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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed hungry people
Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, authorities said yesterday.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Jihadist group claims attack on Mali capital
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group yesterday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military airport and training centre in Bamako, the first attack of its kind in years to hit the Malian capital.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Ozone layer on road to recovery: UN
The world’s ozone layer is on “the road to long-term recovery” despite a destructive volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization said yesterday, after efforts to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Von der Leyen reveals EU’s new top lineup
After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen yesterday unveiled her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
India condemns Iran supreme leader’s comments
India has condemned comments made by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks “misinformed and unacceptable”.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia boosting army size due to ‘threats’: Kremlin
Russia is boosting its army size to 1.5 million active soldiers due to “threats” along its borders, including hostility in the West, the Kremlin said yesterday.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
China says it tailed US aircraft
The Chinese military tailed a US aircraft that was passing through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait yesterday, Beijing’s army said, vowing to “resolutely defend national sovereignty”.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian police chief in Kolkata sacked after protests
Indian authorities in Kolkata have sacked the city’s police chief and top health ministry officials after furious protests at the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Meta bans Russian state media outlets
Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
8 killed, dozens of Hezbollah members hurt
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said eight people were killed and some 2,750 wounded in pager explosions across the country yesterday, with Hezbollah earlier saying the pagers were used by its members.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
‘All of a sudden we heard shots’
Former US president Donald Trump publicly recounted Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
‘It is unimaginable’
Nothing justifies Israel’s collective punishment of the people of Gaza as they endure “unimaginable” suffering, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Monday.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO warns of antivenom shortages amid snake bite scourge
The problem of snake bites, which kill tens of thousands of people each year, is being exacerbated by climate-induced flooding in a number of countries with little access to antivenoms, the WHO warned yesterday.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Atishi to replace Kejriwal as Delhi’s chief minister
She will be the third woman to serve as chief minister of Delhi, following Sushma Swaraj (BJP) and Sheila Dikshit (Congress)
17 September 2024, 08:26 AM
Manipur reopens schools, restores internet after ethnic clashes
After months of relative calm, an uptick in violence again this month saw at least 11 people killed, including by insurgents reportedly firing rockets and dropping bombs with drones.
17 September 2024, 07:55 AM
Murdoch succession drama plays out in closed court in Reno, Nevada
A hearing to determine whether Murdoch is acting in good faith will take place in probate court, where the proceedings are closed to the public.
17 September 2024, 06:34 AM
Atishi to be new chief minister of Delhi
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sep 16 said that he will resign as chief minister of the Delhi regional government in two days.
17 September 2024, 06:27 AM
More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them women
Japan is currently home to the world's oldest living person Tomiko Itooka, who was born on May 23, 1908 and is 116 years old, according to the US-based Gerontology Research Group.
17 September 2024, 06:21 AM
India to conduct national census soon after years of delay
The once-in-a-decade survey was due in 2021 but was delayed by the pandemic and technical and logistical hurdles.
17 September 2024, 05:57 AM
India in talks with ethnic groups clashing in Manipur
Internet and mobile data services were restored in Manipur on Monday, official orders showed, after being suspended in some areas last week when student protests turned violent amid fresh fighting between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki groups.
17 September 2024, 05:39 AM