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Well-preserved spices found in 500-yr-old shipwreck
Archaeologists say they have uncovered a “unique” cache of well-preserved spices, from strands of saffron to peppercorns and ginger, on the wreck of a royal ship that sunk off Sweden’s Baltic coast more than 500 years ago.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Protecting high seas: UN member states agree ‘historic’ deal
UN member states have finally agreed to a text on the first international treaty after years of negotiations to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Tunisians defy protest ban
Hundreds of Tunisians rallied yesterday in defiance of a protest ban, demanding the release of more than 20 prominent figures opposed to the president who were arrested in recent weeks.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM
9 yrs on, families urge new search for missing MH370
Families of those on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared mysteriously nine years ago, called on the Malaysian government on Sunday to allow US seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity to mount a new search for the missing plane
5 March 2023, 13:55 PM
50,000 march across Australia's Harbour Bridge for WorldPride
"This is just a great celebration and it's symbolic of bringing people together, the unity, that's what a bridge does"
5 March 2023, 07:26 AM
UK MPs to grill Johnson over damning ‘Partygate’ report
UK lawmakers announced yesterday they will question former prime minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied about “Partygate”, in a probe that could trigger his removal as a member of parliament.
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Cambodia opposition leader jailed for 27 years
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was sentenced to 27 years in jail for treason yesterday, a verdict that ruled him out of elections this year and was
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Don't forget poorest nations, UN envoy Rabab Fatima pleads ahead of key meet
The world cannot recover from a spate of crises if its poorest nations are forgotten, the UN envoy for the least developed countries told AFP ahead of a key summit
3 March 2023, 12:57 PM
Vanuatu battered by back-to-back earthquakes, cyclones
As the country cleared roads and restored power lines cut by Cyclone Judy, residents were jolted early Friday by twin earthquakes and told to hunker down for a second approaching storm -- Cyclone Kevin.
3 March 2023, 05:01 AM
New moai statue found in Easter Island laguna
A new moai, one of Easter Island’s iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said.
2 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Outrage grows as govt admits ‘failures’
The Greek government yesterday acknowledged failures in state management of its rail system, following a train collision that killed 48 and has triggered angry protests.
2 March 2023, 18:00 PM
EU parliament bans TikTok on work devices
The European Parliament has told staff to purge TikTok from devices used for work because of data protection concerns, after similar moves by the EU’s main governing bodies last week.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Elon Musk is world's richest person again
Musk’s net worth was some $187.1 billion as of Monday after markets closed, according to Bloomberg, just topping the $185.3 billion fortune of Arnault
28 February 2023, 05:55 AM
Adani plans to repay up to $790m share-backed loans by March: sources
Adani has already held calls with bondholders earlier this month in attempts to assuage investor concerns, where group executives revealed refinancing plans at some of its units and also plans to completely pre-pay all loans against shares
28 February 2023, 05:24 AM
Respect for rights gone into reverse
Respect for human rights has gone into reverse, the United Nations chief warned yesterday, calling for a renewal of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 75 years after its signing.
27 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran girls poisoned to stop education, says official
An Iranian deputy minister has said "some people" were poisoning schoolgirls in the holy city of Qom with the aim of shutting down education for girls, state media reported..Since late November, hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning have been reported among schoolgirls mainly in Qom,
27 February 2023, 15:09 PM
Progress on human rights 'gone into reverse'
He said the Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most massive violations of human rights being witnessed in the world today
27 February 2023, 11:44 AM
Elon Musk calls US media 'racist' after Dilbert row
"For a *very* long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they're racist against whites & Asians," Musk wrote on the social network, where he has reinstated users banned for hate speech
27 February 2023, 04:20 AM
At least 45 killed in migrant shipwreck off Italy coast
Forty-five people died, including some children, when a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants crashed against rocks on the southern Italian coast early on Sunday, authorities said
26 February 2023, 08:53 AM
Peruvian archaeologists unearth 30 pre-Inca era graves
The newly found 800-year-old graves have allowed specialists to know more about the Chancay culture
26 February 2023, 08:05 AM