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Two-thirds of rainforest destroyed globally
Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change is quickly vanishing.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Japan minister apologises for bureaucrat’s dinner
Japan’s internal affairs minister removed a senior bureaucrat from his post and apologised yesterday for what he said could be a breach of the law after an inquiry showed the official attended meals with officials of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT).
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
More than 100 migrants rescued off Canary Isles
Spain’s coast guard rescued 107 migrants from boats off the Canary Islands over the weekend as the migrant surge showed no letup on the Atlantic archipelago, a spokesman said Sunday.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Italy arrests Algerian suspected of aiding Paris attackers
Italian police said yesterday they had arrested a 36-year-old Algerian on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group and helping the authors of the November 2015 Paris attacks.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘They have thrown us out’
Ghulam Khatana’s family lived half their lives in a simple log hut in Kashmir’s forests, until around 200 men brandishing guns and iron rods chased them out of their home and into the blistering cold.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘I just didn’t want to be alive’
Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle on Sunday said she contemplated taking her own life after joining the royal family, and raised allegations of racism in the monarchy during an explosive television interview.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
UK children go back to school after lockdown
Children returned to school in England yesterday for the first time since January, as the government begins to ease tough restrictions thanks to a mass vaccination drive against the coronavirus.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Swiss look set to approve ban on facial coverings
A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland was headed toward a narrow victory in a binding referendum yesterday viewed as a test of
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Call for investigation as 9 activists killed in Philippines
Human rights groups called on the Philippine government to investigate what they said was the use of “lethal force” during police raids yesterday that
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran’s Rouhani urges Europe to avoid ‘threats or pressure’
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani yesterday urged Europe to avoid “threats or pressure” in any negotiations with Tehran, as he received Ireland’s foreign
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Air strikes hit Yemen after Saudi foils drone attacks
A Saudi-led military coalition conducted air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa yesterday, a Reuters witness and residents said, after it said it had
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas in Jammu fear deportation
Indian police have detained more than 150 Rohingya refugees found living illegally in the northern region of Jammu and Kashmir and a process has
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Game over’for TMC
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off his West Bengal Assembly poll campaign officially yesterday by lashing out against Chief Minister
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘One day an icon, next day a threat’
African-American poet Amanda Gorman, who became a star after her reading at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, has said a security guard claimed
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
US brings chaos in the name of democracy
China yesterday urged the United States to remove “unreasonable” curbs on cooperation as soon as possible and work together on issues like
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Swiss agree to outlaw facial coverings in "burqa ban" vote
A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland won a narrow victory in a binding referendum on Sunday instigated by the same group that organised a 2009 ban on new minarets.
7 March 2021, 14:16 PM
Clashes kill 90 in Yemen’s Marib
Fierce fighting between Yemeni pro-government forces and Iran-backed Huthi rebels has killed at least 90 combatants on both sides in the past 24
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Thai protesters rally defying warnings
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Thai capital yesterday evening to demand that authorities release some protest leaders from jail,
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Taliban says met with US envoy in Doha
Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan met with the Taliban in Qatar, the insurgents said yesterday, as efforts intensify to revive a peace
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Nasa rover goes for a ‘spin’ on Mars
The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the US space agency Nasa said Friday.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM