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One dead after magnitude 7.6 quake rocks southern Philippines

At least one person was killed and two were injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the southern Philippines late Saturday and triggered tsunami warnings that were later lifted
3 December 2023, 08:12 AM

Tel Aviv had prior information about Hamas raid: NYT

The New York Times disclosed on Friday that Israel's military had prior knowledge of a plan by Hamas to launch a raid on Israeli soil more than a year before the October 7 operation
3 December 2023, 06:23 AM

Social media addiction: How can we avoid it?

Users are spending more time online. Among children, social media consumption has skyrocketed compared to pre-pandemic levels. In the US, tech giants are on trial for endangering minors with addictive platforms
3 December 2023, 05:32 AM

German tourist stabbed to death in Paris 'terror' attack

A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two people in central Paris on Saturday before being arrested, officials said
3 December 2023, 05:23 AM

Three killed in bomb attack on Catholic mass in Philippines

At least three people were killed and seven wounded in a bomb attack on a Catholic mass in the insurgency-plagued southern Philippines on Sunday, officials said
3 December 2023, 04:30 AM

Philippines lifts tsunami alert after magnitude 7.4 earthquake

The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan
3 December 2023, 03:30 AM

Nowhere to go

Under aerial bombardment from Israel, people sheltering in the south of the Gaza Strip after fleeing their homes earlier in the war said yesterday they had nowhere safe to go now.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Burkina Faso, Niger to quit G5 anti-jihadist force

The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said yesterday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadist force in Africa’s Sahel area, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world’s most troubled regions.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

6 planets may help solve cosmic puzzle

They are the most common type of planet observed in our Milky Way galaxy - two to three times the diametre of Earth but smaller than Neptune, and orbiting closer to their stars than our solar system’s innermost planet Mercury does to the sun.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami feared

An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late yesterday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre (3 feet) or more.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Israel bombards southern Gaza

Israeli war planes and artillery bombarded the south of the Gaza Strip yesterday, hitting mosques, homes and close to a hospital, after the collapse of a truce in the nearly two-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Cop28 Climate Talks: 110 nations rally behind renewables

More than 110 nations pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy within seven years at UN climate talks yesterday as the United States pushed to slash methane emissions and boost nuclear capacity.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Russian shelling kills 1 in Ukraine

Russian shelling killed one civilian and destroyed two houses in the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar yesterday, the interior ministry said.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

South Korea confirms first spy satellite in orbit

South Korea confirmed yesterday its first military spy satellite had reached orbit after a successful SpaceX rocket launch and that communication was established with ground control.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Rescue Rohingya refugees adrift at sea

The United Nations called yesterday for nations to rescue hundreds of Rohingya it said were trapped onboard two unseaworthy vessels adrift in the Andaman Sea.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Erdogan rejects US pressure to cut Hamas ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday pushed back against mounting US pressure to cut Ankara's historic ties with Hamas in the wake of the militants' unprecedented attacks on Israel
2 December 2023, 13:45 PM

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan replaced as party head

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing myriad charges he says are rigged to keep him from contesting elections next year, was replaced Saturday as head of the party he founded, officials said
2 December 2023, 09:24 AM

Many more Rohingyas might die if actions not taken: UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has made an urgent appeal to all countries in the region, particularly those in the area surrounding the Andaman Sea, to swiftly deploy their full search and rescue capacities in response to reported vessels in distress with hundreds of Rohingya at risk of perishing
2 December 2023, 08:55 AM

Gaza death toll rises to 240: health ministry

The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip said Saturday that 240 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory since a pause in the fighting expired on Friday
2 December 2023, 06:50 AM

Pledges made so far at the COP28 climate talks

The COP28 climate talks in Dubai have kicked off with a flurry of financial commitments for action on global warming, led by its big-spending, oil-rich host the United Arab Emirates
2 December 2023, 05:34 AM