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Greta Thunberg to US Congress: 'Don't listen to me. Listen to the scientists' 18 Sep 2019 - 08:13 pm

WASHINGTON: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a short and direct message before a Congressional hearing on Wednesday: "I don’t want you...

Ethiopia rejects Egypt's plan for operating giant dam on the Nile 18 Sep 2019 - 07:27 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia on Wednesday rejected a proposal by Egypt to operate a $4 billion hydropower dam the Horn of Africa country is...

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election on Nov. 16 18 Sep 2019 - 06:06 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Nov. 16, the elections office said Wednesday, amid calls for a strong...

UK's Boris Johnson confronted by angry parent at hospital 18 Sep 2019 - 05:41 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been confronted by an angry parent during a hospital visit. Johnson was touring Whipps Cross University...

Lebanon PM closes TV channel run by his family over funding 18 Sep 2019 - 05:33 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's prime minister said Wednesday he will temporarily close a TV network owned by his family, following a years-long financial struggle. In...

India bans e-cigarettes as global backlash at vaping gathers pace 18 Sep 2019 - 05:17 pm

NEW DELHI: India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday and warned of an "epidemic" among young people, in the latest and...

Trump taps hostage negotiator O’Brien for top security job 18 Sep 2019 - 04:59 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named US hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien as his choice to replace John Bolton as his national...

Fire at school outside Liberia's capital kills at least 27 18 Sep 2019 - 04:11 pm

PAYNESVILLE, Liberia: Police in Liberia say a fire at a Quranic school east of the capital, Monrovia, has killed at least 27 people...

Liberia school fire kills at least 26 children: presidency 18 Sep 2019 - 03:30 pm

Monrovia: A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia has killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's...

S.Africa court says spanking children unconstitutional 18 Sep 2019 - 03:19 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's highest court on Wednesday upheld a ruling that spanking or corporal punishment of children at home was unconstitutional, saying the...

'Flying' river taxi tests Seine waters in Paris 18 Sep 2019 - 02:45 pm

Paris: A "flying" electric river taxi hailed by its creators as the future of clean city transport is being put through a battery...

Suicide bomber detonates inside govt building in east Afghanistan 18 Sep 2019 - 12:56 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber has detonated inside a government building in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Wednesday, with casualties feared in...

Afghanistan's Taliban tells teachers, students to block presidential elections or risk death 18 Sep 2019 - 12:32 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban insurgent group on Wednesday warned teachers, students and other education workers to avoid the upcoming presidential vote or risk dying...

A panda is the mascot for the 2020 Beijing Winter Olympics 18 Sep 2019 - 12:19 pm

Beijing: A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. The...

Scientists release sterile mosquitoes in Burkina to fight malaria 18 Sep 2019 - 12:02 pm

SOUROUKOUDINGA, Burkina Faso: Scientists in Burkina Faso have deployed a new weapon in the fight against malaria, and waded into a thorny bioethics...

Tropical storm Imelda threatens Houston with three-day deluge 18 Sep 2019 - 11:43 am

Newly-named Tropical Storm Imelda, nearing Freeport, Texas, is headed toward Houston, the nation’s oil, refining and chemical hub, carrying as much as 10...

Indonesian haze closes schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1 18 Sep 2019 - 10:03 am

Kuala Lumpur: Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality...