Man accused of lacing sweets as kids fall ill at UK camp
AFP : A 76-year-old man appeared in a British court on Saturday accused of lacing sweets with sedatives and causing several children to fall unwell...
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Thai storm kills six
AFP : Floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Wipha since last month have killed six people and affected more than 230,000 people across Thailand....
Japan sweats through hottest July on record
AFP : Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further “severe heat” in the...
SpaceX crew Dragon docks with Int’l Space Station
AFP : An international team of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). “Docking confirmed!”,...
Jihadists kill ‘dozens’ of soldiers and civilians
AFP : Two jihadist attacks in northeastern Burkina Faso early this week killed “several dozens” of soldiers and civilians, two security sources and a local...
Radioactive wasp nest found at old US nuclear
BBC News : A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility that once...
11 killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
AFP : Gaza’s civil defence agency said 11 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes on Friday, including two who were waiting near...
Trump hits more countries with steep tariffs, markets tumble
REUTERS : Item 1 of 2 Containers are loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at a port under the Port Authority of Thailand, following...
Russia oil imports ‘point of irritation’ in India-US ties
BBC : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Delhi’s relationship with Moscow remains a “point of irritation” in India-US ties. Rubio’s statement...
New peace plan increases pressure for Palestinian
AFP : A new vision for Middle East peace emerged this week which proposes the withdrawal of Israel from Gaza and the West Bank, the...