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The prisonerHwang Sok-yong’s extensive memoirs, incisively translated by Anton Hur and Sora Kim-Russell, vividly capture the literal and metaphorical imprisonment...
BEIJING: China reported 143 new Covid-19 cases on the mainland by Aug. 9, up from 125 cases the day before, the health authority said on Tuesday....
A stark UN report on how humanity has brought about unprecedented, and in some cases “irreversible” changes to the global climate, has put further pressure on...
KABUL: Taliban fighters tightened their grip on captured territory in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday as residents hid in their homes and a pro-government commander vowed to...
After weeks of fires, smoke, and warnings, Kimberly Price and her beloved city had run out of time. With the wind blowing the Dixie fire directly...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s opposition party, the Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz, lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan for implementing anti-popular policies and said the government has increased...
Apple’s latest Bluetooth headphones from its Beats brand offer active noise cancellation and cross-compatibility that goes beyond its competitors, even for Android users. The Studio Buds...
KUTUPALONG: Bangladesh began vaccinating Rohingya refugees living in congested camps on Tuesday as the impoverished South Asian nation battles a record surge in coronavirus cases, authorities...
There is growing alarm in Kenya about a surprising increase in the number of suicides in the country. Almost 500 people They reportedly committed suicide in...
NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Burma from Myanmar on Tuesday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the...
The devastating week-long scale of destruction of forest fires in Greece and Italy was being assessed as the EU mounted one of its largest firefighting operations...
NEW YORK (AP) – One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime allegations sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking up the allegations she has repeatedly brought publicly against him,...
Public support for the government of Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has plummeted to a record low, despite evidence that most people support the decision to...
SEOUL: Kim Jong Un’s sister stepped up North Korea’s campaign to halt the military exercises between South Korea and the United States that will begin next...
The devastated aunts of a baby who died after her mother tried to protect her from a swooping magpie have described the feelings of torture left...
WASHINGTON: Top defense officials from the United States and Pakistan during a telephone conversation discussed the current situation in Afghanistan as well as regional security, the...
A group of women sing hymns in the Harare cemetery as funeral directors, dressed in Covid-19 protective clothing, gently lower a white coffin to the grave....
BEIJING: Chinese and Russian military forces are participating in joint exercises in northwest China as ties between the two autocratic states grow amid uncertainty over instability...
At least 12 people had died in the early hours of this morning in a terrifying wave of riots, shootings and bombardments that engulfed Northern Ireland...
Thick smoke that held back winds and temperatures in the area of the largest wildfire in California history dissipated Monday from scenic forests, allowing firefighting aircraft...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to the latest IPCC report, which indicates that, within a decade, global warming could drive temperatures 1.5 ° C...
SYDNEY: Australian authorities on Tuesday vowed to increase vigilance of anti-Covid lockdown rules in Sydney, but dismissed suggestions that tougher measures were needed, including a curfew,...
A ruling by Papua New Guinea’s national court has paved the way for the country’s first executions in nearly 70 years. The 14 convicted prisoners have...
ARKITSA: Firefighters and residents fought until Monday night for the seventh day against a massive fire on Greece’s second-largest island as the nation endured what the...
The United States has said it is up to Afghan security forces to defend the country after Taliban militants captured a sixth provincial capital, along with...
The influential sister of the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un, has called Seoul authorities “traitors” for the South’s joint military exercises with the United States, and...
In the last week of July, a tanker run by an Israeli company was making a routine trip from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Fujairah...
Members of the U.S. military should receive the Covid-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, according to a plan announced by the Department of Defense (DoD) on Monday...
The past year has seen a huge increase in the number of people returning foster pets to shelters in Victoria, some after just a few hours...
In the news, the al-Aqsa mosque complex is a fuse for the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. But in the daily life of Muslims, it...
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the alleged victim of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew in federal court in New York on Monday. She...
Virginia Giuffre, who says she was trafficked by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, filed a lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew, saying he assaulted her when she was...
Members of the U.S. military should receive the Covid-19 vaccine starting next month according to a plan set out by the Pentagon and endorsed by the...
Vehicles wait to enter Canada at the border crossing in Blaine, Washington, on Monday. Canada lifted the ban on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation...
Torrential rains and thunderstorms have led to flooding and travel disruption to parts of the UK amid the wet start to August. Rail operators warned Monday...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed international criticism at a press conference on Monday, when the United States and other countries announced new sanctions. Pavel Orlovsky /...
GRAMGood Morning. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a landmark report and it is a “wake-up call to the world.” Drastic action is desperately...
In a landmark report, the world’s leading climate scientists warn that the Earth is headed for unprecedented warming. Preventing the worst effects will require a directional...
The Italian Carabinieri military police have released a video showing a hidden camera capturing an arsonist starting a fire in the countryside. Video posted Aug. 6...
Masked men claiming to represent Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel have taken the unusual step of circulating a video threatening to kill a national television news...
These are questions that haunt many people’s minds: How optimistic or pessimistic should we be about the pandemic now? How does the UK compare to other...
Josh Frydenberg’s office was involved in drafting a consultation paper to make sure it linked indirect advisers to the issue of mandatory retirement, a key battleground...
Roberta Kaplan resigned as Time’s Up president after facing widespread criticism for allegedly advising the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on allegations of sexual...
MOSCOW: Nine coronavirus patients have died at a Russian hospital in the southern city of Vladikavkaz after an oxygen pipe exploded underground, cutting off supply to...
The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung empire will be released from jail on Friday after serving part of a 30-month sentence for bribing former South...
I am sure your readers will be relieved by the generosity of our government towards Afghan interpreters arriving in the UK, as detailed by Chris Philp,...
KABUL: The Taliban took control of two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. His fall marked the latest event in a week of...
Covid-19 hospitalizations continued to rise among US states in the deep south on Monday, as health officials urged unvaccinated residents to receive the vaccine and intensive...
NEW YORK (AP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday denounced intimidation in the South China Sea and warned the UN Security Council that...
The archaeological site of Machu Picchu, in Cusco, Peru, seen during its pandemic reopening ceremony on November 1, 2020. Researchers have found new evidence of human...
Police in Spain are investigating after a half-ton fighting bull left a bullring, injuring two while charging through the streets of a small town in central...
Smoke rises from damaged tents after clashes between the Taliban and Afghan security forces in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Sunday, August 8. Abdullah...
Police are questioning a man after he reportedly admitted to killing a priest who had offered him a house while awaiting the arson trial. The suspect...
9.53 a. M. EDT09:53 senator Bernie Sanders, Senate budget committee chairman said the $ 3.5 trillion reconciliation bill would be “the most momentous legislation for workers,...
The first phase of the sex trafficking trial of disgraced R&B musician R Kelly will begin with jury selection on Monday in New York City after...
More than 51 people have been killed in northern Mali by jihadists, who attacked three villages near the Niger border, killing and burning houses, in the...
Genius cannot be taught, but skills can. And even the wildest and most visionary artists trust the techniques they were taught. If you want to make...
People with multiple sclerosis are paying up to £ 600 a month for a “life-changing” drug that is available on the NHS in Wales and Scotland,...
Good Morning. Widespread devastation and extreme weather are likely to become inevitable in the next two decades thanks to human behavior that causes rising temperatures, the...
In this file photo, the Norwegian Gem cruise ship departs the Port of Miami on April 14, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. Norwegian Gem’s first voyage...
Deliveroo has hit its highest share price since it went public in March after it revealed that rival German service Delivery Hero had taken a 5%...
The prime minister has ruled out providing employers or using federal public health orders to force workers to get vaccinated, saying it would amount to a...
TThe last high-profile air rage incident in the American skies occurred on July 31. Video from a Frontier Airlines flight showed a passenger taped to his...
CANBERRA: The Australian government says Moderna next month will become the third Covid-19 vaccine available in Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia’s vaccine regulator approved...
As a verdict on humanity’s climate crimes, the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change couldn’t be clearer: guilty as hell. Repeatedly ignored warnings...
People evacuated from a forest fire north of Athens, Greece, on Friday. A weather-driven heat wave helped create the conditions for the fire to spiral out...
TOKYO: Tokyo He woke up to a huge bill and rising coronavirus cases on Monday after holding an Olympic Games in the midst of a pandemic...
An Ariana Grande fan who attended the Manchester Arena concert in 2017 was found dead in her room after experiencing depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in...
GREENVILLE, United States: The monstrous Dixie fire in Northern California has become the second-largest wildfire in state history, authorities said Sunday, with three people reported missing...
3.05 a. M. EDT03:05 The United Kingdom The government is considering plans that would allow nightclubs and concert venues to bypass social distancing rules in future...
TORONTO: Canada lifts its ban on Americans from crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit on Monday, but the United States maintains similar restrictions for...
KEnnedy Owuor fell for the first time in her hotel room in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, before headaches appeared. He initially dismissed the symptoms as...
TOKYO: Nagasaki marked the 76th anniversary of the United States’ atomic bombing of the Japanese city on Monday, and its mayor urged Japan, the United States...
A senior aide to the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, resigned Sunday following a report by a state attorney general that the governor sexually harassed 11...
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s public approval rating hit its lowest level since the pandemic began amid growing frustration over closures and a slow vaccination...
After an epic 17-month journey that made international headlines, China’s famous herd of wandering elephants seems to have finally returned home. The 14 Asian elephants of...
A senior aide to the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, resigned Sunday following a report by a state attorney general that the governor sexually harassed 11...
Vaccine maker Moderna is considering Australia as part of a clinical trial to test its Covid-19 vaccine in children. In its latest quarterly report submitted in...
PEFKI: Pillars of smoke and ash lit the sky orange and blocked the sun over Greece’s second-largest island on Sunday when a multi-day wildfire engulfed virgin...
An eight-year-old Hindu boy is in protective police custody in eastern Pakistan after becoming the youngest person to be charged with blasphemy in the country. The...
BEIJING: More than 30 Chinese officials have been fired or received other punishments for allegations that they did not respond adequately to the latest increase in...
The United Nations has condemned the practice of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl after giving birth in a church shrine,...
BEIJING: China reported more Covid-19 cases as it entered the third week of its current outbreak on Monday, while some cities added massive rounds of testing...
Team GB’s groundbreaking performance in Tokyo has been hailed as “the greatest achievement in British Olympic history” after the young team equaled the London 2012 medal...
The forest fires that broke out in Attica and Evia this week have burned more than 25,000 hectares Main image: A local resident gestures while holding...
Chuck Schumer warned that reaching a bipartisan compromise could be “difficult” as Republicans joined with Democrats in promoting a $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill in the...
A.As a community psychiatrist in the public health system, I treat primarily people at the most severe end of the spectrum for mental illness, especially those...
Houses of Parliament, London (File photo) LONDON: A new parliamentary group focused on the Indo-Pacific has been created to provide an overview of the region to...
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has announced that it is cooperating with a police investigation into allegations of sexual assault transmitted by a company employee. A statement...
New Zealand is basking in the glow of its most Olympic medals, starting from Tokyo with 20 medals – seven golds, six silver and seven bronze,...
Smoke from forest fires spread over the statue of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea, in the village of Pefki on the island of...
A letter to Boris Johnson sent a fortnight ago by James Ramsbotham asked the Prime Minister to save Northeast the “damage that Brexit is doing to...
Wisdom, as Bob Marley said, is better than gold. However, starting next month, the precious metal is central to a major new historical exhibition in Cambridge...
Parents in Japan are sending bags of rice weighing the same as their newborn babies to relatives who cannot visit them due to the pandemic. The...
The Taliban have won a great symbolic victory after their fighters seized a large city in northern Afghanistan as part of a seemingly unstoppable offensive in...
5.40 pm EDT17:40 Newsflash: It turns out that Australia is not doing so well with the weather, despite the government’s claims. What Adam Morton reports: The...
GRAMGood Morning! The Modern Covid vaccine will be available to Australians from mid-September. The Olympics are over and Australian athletes will take home 46 medals, including...
The sky over Evia Island turned red and orange as people boarded an evacuation ferry after days of fires in the area. Dozens of forest fires...
W.hen Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu and the concrete buildings collapsed, their iron roofs blew off, there was no loss of life in the traditionally built structures...
Thousands of people have fled wildfires that are destroying vast expanses of pine forests and razing houses on Greece’s second-largest island, Evia, as devastating summer fires...
