Jakarta, July 9 (IANS): Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, emitted hot clouds seven times as far as 1,500 metres to the southwest and southeast, the Geological Disaster Technology Research and D
Johannesburg, July 9 (IANS): South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma has spent the first night of his 15-month imprisonment sentence for contempt of court at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-N
Dhaka, July 9 (IANS): At least three female workers were killed and several others injured as a juice factory in Bangladesh's Narayanganj district caught fire, a senior police official said Friday.
Santo Domingo, July 9 (IANS): At least 15 Colombians and two Haitian-Americans suspected to be involved with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been arrested, officials announce.
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New York, July 8 (IANS) A team of researchers has discovered that an enormous, ice-covered lake in Antarctica vanished suddenly and scientists are worried that it could happen again.
In this disappearing act
Kyiv (Ukraine), July 8 (AP): The Belarusian authorities on Thursday blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained several of its journalists, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on disse
Arequipa (Peru), July 8 (AP): On the last day of Javier Vilca's life, his wife stood outside a hospital window with a teddy bear, red balloons and a box of chocolates to celebrate his birthday, and held up
Seoul, July 8 (AP): There is no sign that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been inoculated against the coronavirus and his country hasn't received any foreign vaccines, South Korea's spy agency said
Brussels, July 8 (AP): The European Union on Thursday handed down 1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission contro
YANGON, JULY 8 (IANS): Myanmar's Health and Sports Ministry imposed a stay-at-home order in 14 more townships, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
The stay-at-home order, which will be effective on Th
London, July 8 (AP): The British government should back a political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to pressure the Chinese government over the genocide of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in
Nkandla (South Africa), July 8 (AP): Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving a 15-month prison term.
Just minutes before the midnight deadline
Washington, July 8 (PTI): US President Joe Biden will deliver a major policy speech on Afghanistan on Thursday and an update on the drawdown of troops after a meeting with his national security team on the
Washington, July 8 (AP): The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant.
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Kuala Lumpur, July 8 (AP): Malaysia plunged into a new political crisis Thursday after the largest party in the ruling alliance announced it will withdraw support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and urged h
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), July 8 (AP): An already struggling and chaotic Haiti stumbled into an uncertain future Thursday, reeling from the assassination of President Jovenel Moise followed by a reported gunbattl
Jerusalem, July 7 (AP): Isaac Herzog pledged to heal deep divisions in Israeli society Wednesday as he took the oath of office to become Israel's 11th president.
With one hand on a Bible before the Kness
Washington, July 7 (AP): Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google.
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Baghdad, July 7 (AP): US-backed Syrian fighters and American troops foiled an attack with drones Wednesday on a base housing members of the US-led coalition in eastern Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces said.
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 7 (AP): Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven won support from lawmakers Wednesday to form new government after leading the country in a caretaking capacity since late last month.
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