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11 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills contractor
Eleven pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that left an American dead and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.
24 March 2023, 11:03 AM
TikTok chief faces hostile US lawmakers over China ties
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle Thursday over the video-sharing app's alleged ties to China and its danger to teens
23 March 2023, 20:35 PM
IMF warns Lebanon at ‘very dangerous moment’
Crisis-hit Lebanon is “at a very dangerous moment”, a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation said yesterday, criticising slow progress on reforms needed to unlock billions in loans.
23 March 2023, 18:00 PM
ICC member Hungary would not arrest Putin: govt official
Hungary would not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he entered its territory, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said today..The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukraini
23 March 2023, 15:11 PM
Ingredients for life on Earth came from space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM
30pc of Brazil top state jobs to go to people of colour: decree
At least 30 percent of appointed positions in Brazil’s federal government must be occupied by black and mixed-race people, according to a decree signed Tuesday by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Vampiric’ water use leading to ‘imminent’ global crisis
Humanity’s “lifeblood” -- water -- is increasingly at risk around the world due to “vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment,” the UN warned in a report, published hours ahead of a major summit on the issue that began yesterday.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM
'Vampiric' water use leading to 'imminent' global crisis, UN warns
Humanity's "lifeblood" -- water -- is increasingly at risk around the world due to "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment," the UN warned in a report, published hours ahead of a major summit on the issue was set to begin Wednesday
22 March 2023, 05:43 AM
Take coordinated action against Myanmar’s junta
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country’s military.
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21 March 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Terrifying’ plastic rocks found on Trindade Island
The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm.
21 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Humanity on ‘thin ice’
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday called on wealthy countries to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040, mostly from 2050 now, in order to “defuse the climate time bomb.”
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
'Dear friends' Xi and Putin meet as Ukraine war rages
Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Vladimir Putin that he was convinced Russians would support him in a presidential election due in 2024
20 March 2023, 15:08 PM
North Korea's Kim calls for nuclear attack readiness against US, South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the US and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets, state media KCNA said on Monday
20 March 2023, 02:08 AM
Kuwait court nullifies 2022 parliamentary vote: state media
Kuwait's constitutional court on Sunday nullified last year's legislative elections and ruled in favour of reinstating the previous parliament disbanded in June, state media said
19 March 2023, 09:50 AM
Bird flu outbreak: Will it cause the next pandemic?
A new lineage of avian flu H5N1 is ripping through wild bird populations and also affecting mammals, such as minks, badgers, pigs, bears. Are humans next?.Scientists are already talking about the largest observed avian influenza epidemic in European history. And it started around the same
19 March 2023, 06:49 AM
Finland on course to join Nato
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland’s bid to join Nato.
18 March 2023, 18:00 PM
'I'm back': Trump returns to Facebook, YouTube after 2-year ban
The posts on his Facebook page and YouTube channel, titled "I'M BACK!", show a CNN video announcing Trump's election as president in the 2016 race against Hillary Clinton. It then fades to a "Trump 2024" screen
18 March 2023, 09:02 AM
What do we know so far
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, over responsibility for war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine during the war ongoing for over a year
18 March 2023, 06:49 AM
Lance Reddick of 'The Wire', 'John Wick' dies at 60
His death came just days before the planned March 24 release of the fourth installment in the "John Wick" franchise, in which Reddick reprised his role as a hotel manager named Charon, an ally of the title character, a professional assassin forced out of retirement, played by Keanu Reeves
18 March 2023, 05:39 AM
Biden says ICC arrest warrant for Putin 'justified'
The move "makes a very strong point," the US president told reporters at the White House, while noting that the United States is not a member of the ICC
18 March 2023, 02:10 AM