Smog sickness: India’s capital struggles as pollution surges on November 6, 2024The toxic smog season in India’s capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll. New Delhi regularly ranks among the world’s most polluted capitals, with a melange of factory and vehicle emissions exacerbated by agricultural fires blanketing the city each […]
Anti-polio drive struggles against militants, mistrust on November 5, 2024Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan’s battle to eradicate polio, but teams of dedicated volunteer health workers are determined to fight on. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where the debilitating virus remains endemic, the disease mostly affecting children under five and sometimes causing lifelong paralysis. Cases in Pakistan are […]
Harris vows Gaza peace, Trump tone darkens in final hours on November 5, 2024Kamala Harris courted voters angered by the Gaza war while Donald Trump doubled down on violent rhetoric with a comment about journalists being shot as the tense US election campaign entered its final hours. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president frantically blitzed several swing states as they tried to win over the […]
Americans wait, wonder and cope with high-stress vote on November 5, 2024A few dozen people lay with eyes closed in a Virginia yoga studio as a gong sounded. Like many in America, they were seeking a little peace ahead of Tuesday’s high-stress election. White House contenders Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have placed maximum pressure on voters, urging them to protect the nation from cataclysmic doom […]
Israel says top Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon strike on November 5, 2024The Israeli military said on Monday it had killed a top Hezbollah commander it accused of overseeing rocket and anti-tank missile attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. Abu Ali Rida, the Hezbollah commander of the Baraachit area in southern Lebanon, was “eliminated” in an air strike, the military said, without specifying when he was […]
Indonesia volcano eruption kills 10, sets houses aflame on November 5, 2024A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight, killing at least 10 people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages, officials said Monday as they raised the alert to its highest level. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-feet) twin volcano located on the popular tourist island of Flores, erupted shortly before midnight, forcing authorities […]
36 dead in bus crash in Indian Himalayas on November 5, 2024A bus in India plunged into a deep Himalayan ravine on Monday, killing at least 36 passengers and injuring several others, a government official said Monday. Photographs released by government rescue teams showed the crumpled wreckage of the bus in thick undergrowth, with the twisted front of the vehicle squashed nearly flat. Road accidents are […]
Rohit, Kohli under fire as India chews over ‘tough pill’ of NZ loss on November 4, 2024Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma came under fire Monday as India chewed over a 3-0 Test series home defeat to New Zealand, with critics calling the team ageing and low on confidence. The cricket superpower went down by 25 runs on Sunday in the third Test inside three days at Mumbai for only their second […]
Sydney becomes seventh world marathon major on November 4, 2024Sydney was elevated on Monday to the World Marathon Majors, joining the likes of London, New York and Boston at the pinnacle of global distance racing. Its confirmation as the seventh member of the series, which also includes Tokyo, Berlin and Chicago, culminated a three-year programme to better the event. World Marathon Majors chief Dawna […]
Marseille edge past Nantes to rise to second in Ligue 1 on November 4, 2024Marseille climbed into second place in Ligue 1 on Sunday as Jonathan Rowe and Mason Greenwood provided just enough spark to inspire a 2-1 win at Nantes. Marseille overtook Monaco, who suffered a shock home loss to struggling Angers on Saturday. Both clubs are on 20 points after 10 games, six behind reigning champions Paris […]