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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...

Cargo plane carrying four missing in eastern Indonesia 18 Sep 2019 - 09:59 am

Timika, Indonesia: An Indonesian cargo plane with four people on board lost contact with air traffic control on Wednesday, an official said, the...

UK Supreme Court to hear more arguments on suspension of parliament 18 Sep 2019 - 09:41 am

London: Britain's Supreme Court will continue hearing legal arguments on Wednesday from the government and its opponents on whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

U2 announce first ever India concert 18 Sep 2019 - 09:06 am

New Delhi: Irish rockers U2 have announced they are to play their first ever concert in India, wrapping up the band's Joshua Tree...

Three people injured when car smashes into Trump Plaza lobby in New York suburb 18 Sep 2019 - 08:41 am

A car plowed into the main hall of a Trump Plaza in suburban New York on Tuesday night, causing minor injuries to two...

Haze closes Malaysia schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1 18 Sep 2019 - 08:28 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia closed more than 1,000 schools nationwide Wednesday and air quality worsened in Singapore days before the city's Formula One race,...

Air NZ backtracks on trademark bid after Maori outrage 18 Sep 2019 - 08:20 am

Wellington: Air New Zealand backed down on plans to trademark a logo of the Maori greeting "kia ora" Wednesday after indigenous groups accused...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg asks US Congress for action, not praise 17 Sep 2019 - 10:21 pm

WASHINGTON: Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday called for action, not praise, from U.S. lawmakers as she joined other youth...

Merkel drive to slash emissions at risk as green power splutters 17 Sep 2019 - 10:21 pm

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s sweeping plan to slash carbon emissions may be in jeopardy as onshore wind, the main driver of green power, faces...

Ukraine leader orders probe after home of ex-central bank chief torched 17 Sep 2019 - 10:21 pm

KIEV: Ukraine's president called on Tuesday for a full investigation into an arson attack that has raised political tensions in a dispute over...

Posh pollution: the exclusive London neighbourhoods with toxic air 17 Sep 2019 - 09:00 pm

LONDON: Residents of some of London's most exclusive areas are living with toxic levels of air pollution, according to a new poster campaign...

Making waves: US youngsters gear up for climate protests 17 Sep 2019 - 09:00 pm

New York: For years, teenager Nora Gell from New York had learned about the environment and recycling at school, but her commitment to...

Women's bodies in firing line, Iceland PM says at first #MeToo summit 17 Sep 2019 - 08:37 pm

LONDON: Women are losing control of their own bodies as "aggressive nationalism" sweeps the world, Iceland's prime minister said on Tuesday, opening the...

Arrested Canadian police official had access to foreign intelligence 17 Sep 2019 - 07:35 pm

Ottawa: A senior police intelligence officer arrested last week for allegedly stealing sensitive documents had access to information from Canada's foreign allies, the...

Biden's bid to attract Rust Belt workers faces troubles in his own backyard 17 Sep 2019 - 07:34 pm

PHILADELPHIA: Democrat Joe Biden kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign in April at a Teamsters union hall in Pittsburgh, the one-time U.S. steel...