Facebook rolls out video service worldwide
PARIS: Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out globally its Watch video service, which has already been available in…
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Bees get hooked on harmful pesticide: study
PARIS: Bumblebees acquire a taste for food laced with a pesticide known to harm them, according to a study…
Taiwan gay marriage faces new hurdle with referendum proposal
TAIPEI: Conservative campaigners yesterday threw a roadblock in the path to legalising same-sex unions in Taiwan, proposing a public vote…
Honey the lonely dolphin, abandoned in Japanese aquarium, sparks public outcry
TOKYO: The plight of a lonely dolphin and dozens of penguins that have been abandoned in a derelict aquarium in…
Germany reels as far-right ‘mobs’ go on rampage
BERLIN: Germany was reeling yesterday as xenophobia reared its head with far-right protests degenerating into attacks against foreign-looking people, adding…
Cambodia frees 14 opposition supporters
PHNOM PENH: Fourteen Cambodia opposition supporters jailed for insurrection were released yesterday, the largest pardon since Premier Hun Sen extended…
Syria ready to take one million returning refugees – Moscow
MOSCOW: Russia’s defence minister said on Tuesday that war-torn Syria would be ready to accept one million returning refugees, following…
Iran lawmakers reject Rouhani’s answers on economic woes
TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament declared its dissatisfaction with President Hassan Rouhani yesterday, voting to reject his answers after grilling him over…