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A |     KINSHASA, Congo -- At least 28 people drowned after a boat capsized in the Congo River in Equateur province, local authorities said Sunday. The boat was traveling from Ngondo, an area approximately 74 miles (120 kilometers) from the province's capital, Mbandaka. and crashed Saturday night in Bolomba village, Didon Ifete, the administrator for the territory, said on state radio. Some 200 passengers were rescued and an unknown number of others were missing, he said. This is the second boat wreck on the Congo River in Equateur province within a week. On October 14, another boat capsized, killing at least 47 people and leaving more than 70 missing.In January, at least 145 passengers went missing after a motorized boat overloaded with goods and animals sank on the river in northwestern Congo.Boating mishaps are common on the Congo River and on the nation’s lakes because of the prevalent use of makeshift boats that are often overloaded. The majority of the population in the country’s northwest use the rivers to travel because of a lack of sound roads and because it is a less expensive.The Congolese government banned nighttime river travel throughout the country to prevent accidents, although many defy the directive.。

B |     Moscow, Oct 14 (UNI) Neptune Strike (NEST 22-2), a multi-domain exercise by NATO's Naval Striking and Support Forces, has begun in the Mediterranean Sea and is expected to be completed by October 28, the alliance said on Friday.
"NEST 22-2 highlights the natural evolution of NATO’s ability to integrate maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support Allied defence," the message read.
NATO forces will simulate air operations with participation of land-based fighters, air-to-air refueling tankers and airborne early warning and control aircraft, according to the alliance.
"NEST 22-2 provides a prime opportunity to improve our capacity to work together with Allies in complex and increasingly contested environment. Valuable training for NATO multi-domain enhances our vigilance and underlines our commitment to deter and defend," Christoph Pliet, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations Allied Air Command, said.
Neptune Strike is the third phase of NATO’s long-planned Project Neptune series, which was elaborated in 2020. Two previous military exercises under this project were conducted in February and May 2022.

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