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US teacher fired after having students write own obits 09 Apr 2023 - 06:12 pm

Miami: A high school teacher in the US state of Florida has been fired after he assigned students to write their own obituaries...

Pope expresses 'deep concern' over Israel-Palestinian violence 09 Apr 2023 - 05:57 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis noted his "deep concern" on Sunday over a flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians, delivering an Easter Mass...

Macron says Europe must not be 'follower' of US, China on Taiwan 09 Apr 2023 - 05:43 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published on Sunday that Europe must not be a "follower" of either the US...

Police kill suspect, 3 victims die in Florida home shooting 09 Apr 2023 - 04:22 pm

Four people including a child are dead after a suspect shot three victims inside a home and then was killed by police after...

Tesla to build battery plant in Shanghai: state media 09 Apr 2023 - 02:55 pm

Shanghai: Tesla will build a new facility in Shanghai to make its Megapack batteries, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. The factory, which...

Taiwanese celebrate freedom in the face of China's war games 09 Apr 2023 - 02:28 pm

Taipei: Retired lecturer Donald Ho was out for his morning stroll in a busy downtown park Sunday, anxious about what Chinese jets and...

Seven dead in fire near Philippine capital: police 09 Apr 2023 - 02:20 pm

Manila: Seven people including two children died in a fire on Saturday evening near the Philippines capital, police said. The fire destroyed 40...

India's tiger population rises above 3,000 09 Apr 2023 - 12:39 pm

New Delhi: India's wild tiger population -- by far the largest in the world -- has risen above 3,000, according to a census...

Third massive whale in a month beaches itself, dies in Bali 09 Apr 2023 - 10:24 am

Denpasar, Indonesia: A17-metre-long (56-foot-long) sperm whale died after washing up on a beach in Bali, a conservation official said Sunday, making it the...

Marseille building collapse injures five, fire hampers search 09 Apr 2023 - 08:58 am

Marseille: The collapse of a four-storey residential building in Marseille on Sunday left at least five people from surrounding structures injured, but a...

Temperatures in Middle East, North Africa to cause hundreds of deaths in 2100 08 Apr 2023 - 11:49 pm

Doha: Researchers predict that about 123 people out of every 100,000 in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) will die annually...

US urges 'restraint' as China launches Taiwan military drills 08 Apr 2023 - 11:32 pm

Washington: The United States on Saturday called on China to show restraint as Beijing launched military drills around Taiwan, stressing that Washington was...

Saudi foreign ministry says delegation arrives in Iran 08 Apr 2023 - 09:08 pm

Riyadh: A Saudi Arabian diplomatic delegation arrived on Saturday in Tehran to discuss the reopening of its diplomatic missions after a seven-year absence,...

Canada repatriates 14 citizens from Syria camps 08 Apr 2023 - 04:10 pm

Montreal: Canada repatriated four women and 10 children linked to Islamic State jihadists from camps for displaced people in northeastern Syria this week,...

Marathon race walk mixed relay to debut at Paris Olympics 08 Apr 2023 - 02:34 pm

Paris: World Athletics on Saturday released details of a new event, the marathon race walk mixed relay, to be staged at the Paris...

China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait 08 Apr 2023 - 02:28 pm

Beijing: China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a...

As Colombian volcano rumbles to life, villagers resist evacuation 08 Apr 2023 - 02:06 pm

Murillo, Colombia: Smoke billows from the crater of a snow-capped Andean volcano, reminding local inhabitants of the threat of another potential deadly eruption....