Indonesia to start random emission tests as poor air chokes Jakarta
Reuters :Indonesia’s capital will force drivers to undergo emission tests and consider ordering half of its civil servants to work from home, officials said on...
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Indonesia to start random emission tests as poor air chokes Jakarta
Reuters :Indonesia’s capital will force drivers to undergo emission tests and consider ordering half of its civil servants to work from home, officials said on...
At least 36 feared dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Reuters :At least 36 people were feared dead at a jade mine in northern Myanmar after being swept into a lake by a huge landslide,...
Morocco breaks heat record
AFP :Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country’s meteorological service said Sunday...
Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden
Reuters :Britain on Sunday warned citizens going to Sweden of possible terrorist attacks following Koran burnings by anti-Islam activists that have outraged Muslims. In updated...
Italy PM Meloni takes ‘full responsibility’ for bank tax
Reuters :Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday took “full responsibility” for last week’s shock decision to impose a one-off bank tax that has been...
Ukraine condemns ‘provocative’ Russian actions in Black Sea
Reuters :Ukraine on Monday condemned what it called “provocative” Russian actions and called for decisive countermeasures by the international community, a day after Moscow said...
Death toll from mudslide in China’s Xian rises to 21
Reuters :The death toll from a mudslide in China’s northwestern city of Xian has risen to 21, with six people still missing, the city’s emergency...
Israel rules out Jerusalem base for Saudi envoy to Palestinians
Reuters :Israel ruled out on Sunday a diplomatic base in Jerusalem for the new Saudi envoy to the Palestinians, whose appointment comes as Washington tries...
India proposes sweeping overhaul of British-era criminal laws
AFP :India’s government unveiled new punishments for mob lynchings and crimes against women on Friday in a proposal for the country’s biggest criminal justice overhaul...