12 killed as 5-storey apartment building collapses in Cairo
AP :A five-storey apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least 12 people dead, authorities said, as rescuers continued to...
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Temperature reaches new highs as heatwaves scorch the globe
AFP :Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark...
Ukraine says troops retake nearly 18sqkm of territory in east, south
Reuters :Ukrainian forces have retaken nearly 18 square km (7 square miles) of territory in the east and the south in the past week in...
China, Russia to start joint air and sea drill in Sea of Japan
Reuters :A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed...
Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking
Reuters :The first phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory began weeks ago without fanfare. Apart from claiming that its troops are edging forward,...
Shaheen claims 100th Test wicket
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed his 100th Test wicket on his return from injury in the first match against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday....
Dangerous heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage
AFP :Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take...
4 dead in Georgia mass shooting
ABC News :A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fatally shot four people in Hampton, Georgia, on Saturday morning, police said.Police said they are...
Hundreds of flights across Italy are canceled amid air transport strike at peak of tourism season
AP :Hundreds of flights across Italy were canceled Saturday, forcing travelers at the peak of tourist season to make alternate plans, after air transport unions...
Singapore cabinet minister arrested in rare top-level graft probe
AFP :Singapore’s transport minister has been arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon, the country’s...
Senegal opposition leader calls for protests after nomination rally banned
AFP :Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called for a peaceful protest on Saturday after authorities blocked a planned rally to publicly confirm his nomination as...