North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: South’s military on January 14, 2022Seoul: North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, South Korea’s military said Friday, the nuclear-armed country’s third suspected weapons test in just over a week. “North Korea fires unidentified projectile eastward,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday.
US approves new antibody treatment for arthritic cats on January 14, 2022Washington: Good news for senior felines hoping to get a spring back in their step. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved its first treatment to control pain associated with osteoarthritis in cats, which is also the first monoclonal antibody drug approved for any animal species. These lab-grown proteins have grabbed headlines […]
UK PM fights for survival after lockdown party hangover on January 14, 2022London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political future on Thursday as his Conservatives descended into open internal warfare after he belatedly apologised for attending a party during a coronavirus lockdown. The apparent breach of Covid restrictions has enraged the public, who were forced to abide by rules that prevented them from […]
14 killed in Chinese construction site landslide on January 4, 2022A landslide at a construction site in southwest China’s Guizhou province has killed at least 14 people, state media reported Tuesday. Workers were reinforcing a hillside when the landslide occurred at around 7 p.m. on Monday, according to the municipal government of Bijie Rescuers have found 14 bodies, as well as three injured people, with […]
Cyclone Gulab makes landfall in eastern India on September 27, 2021A cyclone packing strong winds and rains barrelled into India’s east coast late Sunday, as tens of thousands of people in three states were evacuated to shelters. Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms sea temperatures. Cyclone […]
Race wide open as Germany votes in post-Merkel election on September 27, 2021Germany was voting Sunday in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the political stage. The epochal election ushers in the end of 16 years in power for Merkel and places […]
Sudan ruling body chief pledges reforms to army on September 27, 2021The general who heads Sudan’s ruling transitional authority on Sunday pledged to reform the army, days after a failed coup. “We are going to reorganise the armed forces… Partisan activities are banned in the army,” Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said at the opening of a military hospital in Khartoum. “The armed forces […]
Govt committed to assist Pakistani prisoners held abroad: PM on July 20, 2021ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said that government was committed to help Pakistani prisoners abroad and assist in their repatriation to Pakistan. On his twitter handle, the prime minister said that upon his instructions, special flight brought back 62 prisoners, released from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ahead of Eid-ul- Azha. “On my instructions, […]
Ranatunga slams Sri Lanka over Indian ‘B team’ tour on July 2, 2021Colombo: Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday slammed the island’s sports leaders for agreeing to a tour by a “second level” Indian team. Ranatunga, 57, said the tour undermined the country’s “dignity” as he attacked Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka Cricket. India’s team led by Shikhar Dhawan arrived in Sri […]
Iran votes for new president with ultraconservative tipped to win on June 18, 2021Tehran: Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory after all serious rivals were barred from running. After a lackluster campaign, turnout was expected to fall to a new low in a country exhausted by a punishing regime of US […]