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Ukraine’s ambassador to Thailand found dead
Ukraine’s ambassador to Thailand died early yesterday on the southern beach island of Koh Lipe while on vacation with his son, police said, with the cause of death still undetermined.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Hollywood actor Seagal joins pro-Kremlin party
Hollywood actor Steven Seagal, a long-time admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has joined a pro-Kremlin party, the party said yesterday.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Blind mountaineer climbs Mt Everest
The 46-year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
World leaders call for action, greater inclusion
World leaders yesterday called for more action and inclusion of all countries in the global drive towards a cleaner and greener planet at a climate summit hosted virtually by South Korea.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Toxic liquor kills 25 in Uttar Pradesh
At least 25 people have died after drinking toxic alcohol in northern India, police said yesterday.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Israel, Egypt hold talks
Israeli and Egyptian officials yesterday held talks in both countries aimed at bolstering the Cairo-brokered ceasefire that ended the latest deadly flare-up of violence between the Jewish state and Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Mortar shell hits Afghan wedding
At least six Afghan civilians were killed and several more were wounded when a mortar shell hit a house during a wedding ceremony in northern Kapisa province, security officials said yesterday.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
End of Netanyahu era nears?
Israeli far-right politician Naftali Bennett was expected to deliver a statement in which he is widely expected to throw his crucial support behind a “government of change” to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
2 dead, over 20 injured in Florida shooting: police
Two people died and an estimated 20 to 25 people were injured in a shooting outside a banquet hall in South Florida, police said.
30 May 2021, 12:06 PM
Sri Lanka launches probe after burning Singapore registered-ship leads to pollution crisis
Sri Lanka launched a criminal probe on Sunday into a massive container ship fire that has swamped the island nation's coast with plastic pollution in an unprecedented marine disaster.
30 May 2021, 11:53 AM
Pro-Palestine rally in Washington seeks end to US aid to Israel
More than 1,000 people rallied on Saturday in Washington in support of Palestinians, calling for an end to US aid to Israel.
30 May 2021, 10:19 AM
Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely
A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world’s highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have struggled with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak.
30 May 2021, 10:11 AM
Brazilians stage nationwide protests against President Bolsonaro's Covid response
Brazilians staged protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in at least 16 cities across the country on Saturday, carrying signs such as "Out with Bolsonaro" and "Impeachment now."
30 May 2021, 05:08 AM
UK PM Johnson married fiancée in secret ceremony on Saturday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancée Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, his office said on Sunday, confirming media reports.
29 May 2021, 19:47 PM
Kidnappers free 14 Nigerian students in northwest Kaduna state
Kidnappers have released the remaining 14 students who had been held captive after being abducted last month from a northern Nigerian university, a senior member of the teaching staff said on Saturday.
29 May 2021, 19:22 PM
Russia confirms second loan for Belarus, raises issue of detained citizen
Russia will move ahead with a second $500 million loan to Belarus next month, following talks between the two countries' leaders amid uproar in the West over the grounding of a passenger jet in Minsk and the arrest of a dissident blogger.
29 May 2021, 19:18 PM
US nuclear secrets exposed in Europe
US troops charged with guarding nuclear weapons in Europe used popular education websites to create flash cards, exposing their exact locations and top-secret security protocols, according to the investigative site Bellingcat Friday.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
CoronaVac ‘reduces mortality by 97pc’
The CoronaVac vaccine reduces coronavirus mortality by 97 percent, according to early results of the immunization campaign in Uruguay, which relies heavily on the Chinese jab.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Lanka faces marine disaster
Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid storm engulfs Everest
Mount Everest guide Buddhi Bahadur Lama has spent days isolated in a tent after testing positive for coronavirus, as an outbreak that climbers say
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM