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Death toll hits 55, may rise
Maui’s wildfires have killed at least 55 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of dollars to rebuild, Hawaiian officials said.
11 August 2023, 18:00 PM
US, UK, Canada sanction Lebanon's central bank ex-governor
The US Department of Treasury said in a statement that Salameh's "corrupt and unlawful actions have contributed to the breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon"
10 August 2023, 18:57 PM
Hawaii wildfires kill 36 people
At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island, the Maui County said in a statement late on Wednesday.
10 August 2023, 18:00 PM
West imposes new sanctions three years after Belarus crackdown
Western powers on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Belarus three years after mass pro-democracy protests crushed by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko, whose government lashed out at criticism on the anniversary
10 August 2023, 08:02 AM
Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate killed
Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso declared a two-month state of emergency on Thursday following the assassination of a presidential candidate, but vowed to hold general elections scheduled for later this month
10 August 2023, 07:22 AM
N Korea's Kim dismisses military chief, calls for war preparations
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations "in an offensive way", including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media reported Thursday
10 August 2023, 03:44 AM
Record heat warning as forest fires rage in Spain, Portugal
Temperatures soared across Spain and Portugal on Wednesday as the two countries boil under their third heatwave of the summer
10 August 2023, 03:40 AM
Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio killed
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed on Wednesday evening during a campaign event in northern Quito and a suspect in the crime later died of injuries sustained in a shoot-out, authorities said
10 August 2023, 03:35 AM
Ex-rebel leader launches anti-coup movement
A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup, a first sign of internal resistance to army rule in the Sahel country.
9 August 2023, 18:00 PM
8 nations launch alliance to fight deforestation
Eight South American countries agreed Tuesday to launch an alliance to fight deforestation in the Amazon,
9 August 2023, 18:00 PM
China, Philippines’ dispute heats up
President Ferdinand Marcos said yesterday he was “not aware” of any agreement with China to remove a Philippine Navy vessel grounded on a reef in the disputed South China Sea.
9 August 2023, 18:00 PM
41 dead in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island
A shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa has reportedly killed 41 individuals, Italian media reported on Wednesday
9 August 2023, 09:08 AM
Long before whales, a marine reptile was a filter-feeder
The blue whale and other baleen whales, the gentle giants of the sea, sift huge quantities of tiny prey from ocean water using a filter-feeding system in their mouths. But they were not the first marine creatures to feed like that.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Portugal Wildfire: More than 1,000 evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters scrambled yesterday to put out a blaze raging in southern Portugal that has scorched thousands of hectares of land and forced the evacuation of around 1,400 people.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
US backs West African diplomatic efforts
The United States yesterday backed efforts by West African countries to restore constitutional order in Niger after a July 26 coup and said that diplomacy was preferable to military intervention.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
13,000 evacuated in Germany after WWII bomb found
Around 13,000 people have been told to temporarily leave their homes in the western German city of Duesseldorf after a Second World War-era US bomb was found, firefighters said Monday
8 August 2023, 03:02 AM
Niger junta shuts airspace
Niger’s junta braced for a response from the West African regional bloc yesterday after ignoring its deadline to reinstate the ousted president or face the threat of military intervention.
7 August 2023, 18:00 PM
16 migrants dead, 44 missing
Seven more bodies believed to be of migrants who drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia have washed ashore, local authorities said yesterday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 16, with 44 still missing and only two rescued.
7 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Maldives leader faces seven rivals
Seven lower-profile candidates registered yesterday to challenge Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at next month’s elections.
7 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Pheu Thai party finds new partners to try to form govt
Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party yesterday announced that it was forming an alliance with the Bhumjaithai party and was open to other parties joining in to form a government nearly 3 months after polls.
7 August 2023, 18:00 PM