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"Big task" ahead in New Zealand's recovery from floods
New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain.
21 August 2022, 03:57 AM
Hunger stones
The ongoing drought in Europe has re-exposed the so-called “hunger stones” along certain Czech and German rivers.
20 August 2022, 18:00 PM
German economy became more dependent on China in first half of 2022: Research
The German economy became more dependent on China in the first half of 2022, with direct investment and its trade deficit reaching new heights, despite political pressure on Berlin to pivot away from Beijing, according to research seen by Reuters.
20 August 2022, 15:50 PM
One killed in Sweden shopping mall shooting
A man wounded in a shooting in a shopping centre in Sweden Friday has died, police said, as a woman hurt in the same attack remained in hospital.
20 August 2022, 05:59 AM
Rushdie’s attacker 'surprised' that author survived: NY Post
The New Jersey man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie told the New York Post in an interview published Wednesday that he was "surprised" the author had survived the attack.
18 August 2022, 09:54 AM
Violent storms hammer France after weeks of drought
The French weather service yesterday warned of flash flooding risks across much of the south, where a historic drought has parched the rugged Mediterranean hills, a day after fierce rainstorms lashed much of the country.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Forced labour, possible ‘enslavement’ in China’s Xinjiang: UN expert
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing,
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Elon Musk now says he is buying Manchester United
Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc (MANU.N), without offering any details.
17 August 2022, 02:59 AM
China sanctions 7 Taiwanese officials for “supporting independence”
China imposed sanctions on Tuesday on seven Taiwanese officials and lawmakers it accused of being "independence diehards", including banning them from entering, in its latest angry reproach of the democratically governed island.
16 August 2022, 06:39 AM
Armour-plated small dinosaur unearthed
Paleontologists heralded the discovery of a previously unknown small armored dinosaur in southern Argentina, a creature that likely walked upright on its back legs roaming a then-steamy landscape about 100 million years ago.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Rushdie attacker’s mother says son returned to US as “religious zealot” after 2018 Lebanon visit
Mother of the man who stabbed renowned novelist Salman Rushdie disclosed that her son, who was born and raised in the US, travelled to Lebanon for a month and returned as a “religious zealot”, according to a report in the UK’s Daily Mail on Sunday.
15 August 2022, 09:58 AM
Iran 'categorically' denies any connection to Rushdie's attacker
Iran "categorically" denied Monday (August 15, 2022) any link with the attacker who stabbed British writer Salman Rushdie, author of the novel "The Satanic Verses", but blamed the writer himself.
15 August 2022, 07:47 AM
India's ancient caste system reaches California's Silicon Valley
America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple (AAPL.O) emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that's segregated Indians for generations.
15 August 2022, 06:56 AM
Rare microscopic crab discovered in Scottish caves
Two caves in Scotland, one of which was previously connected to murders committed by a notorious highwayman in the sixteenth century, may be home to a rare species of microscopic crab, according to a report from Newsweek.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Rain brings relief to France
A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, officials said yesterday.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
11 people dead, six injured
A shooter killed at least 11 people including two children in a mass shooting in Montenegro’s central city of Cetinje on Friday, officials said, in one of the deadliest violent incidents to rock the Adriatic nation.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
“Don’t know about Salman Rushdie stabbing”, Hezbollah says
An official from Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Saturday the group had no additional information on the stabbing attack against novelist Salman Rushdie.
13 August 2022, 15:59 PM
China's Xi Jinping plans to meet Biden in first foreign trip since Covid-19
Chinese officials are planning a possible trip by Xi Jinping to South-east Asia in November for what could be the leader's first foreign trip since the Covid-19 pandemic and include a meeting with US President Joe Biden, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Aug 12).
13 August 2022, 05:37 AM
China’s taiwan military drills: An opportunity for US, allies to gather intel
While China’s expanded drills surrounding Taiwan have marked an unprecedented military and political warning against outside interference over the island, they opened a window to gather intelligence for the United States and its allies.
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Salman Rushdie attacked on stage during event in New York state
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats that forced him into hiding, was attacked on stage Friday in western New York state.
12 August 2022, 16:08 PM