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22 October 2025, 02:41 AM
Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM
France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
21 October 2025, 17:44 PM
EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
20 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Amazon’s outage disrupts internet services
20 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM
Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
19 October 2025, 14:15 PM
Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
19 October 2025, 02:45 AM
Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks
Iran is not ready to return to talks with world powers over its nuclear programme yet and its new negotiating team wants to first meet with the EU in Brussels in the next few weeks, a senior EU official has said.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia tops 1,000 daily Covid deaths for first time
Russia yesterday topped 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with the
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Germany parties agree initial deal for next govt
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz yesterday took a step closer to succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor, as his Social Democrats, the Greens and liberal FDP announced a preliminary deal to form a new government.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Taliban will join Moscow talks next week
Representatives of the Taliban have confirmed they will take part in talks on Afghanistan in Moscow next week, President Vladimir Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan said yesterday.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Partially shredded Banksy canvas sells for record £18.58 million
A partially shredded canvas of one of Banksy’s most celebrated works sold at auction in London on Thursday for £18.58 million ($25.38 million), a new record for the British artist, three years after the artwork was bought for a fraction of that price.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Only talk but no action ‘irritating’
Queen Elizabeth II has taken aim at world leaders who “talk” but “don’t do” enough about climate change, in an apparent jibe at those not attending the upcoming COP26 summit.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1946 - A number of top German Nazis were hanged at Nuremberg after being found guilty of war crimes. They included former foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Crisis-hit Lebanon on edge
Lebanon buried the victims of its deadliest sectarian unrest in years yesterday after gunfire gripped central Beirut for hours and revived the ghosts of the civil war.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
WHO says it may be ‘last chance’ to find Covid origins
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be “our last chance” to determine the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and urged China to provide data from early cases.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia reports record daily virus cases
Russia yesterday reported a pandemic high for both new coronavirus infections and fatalities over 24 hours, with the country’s vaccination drive at a snail’s pace and few restrictions in place.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Finnish scientists produce coffee in laboratory
With climate change threatening traditional coffee farming, Finnish scientists say they have produced coffee from cell cultures with an aroma and taste resembling the real thing.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Quotes of the day
Talk about this (succession) destabilises the situation.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Heavy gunfire kills 6, wounds 30
Tank deployments and deadly exchanges of fire turned Beirut into a war zone yesterday after a demonstration organised by Shia parties against the lead investigator into last year’s devastating port blast turned violent.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Five killed in Norway bow and arrow attack, man arrested
A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others in a series of attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police said.
14 October 2021, 04:17 AM
‘Act immediately’ to keep 1.5C goal in reach
COP26 President Alok Sharma on Tuesday asked world leaders to slash their emissions “immediately” to avoid failure at next month’s summit and keep the Paris climate goals in play.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
World’s clean energy transition ‘too slow’, says IEA chief
The global transition to clean energy is still far too slow to meet climate pledges and risks fuelling even greater price volatility, the International Energy Agency warned yesterday.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Quote of the day
We are losing our suicidal war against nature. Ecosystem collapse could cost almost $3 trillion annually by 2030 -- its greatest impact will be on some of the poorest and highly indebted countries.”
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
More News
An expert panel set up by the Indian government yesterday recommended Covaxin, India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech, for use on children between the ages of two and 18, Health Ministry sources said.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Germany unveils first self-driving train
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world’s first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Climate panacea or poison?
For its supporters, nuclear energy is the world’s best -- perhaps only -- hope to avoid catastrophic climate change. Opponents say it is too expensive, too risky and totally unnecessary.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM