Yearly Archives: 2024
State funeral for former Indian PM Manmohan Singh
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India yesterday accorded former premier Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country’s economic liberalisation in the early 1990s,...
Major Gaza hospital shut after Israeli raid, director held
GAZA STRIP (AFP) - An Israeli military raid targeting Hamas militants has forced a major hospital in northern Gaza out of service and led...
Death toll in Brazil bridge collapse rises to 10
BRASÍLIA (AFP) - The death toll after a bridge collapse in northern Brazil increased to 10, authorities said.
The Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira bridge, which...
Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US
BELGRADE (AFP) - Montenegro said it will extradite to the United States (US) the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon, who is also wanted...
UK, Portuguese conservationists hail snail-saving project
LONDON (AFP) - Conservationists in the United Kingdom and Portugal hailed on Saturday a breeding programme which has saved two critically endangered snail species...
Sweet victory
UPI - Speed-eating champion Leah Shutkever claimed a new Guinness World Record by devouring 49 grammes of green cotton candy in just 60 seconds.
“Why...
Millions enchanted by a video revealing a lion’s gentle side
GULF NEWS - Lions, celebrated as majestic predators of the wild, are admired for their thunderous roars, hunting prowess, and commanding presence. However, a...
Five dead in flooding, landslides in Indonesia
JAKARTA (ANN/THE JAKARTA POST) - Extreme weather conditions that continue to hit parts of Indonesia amid the year-end holidays have resulted in the deaths...
France asks Indonesia to transfer national on death row
JAKARTA (AFP) - France has sent Indonesia an official request for the transfer of a French death row inmate who has spent nearly 20...
Bencic wins first tour-level match since 2023 US Open
SYDNEY (AFP) - Former Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic won her first tour-level match since the 2023 United States (US) Open yesterday to help...