returned to his home village after the earthquake: "Want to cry"  

 

The aid effort after last week's earthquake in Morocco seems to have increased in strength during Wednesday, news agencies write. Residents in most affected areas have received food and water, and the majority of giant boulders blocking steep mountain roads have been cleared.  

 

At the same time, the effort is still uneven, and in several affected villages there are still few signs of outside help, writes Reuters. The situation in the small village of Outaghrri is difficult, says 27-year-old Said Ait Hssaine, who returned from Marrakech to help after the earthquake. The people in the home village keep everything inside, he says.  

 

- You know, people here are a bit harsh and they can't show that they are weak or that they can cry, but inside you just want to go somewhere and cry, he says.  

 

On Tuesday, 2,901 people had been confirmed dead after the earthquake.  

 

 

MSF releases laboratory-bred mosquitoes in Honduras. Picture from August. Elmer Martinez/AP  

 

Dengue wave  

Nine million mosquitoes will stop dengue in Honduras  

 

For decades, people in Honduras have learned to fear mosquitoes and the dengue fever they can carry. But now a new strategy is being tested to stop the virus in the country - where the former enemy instead becomes an ally, AP writes.  

 

Scientists have bred mosquitoes that carry a particular genus of bacteria, Wolbachia, which has been shown to stop the spread of dengue. As the mosquitoes reproduce, they pass the bacteria to their offspring, which is expected to reduce outbreaks in the future. 

 

In the coming six months, nine million mosquitoes carrying the bacteria will be released into Honduras, where 10,000 contract dengue every year. 

 

 - There is a desperate need for new approaches, says Scott O'Neill, founder of the non-profit organization that developed the strategy.  

 

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