Norwegian climber sets her sights on 14 peaks record
BSS :A Norwegian climber is on track to beat the time record for summiting the globe’s 14 highest peaks, part of her quest to change...
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Volcano ash blankets Philippine towns after second eruption this week
BSS/AFP :A volcano in the Philippines spewed a huge column of ash into the sky on Sunday, blanketing a region still recovering from last week’s...
Bolivian ex-president Anez sentenced to 10yrs in prison: Court
BSS :Bolivian ex-President Jeanine Anez was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday over an alleged plot to oust her rival and predecessor Evo Morales. Anez...
Israel says deal allows citizens to travel to Qatar World Cup
BSS :Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch football’s 2022 World Cup, despite the absence of diplomatic relations between the two...
PTI rejected new budget, calling it anti-people
Agency :The opposition parties Friday rejected the budget, criticising it for having “no direction” which would lead to “more unemployment” in the country.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
Russia, China unveil first road bridge
BSS/AFP :Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the...
Rolex worn during WWII ‘Great Escape’ sells for $189,000 in New York
BSS/AFP :A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life “Great Escape” from the Nazi Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp sold for $189,000...
Blast kills 5 security personnel, 1 civilian in S. Afghanistan
BSS :Six people including five security personnel have been confirmed dead as a blast struck a vehicle in Spin Boldak area of the southern Kandahar...
South Africa: 15 dead, 37 injured in bus collision
BSS :Fifteen people were killed and 37 injured Friday when a bus and a truck collided on a South African highway near the capital Pretoria,...
Italy to kill 1,000 pigs in swine fever outbreak
BSS :A thousand pigs will be slaughtered after two cases of swine fever were detected on a farm in Rome’s Lazio region, officials said Friday,...
Ukraine forces need deliberate training on new rocket system: US
BSS :Ukraine wants new Himars artillery from the United States on the battlefield now, but the Pentagon is stressing the need for comprehensive training to...
The emerging viruses of the 21st century
Agency :The recent explosion of monkeypox cases in countries where the infection had not previously spread, coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic, has underscored the rising...