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At least 56 killed in 'stampedes' at Guinea football match 02 Dec 2024 - 01:12 pm

Conakry: At least 56 people were killed in "deadly stampedes" at a football match in Guinea's second-largest city of N'Zerekore, a statement from...

30-strong Japan A-bomb delegation to collect Nobel prize 02 Dec 2024 - 12:44 pm

Tokyo: Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo said Monday a 30-strong delegation will collect its Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after a...

Sweet-toothed bear lured out of Japanese supermarket 02 Dec 2024 - 10:27 am

Tokyo: A bear that rampaged through a Japanese supermarket for two days was lured out with food coated in honey, trapped and due...

Cyclone Fengal toll rises to 20 in South Asia 02 Dec 2024 - 10:22 am

Colombo: The death toll from Cyclone Fengal's fierce push through Sri Lanka and southern India reached 20 on Monday as downpours and flooding...

New Zealand scientists dissect world's rarest whale 02 Dec 2024 - 08:14 am

Wellington: New Zealand scientists on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven...

Trump names Lebanese-American Boulos as Middle East advisor 01 Dec 2024 - 09:51 pm

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, the...

Storm Bora kills two in Greece, leaves widespread damage 01 Dec 2024 - 09:34 pm

Athens: A storm sweeping through Greece has killed two people on the island of Lemnos, and damaged roads and buildings in Rhodes, authorities...

Trump announces loyalist Kash Patel as choice to lead FBI 01 Dec 2024 - 08:45 pm

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump aims to make loyalist KashPatelthe next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said on Saturday, in...

Ten killed in mass shooting in rural Ecuador 01 Dec 2024 - 08:38 pm

Quito: Ten people were killed early Sunday in a mass shooting in a rural area of Ecuador that is under a state of...

Plastic pollution talks fail to reach landmark deal 01 Dec 2024 - 08:37 pm

Busan, South Korea: Deeply divided negotiators failed on Sunday to reach a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution, missing a self-imposed deadline,...

White House says 'not there yet' on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal 01 Dec 2024 - 05:23 pm

Washington: The White House is working on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza but is "not there yet," the US National...

More time needed for plastic pollution treaty: chair 01 Dec 2024 - 04:05 pm

Busan, South Korea: Parties have not reached an agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and more time for negotiations is...

VW's German workers to strike from Monday: union 01 Dec 2024 - 03:04 pm

Berlin: Workers at German factories for carmaker Volkswagen are to go on strike from Monday over plans to cut thousands of jobs, union...

Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries over currency plans 01 Dec 2024 - 02:40 pm

Washington: President-elect DonaldTrumpon Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar. "We...

Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power 01 Dec 2024 - 02:34 pm

Khavda, India: Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind...

Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million 01 Dec 2024 - 01:58 pm

Hong Kong: Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Friday fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring abananaduct-taped to...

Philippine Eagle hatchling dies in conservation setback 01 Dec 2024 - 01:39 pm

Manila: A Philippine Eagle chick hatched via artificial insemination has died, an avian conservation foundation has announced, in a fresh setback for one...