Germany protests: Thousands of protesters in six Germany gathered on Saturday for protests to demand solidarity and a more just distribution of government funds to deal with rising energy prices and living costs and a faster transition away from fossil fuels. Protesters marched in Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hannover, Stuttgart, Dresden and Frankfurt-am-Main, holding signs bearing slogans […]
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Meet Japan’s cyborg cockroach, coming to disaster area near you
Meet Japan’s cyborg cockroach, coming to disaster area near you. If an earthquake strikes in the not-too-distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches. That’s a potential application of a recent breakthrough by Japanese researchers who demonstrated the ability to mount […]
Gaza’s first marine fish farm helps make up for dwindling catch
GAZA: Gaza’s first marine fish farm helps make up for dwindling catch. A fish farm established in the Mediterranean Sea off Gaza last year has begun to produce sea bream for the local market as well as for export to the occupied West Bank, bringing a welcome boost to diets and much-needed cash to the […]
Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe
KYIV: Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cut for hours due to Russian shelling in the area, allegations that Moscow denied. Zelensky said Russian shelling on Thursday sparked fires in the ash pits of a […]
US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan as China tensions simmer
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON: US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan as China tensions simmer. A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while there are military tensions between the self-ruled island and China. Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan […]
Gunman kills three in Indiana mall before being shot by armed bystander
A gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally shot the assailant, Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison said. Two other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening at Greenwood Park Mall, the Indianapolis Star reported. […]
Europe’s far right in quagmire over Ukraine war and Putin links
Berlin: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has plunged far-right movements across Europe into an identity crisis, as they struggle to square their loyalty to Vladimir Putin with the public’s overwhelming solidarity with Kyiv. From Germany to France to Italy, extremist groups have condemned the assault, but some have in the same breath championed President Putin’s line […]
US lawmakers seek to halt Russian oil imports
Washington: US lawmakers urged President Joe Biden Thursday to ban oil imports from Russia as further punishment for its invasion of Ukraine, a step the US administration has so far opposed. “The United States should not be subsidising Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine by purchasing and importing Russian oil, petroleum, natural gas and coal,” said […]
Russia facing World Cup exile after ‘unacceptable’ FIFA plan
Paris: Russia’s future in the World Cup teetered on a knife-edge Monday after FIFA plans to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as “unacceptable” by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football’s showpiece event into chaos. Governing body FIFA warned that they were considering the ultimate sanction against Russia as punishment for […]
New Zealand protestors occupy parliament grounds for fourth day
WELLINGTON: More people arrived outside New Zealand’s parliament on Friday, as protesters calling for an end to a vaccine mandate and tough COVID-19 restrictions refused to end their demonstrations despite arrests by the police. It’s been four days since several thousand protesters, inspired by truckers’ demonstrations in Canada, occupied the parliament lawns in the capital Wellington, and […]