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South Korea’s Yoon gets suspended jail term
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Australian doctors find live parasitic worm in woman's brain
A parasitic roundworm typically found in snakes has been pulled "alive and wriggling" from a woman's brain in a stomach-churning medical first, Australian doctors said Tuesday
29 August 2023, 02:47 AM
‘Technical issue’ causes delays
Britain’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) was forced to restrict the flow of aircraft yesterday due to a technical issue, it said, with passengers stuck in planes on the tarmac and airlines and airports warning of delays and cancellations.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan PM slams China over stone-throwing at embassy
Japan’s prime minister urged China to ensure its people “act in a calm and responsible manner” after instances of stones being thrown at diplomatic missions and schools, following the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Trump election trial to start March 4, 2024
Donald Trump will stand trial on March 4, 2024 in federal court in Washington for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a federal judge ruled yesterday, setting up a crowded schedule for the former president next year as he campaigns to recapture the White House.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Kids entitled to clean environment
All children are entitled to a clean and healthy environment, a UN committee said for the first time yesterday, bolstering young people’s arguments for suing authorities over the ravages of climate change.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Deadly Greek wildfire still ‘out of control’
A monster forest fire that has raged for nine days in the Dadia National Park in northeast Greece, a major European sanctuary for birds of prey, is still spreading, firefighters said yesterday.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Putin discusses ties, BRICS with Modi in phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral ties including trade, energy and space cooperation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by phone, the Kremlin said yesterday.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Social Media Posts: Saudi critic sentenced to death
Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death a government critic who denounced alleged corruption and human rights abuses on social media, his brother and others familiar with the case told AFP yesterday.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Ukraine recaptures key village in south
Ukraine announced yesterday it had recaptured a village on the southern frontline, where its forces are hoping for a breakthrough in their grinding offensive against entrenched Russian positions.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
5 migrants drown off Greek coast
Four migrant children drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos and one woman drowned in a separate incident off the island of Samos yesterday, all while trying to cross the sea from nearby Turkey, the Greek government said.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Neolithic village found in France after 150yrs of research
Archaeologists working a vast Neolithic site in northeast France have uncovered what they say is the last piece of the puzzle -- traces of a permanent settlement.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Rights groups slam 'cruel' Taliban ban on women in national park
Rights monitors condemned on Monday a ban on women visiting one of Afghanistan's most popular national parks, the latest curb shutting women out of public life under Taliban government rule.
28 August 2023, 11:46 AM
Donald Trump campaign raised $7.1m after mug shot
Donald Trump's presidential campaign said Sunday that it has raised $7.1 million since the Republican billionaire's mug shot was released after he was booked on racketeering and conspiracy charges at a Georgia jail this week
28 August 2023, 10:42 AM
China to drop Covid antigen test requirement for inbound travellers
China's foreign ministry said on Monday that inbound travellers to the country no longer need a pre-departure antigen test for Covid-19 from August 30
28 August 2023, 08:10 AM
Photographers around KL City Centre tout tourists for paid shots
In most cases, if one did not give in to their demands, these photograph touts would sneak into the background to try to ruin the snapshots taken by the tourists themselves
28 August 2023, 07:49 AM
London chewing gum artist paints 'hidden world' beneath people's feet
What most people actively avoid or simply don't see, Wilson views as an opportunity to turn a tiny piece of discarded rubbish into something beautiful. It's also a way to delight passersby, enticing them to take a closer look underfoot.
28 August 2023, 07:14 AM
Imran Khan discharged from murder charges: lawyer
A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed murder charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said
28 August 2023, 06:17 AM
France to ban wearing Islamic abayas in schools: minister
French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France's strict secular laws in education
28 August 2023, 04:07 AM
Libyan foreign minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart
The leader of Libya's government said Sunday that he had suspended his foreign minister after her Israeli counterpart announced he had held talks with her last week in Rome
28 August 2023, 03:15 AM
All 23 US marines accounted for after deadly Australia crash
All 23 US marines on board a military aircraft that crashed in northern Australia have been accounted for, police said Monday, as investigators worked to uncover the cause of an accident that left three dead and five seriously injured
28 August 2023, 03:11 AM