Trump says ‘very safe’ to hold campaign rallies despite virus spread
US President Donald Trump insisted Monday that campaign rallies do not put his supporters at risk of catching or spreading the coronavirus, and insisted the...
International
Air pollution shortens lives by 3 years : Study
AFP, Paris :A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said...
Half of world’s beaches could vanish by 2100
AFP, Paris :Climate change and sea level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world’s sandy beaches by 2100, researchers warned Monday.Even...
Erdogan threatens Europe with ‘millions’ of migrants
AFP, Istanbul :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday that “millions” of migrants would soon head for Europe, drawing accusations from EU leaders that...
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Egypt sentences 37 to death including top militant leaderAP, Cairo An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death 37 defendants, including one of the country’s...
‘They’re the virus’: Anti-government protests refuelled in Iraq
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi protesters had been rallying against government incompetence, poor public services and foreign meddling for months before a novel coronavirus outbreak. Then the...
Sanctions-hit Iran struggles to make cancer drugs
AFP, Karaj :A lab-coated technician leans over a bioreactor at an Iranian pharmaceutical plant producing cancer drugs – a tall order since equipment imports fell...
North Korea fires ‘short-range ballistic missiles’
AFP, Seoul :North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate...
Syrian troops retake key northwestern town from rebel forces
AP, Beirut :Syrian government forces and their allies retook early Monday a key northwestern town days after losing it to rebel forces, pro-government media and...
EU and UK begin talks on post-Brexit relationship
AFP, Brussels :With Brexit “done” as far as London is concerned, UK and EU negotiators on Monday begin talks aimed at forging a future relationship-while...
Sri Lanka heads for snap polls as Rajapaksa tightens grip
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s new president is set to dissolve parliament shortly and call snap a legislative election six months ahead of schedule, a state-run...
Four-nation Syria summit calls for lasting Idlib ceasefire
AFP, Paris :The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany on Saturday called for a ceasefire around the last major rebel-held bastion of Idlib in...