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Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisis 04 Oct 2021 - 10:51 am

GRESIK, Indonesia: Environmentalists in Indonesia keen to send a message about the world's worsening ocean plastics crisis have created a museum made entirely...

'Catastrophic' California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands 04 Oct 2021 - 10:22 am

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California: A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, in...

Manila mayor files candidacy for Philippines presidency 04 Oct 2021 - 10:03 am

MANILA: Manila City mayor Francisco Domagoso registered to run for the presidency of the Philippines on Monday, touting himself as a unifying candidate...

Pandora Papers: Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth 04 Oct 2021 - 09:37 am

Washington: A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations on Sunday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret...

New Zealand phases out elimination strategy as Delta persists 04 Oct 2021 - 09:25 am

Wellington: New Zealand on Monday abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus amid a persistent Delta outbreak, and will instead look to live with...

Meet the 81-year-old climbing Scottish mountains for his sick wife 04 Oct 2021 - 09:16 am

Ballachulish, Scotland: At the windswept summit of Buachaille Etive Mòr, a Scottish peak more than 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) above sea level, 81-year-old...

Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman with ferocious winds, killing four 04 Oct 2021 - 09:04 am

Dubai: Tropical Cyclone Shaheen killed four people as it slammed into Oman on Sunday with ferocious winds and heavy rain, flooding streets, prompting...

Taliban say forces destroy Islamic State cell hours after Kabul blast 04 Oct 2021 - 08:42 am

Kabul: Taliban government forces destroyed an Islamic State cell in the north of Kabul late on Sunday, a spokesperson for the movement said,...

Merkel urges Germans to keep fighting for democracy 03 Oct 2021 - 09:47 pm

BERLIN: Germans must keep working for democracy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as the country celebrated the 31st anniversary of the merger of...

Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman, three killed, flights delayed 03 Oct 2021 - 08:03 pm

DUBAI: Tropical Cyclone Shaheen hit land in Oman on Sunday having already killed least three people, its heavy rain and ferocious winds prompting...

Small plane crashes into empty building outside Milan, all 8 onboard die 03 Oct 2021 - 04:15 pm

MILAN: A small private plane crashed into an empty building on the outskirts of Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, killing all eight people...

Fire damages Rome's 19th century 'Iron Bridge' 03 Oct 2021 - 01:35 pm

ROME: A huge fire on Saturday night severely damaged Rome's famed "Iron Bridge," with parts of the 19th century structure plunging into the...

New Zealand's delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland 03 Oct 2021 - 11:46 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to put additional...

Beijing to resume marathon after one-year COVID-19 suspension 03 Oct 2021 - 11:15 am

SHANGHAI: Beijing will hold its city-wide marathon on Oct. 31, resuming the annual race after suspending it last year due to COVID-19, state...

Oman suspends flights, UAE on high alert as cyclone approaches 03 Oct 2021 - 10:46 am

Oman has suspended flights to and from Muscat airport and the United Arab Emirates said it was on "high alert” as a storm...

Philippines' Duterte says daughter running for president in 2022 elections - media 03 Oct 2021 - 10:32 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo's daughter would run for president in next year's election and her father's long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential...