COP26 recognizes it but offers nothing

An agreement reached on Saturday night as the COP26 climate talks closed pushed concerns about growing “loss and damage” from climate change up the agenda, as it becomes harder for many people to live safely on a hotter planet, analysts said. 
14 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Group of 50 migrants broke into Poland through Belarus border: Police

A group of about 50 migrants broke through defences on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police said on Sunday, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense.
14 November 2021, 09:08 AM

Powers urge Libya to keep poll plan, want mercenaries out

World powers on Friday told Libya to stick to a plan for holding presidential elections on December 24, adding that foreign mercenaries should also leave and allow the country to turn a page in its history.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Quote of the day

I want everyone to know. We have nothing to do with it.  …We should not forget where these crises associated with migrants came from... Western countries themselves, including European countries.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I want to start a youth movement’

What exactly does one do after leaking thousands of documents from the world’s most powerful social media company? For Frances Haugen, the answer is obvious: start a youth movement.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM

West at risk of conflict with Russia: UK army chief

There is a greater risk of an accidental war breaking out between the West and Russia than at any time since the Cold War, with many of the traditional diplomatic tools no longer available, Britain’s most senior military officer said.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid Surge in Europe: WHO urges more targeted vaccination

As Covid-19 cases balloon again in Europe, the World Health Organization has called for more targeted vaccination efforts to ensure the most vulnerable worldwide get the jabs.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Archaeologists find pre-Columbian mass grave in Peru

Archaeologists have found an ancient mass grave containing the remains of pre-Columbian men, women and children in the citadel of Chan Chan in northern Peru, a member of the team said Thursday.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Covaxin ‘highly efficacious’

Covaxin, the first Covid-19 vaccine developed in India, is “highly efficacious” and presents no safety concerns, according to a study published in the Lancet on Thursday.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Australian PM Scott Morrison denies lying

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied having ever lied in public life yesterday and said he had the thick skin needed to deal with allegations of dishonesty including from French President Emmanuel Macron.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

World has become deaf to plight of the poor: pope

Pope Francis yesterday said that the world had become deaf to the plight of the poor and condemned those who become disproportionately rich while blaming the needy for their own fate.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

1m Afghan children at risk of dying

Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at risk of dying as temperatures drop, a World Health Organization spokesperson said yesterday.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Ten EU nations causing ‘high concern’ over Covid

Ten countries in the 27-member European Union face a Covid situation of “high concern”, the bloc’s diseases agency said yesterday, warning the pandemic was worsening across the continent.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

World needs trillions to face threat

Helping vulnerable nations cope with the multiplier effect of climate change on droughts, flooding, heatwaves and tropical mega-storms will require trillions of dollars, not the billions now on the table at COP26, a draft UN report obtained by AFP reveals.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Germany mulls new measures amid explosion in Covid cases

Germany needs further coronavirus restrictions to combat a record surge in infections and “get through this winter”, would-be chancellor Olaf Scholz said yesterday, calling a meeting with state premiers to decide new curbs.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM

UK growth recovery slows sharply

Britain’s economic recovery from pandemic fallout slowed sharply in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hurt businesses, official data showed Thursday.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM

French agency to give €330m for dev projects

A development agency of France will provide €330 million for the implementation of development projects in Bangladesh.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Well, that was a bedtime fail, wasn’t it?’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was busy telling the nation about important revisions to Covid-19 restrictions when an unexpected voice cut in: “mummy”?
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM

West accuses Belarus of orchestrating crisis

Poland yesterday said it had seen a surge in attempts to breach its border and had pushed back hundreds of migrants to Belarus, after it accused Minsk and Moscow of trying to orchestrate a crisis on Europe’s borders.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Blow as Google loses appeal

Google yesterday lost an appeal against a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.8-billion) fine imposed by the European Union for abusing its search engine dominance -- a big win for the bloc’s anti-trust tussle with the tech titan.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM