Russian jets harass US drones over Syria for second day
Deutsche Welle :Russian jets flew dangerously close to US drones over Syria on Thursday for the second time in less than 24 hours, according to...
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Amazon deforestation down sharply under Brazil’s Lula: govt
AFP :Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon fell by one-third in the first six months of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration compared to the...
Dalai Lama celebrates 88th birthday
AP :The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala.Artists...
EU seals ammo production plan in rush to arm Ukraine
AFP :EU negotiators on Friday sealed a plan to boost ammunition production in the bloc, as part of a push to arm Ukraine and restock...
NYC tour bus crash sends 18 to hospital with non-life threatening injuries
Reuters :A double-decker tour bus collided with a second bus in New York Thursday evening, wounding dozens and sending at least 18 to hospital with...
16 dead in South African slum gas leak
AFP :At least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African slum near Johannesburg, emergency services said Thursday, revising...
40 aid workers killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup: UN
AFP :UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday up to 40 aid workers have been killed in Myanmar since the military coup that...
Europe eyes the Philippines as Asian security anchor
Deutsche Welle :Amid improving military ties with the United States and Japan, the Philippines appears ready to also include European countries within its security architecture...
Rain kills 15 in southwest China as Xi urges better defences
Reuters :Torrential rain has killed 15 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, media reported on Wednesday (5 July), as President Xi Jinping called...
Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa back in hospital with Covid
AFP :Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has again been hospitalised over complications linked to Covid-19, the second time since first contracting the virus last...
S. Africa’s Zulu king says ‘fit’, denies being poisoned
AFP :The Zulu king, head of South Africa’s most influential traditional monarchy, said on Monday he was “fit and sound,” and denied rumours he had...