Jacinda Ardern delivers final speech to NZ parliament
AFP :Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern bowed out of parliament Wednesday, ending a career marked by empathetic leadership during times of crisis even...
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US urges Iran to back political solution in Yemen
AFP :The United States called Tuesday on its longtime adversary Iran to help end Yemen’s conflict by backing a peace process, one year after a...
Japan govt survey finds 1.5 million living as recluses
AFP :Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey, with a fifth citing the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reason for their withdrawal.The...
One dead, several injured in Dutch passenger train accident
Deutsche Welle :One person has been reported dead and several “seriously injured” on Tuesday after a passenger train derailed in a collision with construction equipment...
Deep-sea mining vital to climate action, deadly to oceans
Deutsche Welle :In the mid-nineteenth century, science fiction author Jules Verne wrote of precious metals lying thousands of meters underwater. “In the depths of the...
Infertility affects one in six: WHO
AFP :Around one in every six adults experiences infertility, the World Health Organization(WHO) estimated on Tuesday as it called for an urgent increase in access...
The four astronauts NASA picked for the first crewed moon mission in 50 years
CNN :Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up the quartet to begin training for...
Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger
AP :An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine....
US immigration reform stalled decade after Gang of 8’s big push
AP :Ten years ago this month, Sen. Chuck Schumer declared, “We all know that our immigration system is broken, and it’s time to get to...
Turkey’s inflation slows to 50pc ahead of election
AFP :Turkey’s annual inflation rate slowed to 50 percent in March, official data showed on Monday, delivering another boost for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead...
France minister: Over 1,000 officers injured in unrest
Deutsche Welle :More than 1,000 law enforcement officers and firefighters have been injured in demonstrations and riots across France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told local...
26 dead after deadly storms, tornadoes sweep through US
AP :Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing...