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Fibre optic cables targeted in new infrastructure attack in France 29 Jul 2024 - 04:07 pm

Paris: France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of...

Indonesia's sea nomads turn to jobs on land 29 Jul 2024 - 03:46 pm

Pulau Papan, Indonesia: Sofyan Sabi's sea-dwelling community has fished beneath the waves off the Indonesian coast for centuries, but climate change and overfishing...

French climber summits Pakistan's K2 in record time 29 Jul 2024 - 03:32 pm

Paris: French climber Benjamin Vedrines summited Pakistan's K2 in record time on Sunday, his team told AFP, reaching the top of the world's...

Hundreds living in floodwater in Vietnam 29 Jul 2024 - 02:18 pm

Hanoi: Hundreds of people are living submerged in floodwater in the suburbs of Hanoi, a week after torrential rains in northern Vietnam caused...

Bangladesh protests resume after ultimatum ignored 29 Jul 2024 - 02:09 pm

Dhaka: Bangladeshi students held scattered street protests on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and...

Eight climate activists arrested at UK airport 29 Jul 2024 - 01:18 pm

London: Police said they arrested eight climate protesters at London's Gatwick Airport on Monday after they tried to block departure gates in the...

Sunken Philippine tanker leaking 'minimal' oil 29 Jul 2024 - 01:03 pm

Manila: A sunken tanker off Manila was leaking "minimal" oil, the Philippine Coast Guard said Monday, as a salvage company prepared to offload...

Maduro declared Venezuela election winner, opposition reject result 29 Jul 2024 - 12:37 pm

Caracas: Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official...

New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development: WHO 29 Jul 2024 - 11:04 am

Geneva: The World Health Organization announced Monday a new project to accelerate the development in poorer countries of vaccines for human bird flu...

French train services back to normal after sabotage 29 Jul 2024 - 10:26 am

Paris: France's high-speed train network was back to normal on Monday, three days after coordinated acts of sabotage heavily disrupted travel before the...

Arab Observatory for Human Rights slams Israeli evacuation orders in south of Gaza 29 Jul 2024 - 09:15 am

Cairo: Arab Observatory for Human Rights (AOHR) has condemned the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli occupation army in the north of Rafah...

Covid-19 drives high mortality rate in Australia 29 Jul 2024 - 08:01 am

Sydney: Covid-19 is still driving Australia's above-average mortality rate, research showed on Monday, with experts predicting the disease's impact will continue to be...

President Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina's powerful farmers get impatient 29 Jul 2024 - 12:00 am

Buenos Aires, Argentina:Addressing crowds of struggling farmers in flat caps and home-knit sweaters who helped vault him to power but have grown increasingly...

Jordan's Umm al-Jimal added to UNESCO heritage list 28 Jul 2024 - 11:04 pm

Amman: Jordan's Umm al-Jimal village has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, in a move hailed on Sunday by the country's tourism...

Attorney for cartel leader 'El Mayo’ says client was kidnapped, brought to US 28 Jul 2024 - 09:05 pm

Houston: The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that his...

Gaza death toll rises to 39,324; wounded 90,830 28 Jul 2024 - 08:13 pm

Gaza: The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered more than 39,324 Palestinian civilians and injured more than 90,830 others, since the beginning of Israel's...

13 Palestinian martyred as occupation strikes South Gaza 28 Jul 2024 - 07:01 pm

Gaza: The Israeli occupation army bombarded the city of Khan Younis, on Sunday, killing 13 Palestinians, among them women and children, and injuring...