IMF, Pakistan in last-ditch talks as visit winds up
AFP :Pakistan’s government on Thursday remained locked in crunch talks with the IMF over the release of a crucial financial bailout on the last scheduled...
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US, UK and Australia carry out China- focused air drills
Reuters :The United States, Britain and Australia carried out joint air drills on Wednesday over the Nevada desert and beyond as part of an effort...
Pilots walk away from 737 crashes in Australia
AFP :Two pilots have made a “miraculous” escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia.The...
Sri Lanka bankruptcy to last until 2026
AFP :Sri Lanka’s president said on Wednesday the island nation will remain bankrupt for at least three more years as he works to repair battered...
‘Respect them, ‘says He Jiankui, creator of world’s first gene-edited humans
South China Morning Post :The scientist who sparked outrage after saying he was involved in creating the world’s first gene-edited babies has asked people to...
New areas under threat as Chile fires rage and mercury rises
AFP :Forest fires that have killed 26 people and left thousands homeless in south-central Chile in the past week threatened new regions Tuesday as temperatures...
Harmful pollution boosting superbug ‘silent pandemic’
AFP :Containing and cleaning up environmental pollution, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof superbugs which could kill tens of millions by mid-century,...
Pakistan PM orders Wikipedia website unblocked
AFP :Pakistan’s prime minister on Monday ordered authorities to unblock Wikipedia, the government announced, just days after the online encyclopedia was restricted for “blasphemous content”.Blasphemy...
Russian reinforcements pour into eastern Ukraine
Reuters :Russia was pouring reinforcements into eastern Ukraine ahead of a possible new offensive, said a Ukrainian governor, but British intelligence said on Tuesday it...
Steady rains set off mudslides that kill at least 36 in Peru
AP :Landslides triggered by steady rains swept mud, water and rocks into several villages in southern Peru, killing at least 36 people, authorities said Monday.Wilson...
Hundreds still under rubble in rebel-held Syria: Rescue team
Reuters :Time is running out to save hundreds of families trapped under the rubble of buildings brought down by Monday’s earthquake, the head of the...
In Turkey’s worst-hit province, residents cry for help
Reuters :“They’re making noises but nobody is coming,” Deniz cried out, holding his hands to his head as he railed against the lack of efforts...