French ‘Flying Man’ crosses Channel on jet-powered hoverboard
Reuters, Sangatte :French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard he designed, zooming over the Strait of...
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Iran seizes third foreign ship in less than a month
AFP, Tehran :Iran has seized a “foreign vessel” in the Gulf, state media said Sunday, in what would be the third such seizure in a...
Asia-Pacific ministers push dialogue to end region’s spats
AP, Bangkok :Asia-Pacific foreign ministers called for the peaceful resolution to regional disputes at Friday’s close of an annual security meeting, which was eclipsed by...
Colombian cocaine crops reduce but still world’s largest: UN
AFP, Bogota :Illegal coca plantations in Colombia reduced slightly in 2018 but the country remains the world’s biggest producer of the primary ingredient in cocaine...
Democratic candidate attacks on Obama legacy rankle party
Barack Obama slashed US unemployment, protected child migrants and delivered health care to millions. But several 2020 candidates scorched the popular ex-president at their Democratic...
Russian opposition to take to streets again, defying crackdown
AFP, Moscow :The Russian opposition vowed to stage another mass rally Saturday despite increasing pressure from authorities, who arrested nearly 1,400 people at a protest...
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Civilian casualties in Afghan war jump in JulyAFP, KabulCivilian casualty rates across Afghanistan jumped back to record levels last month, following a dip earlier in...
Trump intelligence chief pick pulls out, new nominee ‘shortly’
President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to be the next Director of National Intelligence, Representative John Ratcliffe, withdrew from consideration on Friday amid questions over his...
Airstrikes halt in Syria’s Idlib as truce goes into effect
AP, Beirut :Syrian government airstrikes halted on Friday in the country’s northwest after a truce went into effect there but ground fire killed at least...
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Mozambique govt, opposition Renamo sign historic Peace PactAFP,, MaputoMozambican President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo opposition leader Ossufo Momade on Thursday signed a landmark agreement aimed...
Russian ‘mass unrest’ probe arrests five amid opposition crackdown
AFP, Moscow :Russian investigators said Thursday they had detained five people as part of a criminal probe into mass unrest, in an apparent attempt to...