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4 weeks ago | March 24, 2024

World At A Glance

2023 was hottest on record: UN report The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has confirmed that 2023 was the ...

11 months ago | May 17, 2023

NEW: ‘Biden to cut short Asia-Pacific trip due to debt ceiling ...

US President Joe Biden will not travel to Papua New Guinea and Australia later this month as originally planned due to ...

1 year ago | February 14, 2023

NEW: Concern grows over US handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio ...

Concern is growing over the handling of toxic chemicals by US authorities after a freight train derailed in the village ...

1 year ago | February 12, 2023

Newborn, toddlers survive days in rubble

ANTAKYA, Türkiye – Crouched under concrete slabs and whispering “inshallah” (God willing), rescuers carefully ...

1 year ago | January 22, 2023

Malawi runs out of cholera vaccine

Malawi’s worst cholera epidemic in decades has sparked massive demand for vaccines but stocks are reportedly running low.

Russia, Pakistan agree on major energy deal

Moscow and Islamabad have reached “conceptual” agreements on supplies of Russian oil and petroleum products to Pakistan, ...

Tropical storm Cheneso destroys 700 houses

On Friday January 20, Madagascar’s city of Sambava was still under water. The north eastern town was hit by the ...

1 year ago | January 10, 2023

Any conscript can sign contract with armed forces — Kremlin spokesman

MOSCOW – Conscripts can sign contracts with the armed forces as it is, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, when ...

West supplies Ukraine with expired weapons, says country’s envoy ...

NEW YORK – Western countries supply Ukraine with weapons that have already expired, Ukrainian envoy to the United ...

1 year ago | December 30, 2022

Romania detains ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate in human trafficking case

Romanian prosecutors said on Thursday they have detained divisive internet personality and former professional kickboxer ...

1 year ago | November 5, 2022

New Omicron subvariants make up over 35pc of US Covid-19 cases

New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for over 35 percent of Covid-19 cases in the United States this week, ...

1 year ago | October 21, 2022

WHO official warns pandemic “not yet over”

“The pandemic is not yet over,” a World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Friday, saying the ...

1 year ago | October 20, 2022

NEW: Truss steps down as UK prime minister

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as prime minister, brought down by her economic programme that sent ...

2 years ago | October 8, 2022

NEW: Global food prices decline but remain near all-time highs

Global food prices slipped for the sixth consecutive month in September, as lower demand and strong production levels ...