Bangkok climate conference sounds alarm ahead of UN summit
BANGKOK: Time is running out to save the Paris Agreement, UN climate experts warned Tuesday at a key Bangkok…
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Strongest typhoon in quarter century hits Japan
TOKYO: The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall Tuesday, with more than a million people…
Drug-resistant superbug spreading in hospitals: study
PARIS: A superbug resistant to all known antibiotics that can cause “severe” infections or even death is spreading undetected…
Singapore court says PM’s nephew can fight order in long-running contempt case
SINGAPORE: A Singapore court yesterday ruled that the prime minister’s nephew, Li Shengwu, can contest a government move to serve…
Kerala battles ‘rat fever’ outbreak after deadly floods
NEW DELHI: The southern Indian state of Kerala is battling an outbreak of a bacterial disease that authorities suspect has…
Iran says militants must be ‘cleaned out’ of Idlib
DAMASCUS: Militants must be “cleaned out” of Syria’s Idlib province, Iran’s Foreign Minister said on Monday as he prepared for…
Suu Kyi’s image in shreds as Myanmar jails Reuters pair
YANGON: The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s reputation as a…
Parents at Chinese kindergarten horrified by pole-dancing act
BEIJING: Parents attending a ceremony at a kindergarten in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen yesterday were horrified when a…