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Protests grow in India over abuse of two minors
Internet services were cut off and schools were closed for a second straight day in a town near India’s financial capital Mumbai yesterday, as protests over the alleged sexual abuse of two, four-year old girls intensified, media said.
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Ukraine carries out drone attacks on Moscow
Ukraine attacked Moscow yesterday with at least 11 drones shot down by air defences in what Russian officials said was one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Death ‘the only certainty’ for Palestinians in Gaza
In Gaza, death appears to be the “only certainty” for 2.4 million Palestinians with no way to escape Israel’s relentless bombardment, a UN official said Tuesday, recounting the growing desperation across the territory.
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Japanese woman, 116, to be named world's oldest person
Tomiko Itooka, who was born on May 23, 1908, lives in the western Japanese city of Ashiya, the US-based Gerontology Research Group said.
21 August 2024, 10:04 AM
UK bolsters fight against migrant crossings
The interior ministry added that the government also aims over the next six months to achieve the highest rate of deportations of failed asylum seekers for five years.
21 August 2024, 09:53 AM
'Yes she can': Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency
Obama called Harris "someone who sees you and hears you and will get up every single day and fight for you."
21 August 2024, 09:49 AM
'Abuse every day': Indian female medics speak out after brutal murder
Earlier this month, at the government-run hospital where Radhika works in the eastern city of Kolkata, the battered and bloodied body of a 31-year-old woman doctor was found, sparking outrage.
21 August 2024, 09:05 AM
28 killed as bus carrying Pakistan pilgrims crashes in Iran: state media
At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims travelling to Iraq for a Shiite Muslim ritual were killed as their bus crashed in central Iran, state media reported earlier today.
21 August 2024, 06:38 AM
Australia approves world's 'largest' solar hub
Authorities announced environmental approvals for the US$24 billion SunCable project in Australia's remote north that is slated to power three million homes.
21 August 2024, 04:22 AM
Boeing suspends 777X flight tests after part failure
Boeing has been beset in recent years with concerns about safety and quality control, with a near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX in January bringing renewed pressure on the company.
21 August 2024, 04:18 AM
Pakistan govt orders inquiry
A Pakistan provincial government has ordered an inquiry into child marriages in areas affected by floods in 2022 following an exclusive AFP story on the subject.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Taliban police dismiss 280 men without beards
The Taliban’s morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for “immoral acts” in the past year, officials said yesterday.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
US has ‘no right to intervene’: China
China yesterday warned the United States that it has “no right to intervene” in its maritime disputes with the Philippines after another clash near a disputed reef in South China Sea.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia battles blaze at oil depot
Hundreds of Russian firefighters in the southern Rostov region were battling a massive fire at an oil depot yesterday for a third day after it was hit in a Ukrainian drone attack.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran cyber ops targeted Trump, Harris campaigns
The United States on Monday accused Iran of launching cyber operations against the campaigns of both US presidential candidates and targeting the American public with influence operations aimed at fanning political discord.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah fires ‘rocket barrages’
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it launched several rocket salvos at Israeli army positions in the annexed Golan Heights yesterday “in response” to Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon the previous day.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Mpox not the new Covid: WHO official
A World Health Organization official stressed yesterday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new Covid, as authorities know how to control its spread.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
HK press freedom sinks to record low
Hong Kong journalists rated the city’s press freedom lower than ever in an annual survey released yesterday, citing fears of sweeping national security laws.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
India SC orders medical safety task force
India’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered a national task force to examine how to bolster security for health care workers after the “horrific” rape and murder of a doctor sparked medical strikes and furious protests.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden passes baton to Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden cemented the Democratic Party’s elevation of Kamala Harris to lead the fight for the White House against Republican Donald Trump with a convention speech on Monday evening that praised his vice president as the best hope for preserving American democracy.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM