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‘No 50-degree summers!’: Thousands march in Switzerland over climate inaction
LAUSANNE, Sept 20 — Several thousand people marched in the Swiss cities of Geneva and Lausanne yesterday to protest government inaction in the face of global warming. They were answering […]
Trump creates ‘AI Force’, floats ‘supreme intelligence’ as new name for AI
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 — US President Donald Trump yesterday lashed out at critics of artificial intelligence and data centres, saying he would not allow the “destruction” of the industry and […]
Two Germans add their own art to Louvre’s Mona Lisa hall, get arrested
PARIS, Sept 20 — Two Germans were arrested yesterday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris’s Louvre museum, police […]
Houthi missile attack brings Yemen war back to Riyadh’s doorstep
RIYADH, Sept 20 — The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn, after a fire broke out near […]
Historically high suicide rates cause alarm in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 19 — Bereaved relatives and mental health specialists are trying to start a conversation about suicide in Argentina as more people than ever are choosing to end […]
Flightradar24: ’Major problems’ at Riyadh airport, with flights cancelled, delayed
DUBAI, Sept 19 — Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 torday reported major issues at the Saudi capital’s Riyadh King Khalid International Airport, including cancellations and delays, after residents saw smoke and flames […]
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel on missile sites
TEHRAN, Sept 19 — Iran’s judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence. “The death penalty was carried […]
At least 31 dead as militants attack Pakistan police HQ in Kohat; fighting ongoing
KOHAT, Sept 19 — The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a […]
Beijing’s drone owners scramble to cash out before ban kicks in on Nov 15
BEIJING, Sept 19 — Drone owners in Beijing flocked to designated buy-back sites this week, looking to sell their devices for as much as possible ahead of an impending citywide […]
Trump says he ‘heard’ son repaid Russian oligarch for lavish wedding parties
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that his eldest son had reimbursed a Kremlin-linked Russian businessman who paid for two days of wedding celebrations in the […]