Now playing Next No Comment Hong Kong's festival to drive away evil spirits Thousands of people flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate the Cheung Chau Bun festival, one of the oldest and most colourful in Hong Kong which began around 100 years ago after a deadly plague devastated the island. 23/05/2018
Now playing Next USA Hawaii workers rush to shut down power plant in path of lava Molten lava erupting from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is creeping closer to a key geothermal power plant, as workers rush to shut down the facility to prevent a major release of toxic fumes. 22/05/2018
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Now playing Next Sweden Sweden distributes 'be prepared for war' leaflets to homes Amidst heightened geopolitical tension in the region, Sweden has revived its defence pamphlets in case an attack hits the Nordic country. 21/05/2018
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Now playing Next World News Cuba confirms 110 killed in country's deadliest plane crash since 1989 Fifteen of the crash victims have been identified so far, officials said. 20/05/2018
Now playing Next World News Hawaii volcano continues to erupt Kilauea sends ash clouds over 9,000 metres in to the sky 19/05/2018
Now playing Next World News More than 100 killed when Cuban airliner crashes after takeoff A Boeing 737 leased by Cuba's national airline went down in a yucca field. Only three or four survived, state media said. 19/05/2018
Now playing Next World The Middle East embraces the spirit of Ramadan As the Holy Month of Ramadan begins, we examine how children are embracing the spiritual time in the multicultural UAE. We also travel to Cairo to shine a light on ‘fawanees’, the colourful lanterns which hold great cultural significance for Egyptians at this time of the year. 18/05/2018
Now playing Next No Comment Hawaii volcano spews 9km-high plume of ash and could erupt again Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly nine kilometers into the sky on Thursday (May 18) and scientists have warned it could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions, with the next possibly occurring within hours. 18/05/2018
Now playing Next USA Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sends lava onto the streets Residents of the Big Island were warned to take shelter from the ash as toxic gas levels spiked in a small area in the southeast. 18/05/2018
Now playing Next World News Kilauea threatens Hawaii but is less deadly than other types of volcanoes It's a so-called shield volcano, which is typically broader in shape and has lava that is relatively fluid. 18/05/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Guernsey debates assisted dying If the Channel island approves legalising euthanasia it will be the first region of the British Isles to do so 17/05/2018
Now playing Next World News Trump eliminates job of national cybersecurity coordinator Top congressional Democrats immediately introduced a bill to restore the position of cyber czar. 16/05/2018