Four hit and killed by train in Spain

Four people were killed and three others injured Sunday when a commuter train hit them in Spain as they crossed the tracks outside of an authorised area, officials said
11 September 2023, 02:53 AM

Moscow will return when conditions met

Russia will return to the Black Sea grain deal ‘the same day’ as Moscow’s conditions for export of its own grain and fertilisers to the global markets are met, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters yesterday.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Black Sea Grain Deal: Russia rejects UN bank proposal, sticks to demands

Russia said yesterday it was sticking to its conditions for a return to the Black Sea grain deal which it quit in July.
9 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Gaps in ambition threaten climate goals: UN report

The world is perilously off course in meeting the Paris climate deal’s goals for slashing carbon pollution and boosting finance for the developing world, according to the UN’s first progress report on the accord.
8 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Polls Interference: Canada PM says he would testify in enquiry

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday he would be willing to testify in an enquiry into allegations of foreign meddling by China, Russia and other countries in two elections won by his party.
8 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Amateur makes ‘gold find of the century’ in Norway

A Norwegian out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare sixth-century gold jewellery using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said yesterday was Norway’s “gold find of the century”.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Putin orders state support for AI as race heats up

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to fund research into artificial intelligence as competition with the West to develop such technology heats up, according to a Kremlin document published yesterday.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools

The UN yesterday called for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral chatbot ChatGPT in classrooms, including limiting their use to older children.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Putin not planning video address to G20: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to make a video address at the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, the Kremlin said yesterday. The meeting comes amid fraught relations between Moscow and the West over the conflict in
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Responsibility will lie with US’

The Kremlin yesterday denounced US plans to provide depleted uranium tank rounds to Ukraine, saying Washington would be responsible for any negative lingering impact of the munitions’ use.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air

Virtually everyone in Europe lives in polluted towns and cities where annual average levels of fine particulate matter are higher than the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended limit
7 September 2023, 06:52 AM

Climate change, air pollution must be tackled together: WMO

Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together and not in isolation, a report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) yesterday showed.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Storms kill 12 in Mediterranean, east Europe

Storms have killed at least 12 people in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, with a Greek region hit by more rain in 24 hours than it normally sees in a year, officials said yesterday.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Cancer surging among under-50s worldwide

The number of people under 50 diagnosed with cancer has surged worldwide in the last three decades but it is not fully clear why, a study said yesterday.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia downs Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow`

Russia shot down at least three Ukraine-launched drones early yesterday that were targeting the country’s capital, the Russian defence ministry said.
5 September 2023, 18:00 PM

World inches step closer towards plastic pollution deal: UN

The world inched a step closer towards tackling plastic pollution, with the United Nations publishing the first draft of a binding treaty to tackle the scourge.
5 September 2023, 18:00 PM

France evacuates 5 Afghan women

France was due to receive five Afghan women “threatened by the Taliban” after repeated requests it create a humanitarian corridor for women shut out of public life, an official said yesterday.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Black Sea grain deal can be restored soon

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin yesterday that it would soon be possible to revive the grain deal that the United Nations says helped to ease a food crisis by getting Ukrainian grain to market.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Migrant crossings hit new daily high for 2023: UK govt

The number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats from northern France to Britain hit a new daily high for 2023, UK government statistics released yesterday showed.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Russian drone attack targets Odesa region

Russia launched a drone attack on southern parts of the Odesa region yesterday, hitting Danube River port infrastructure and injuring at least two people, Ukrainian officials said.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM