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Ugandan woman quarantined in India tests negative for Ebola
BENGALURU, May 27 — A Ugandan woman has tested negative for Ebola infection, India’s health ministry said today, after she was quarantined in the tech hub of Bengaluru on suspicion […]
Rescuers race against time to reach seven trapped in flooded Laos cave
VIENTIANE, May 27 — Rescuers were “racing against time” today to extract seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos, a specialist diver involved in the […]
US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at ‘sanctuary city’ airports ahead of World Cup
WASHINGTON, May 27 — US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travellers and cargo at major US airports in […]
Bengaluru quarantines Ugandan woman in possible first Ebola case in India in more than a decade
HYDERABAD, May 27 — India has quarantined a woman from Uganda in the tech hub of Bengaluru for a suspected Ebola infection, a health ministry source said today, in a […]
Paris school aide tried for alleged sexual assault of preschoolers
PARIS, May 27 — A French school aide went on trial in Paris yesterday accused of sexually assaulting kindergarten pupils, in the first such public hearing since a flurry of […]
‘Let Cuba live in peace’: Under US pressure, Havana appeals for international help
NEW YORK, May 27 — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a US energy […]
Activist Erin Brockovich takes on US Big Tech’s data centre boom
NEW YORK, May 27 — US environmental activist Erin Brockovich, made famous by the film bearing her name, has launched a citizen platform tracking data centre projects across the country. […]
Trump turns White House lawn into UFC arena for 80th birthday cage fight
WASHINGTON, May 27 — It has played host to countless world leaders and moments in history. Now US President Donald Trump has built a huge cage-fighting arena on the White […]
US, India, Japan and Australia revive ‘Quad’ push amid unease over China and Iran
NEW DELHI, May 27 — The United States, India, Australia and Japan announced new maritime and critical minerals cooperation yesterday, reviving a forum viewed suspiciously by China following questions over […]
‘Like a zombie’: Europe reels under blistering early summer heatwave
LONDON, May 27 — People in western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heatwave yesterday, with temperatures set to soar even further. Hit by […]