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Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s
An unnamed woman has sued folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan alleging he sexually abused her after giving her drugs and alcohol in 1965 when she was 12 years old.
17 August 2021, 08:38 AM
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm.
16 August 2021, 03:03 AM
Malaysia PM’s bipartisan support call falls to deaf ears
Malaysia’s opposition parties and a key ally have rejected a plea for support from embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in exchange for political and electoral reforms, urging him to resign immediately.
14 August 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1914 - The Panama Canal opened with the passage of the vessel Ancon, although it was not formally inaugurated until July 1920.
14 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Russian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey, eight killed – Ifax
Eight people were killed when a Russian firefighting Be-200 plane crashed in Turkey on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry was cited by Interfax news agency as saying.
14 August 2021, 15:12 PM
BBC reporter says Russia told her never to return
A BBC journalist said on Saturday that Russia was expelling her and had told her she could never return in "devastating" treatment showing the country she reported on for years was turning inwards.
14 August 2021, 12:35 PM
Fortress New Zealand eyes opening to vaccinated travellers early 2022
New Zealand plans to allow quarantine-free entry to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from early 2022, as it looks to open its borders again after nearly 18 months of pandemic-induced isolation.
12 August 2021, 02:54 AM
Haiti chooses judge to probe president’s assassination
After weeks of struggling to fill the job, a senior magistrate in Haiti on Monday announced that a judge has been named to lead the probe into the assassination of president Jovenel Moise.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1945 - The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan, this time on the city of Nagasaki; a wide area was reduced to ashes and more than 70,000 people were killed.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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The United States views the regime’s latest undemocratic, authoritarian actions — driven by Ortega’s fear of an electoral loss — as the final blow against Nicaragua’s prospects for a free and fair election.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Starkest warning yet’
An upcoming UN report on climate change gives the international community its clearest ever warning about the dangers of accelerating climate change, Britain’s COP26 President Alok Sharma said yesterday.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Haiti still seeking judge to probe president’s assassination
Haiti’s justice system is still struggling to find a judge willing to investigate the assassination of President Jovenel Moise a full month after he died, as magistrates fear for their lives if they take on the murky and explosive case.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1786 - US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
St Vincent PM injured at protest, bleeding from injury
The Prime Minister of the Caribbean country St Vincent and the Grenadines was struck by an object on Thursday during protests and later received medical treatment for injuries, according to local media reports and images circulating online.
6 August 2021, 03:04 AM
Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years: study
An estimated 4.7 million fewer girls are expected to be born globally in the next 10 years because of sex-selective practices in countries with a cultural preference for male offspring, a trend that could undermine social cohesion in the long term, research showed on Tuesday.
3 August 2021, 06:35 AM
New Zealand to open one-way travel for workers from some pacific nations
New Zealand will open up one-way quarantine-free travel for seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to address labour shortages in the horticulture industry, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
2 August 2021, 05:43 AM
Lockdown in Brisbane extended as army patrols Sydney to enforce Covid curbs
Australia's Queensland state on Monday extended a COVID-19 lockdown in Brisbane, while soldiers began patrolling Sydney to enforce stay-at-home rules as Australia struggles to stop the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spreading.
2 August 2021, 04:24 AM
This day in history
1858 - Government of India transferred from East India Company to the British Crown.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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The intelligence evidence for this (Iranian involvement in attack on Israeli tanker) exists and ... they have made a serious mistake.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1914 - Germany declared war on Russia and shots were fired between French and German border patrols.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM