Rainfall brings respite to Australia bushfires
Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled...
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Russian Parliament to review Putin’s PM pick after shock overhaul
AFP, Moscow :Russian lawmakers will begin reviewing President Vladimir Putin’s nomination of a little-known tax chief as the new prime minister on Thursday after his...
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Ethiopia sets tentative August date for electionsReuters, Addis Ababa Ethiopia’s upcoming national vote will probably be held on Aug. 16, the electoral board said on...
London Mayor launches new fund with Google to fight extremism, hate crimes
PTI, London :London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday launched a new 800,000 pounds fund alongside Google.org to fight violent extremism and hate crimes in the...
Sudan reopens airspace after end of armed mutiny; 5 killed
AP, Cairo :Sudan said it reopened its airspace on Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital’s airport for...
Scientists identify oldest material on Earth in meteorite
Xinhua, Washington :Scientists identified in a meteorite the stardust that formed five to seven billion years ago, the oldest solid material ever found on Earth.The...
Russia says US Indo-Pacific strategy is to contain China
AP, New Delhi :Russia on Wednesday criticized the United States for introducing a new Indo-Pacific concept it said was aimed at containing China.Addressing a global...
China won’t allow outside influences in Sri Lanka’s internal concerns
PTI, Colombo :China would always respect Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and not allow any “outside interference” in its internal affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on...
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Japan’s Emperor to pay state visit to BritainAFP, LondonJapan’s Emperor Naruhito will pay a state visit to Britain in the coming months, British officials announced...
World’s oceans hottest on record in 2019
Xinhua, Beijing :The world’s oceans in 2019 were the warmest in recorded human history, a new article said Tuesday. Conducted by an international team of...
5,000 camels shot dead in drought-hit Australia amid wildfire
Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in drought-stricken areas of southern Australia,...
Australian survives three weeks lost in crocodile-infested forest
An Australian man was found alive and well after being lost for three weeks in a crocodile-infested rain forest in the far north of the...