Millions risk malnutrition as CO2 levels climb: study
PARIS: Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air threaten to sap wheat, rice, and other staple grains of…
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Fish oil supplements don’t ward off heart disease: study
WASHINGTON: Fish oil supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or strokes in people with diabetes, said a study…
Over 1,200 people killed in South Asia monsoon
NEW DELHI: More than 1,200 people have been killed across South Asia in monsoon storms so far this year, according…
New Australian PM gets to work; govt support plummets
SYDNEY: Australia’s new prime minister toured drought-hit farms yesterday to show voters after a week of turmoil the government was…
Canada holds firm in human rights dispute with Saudi Arabia – FM
BERLIN: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland refused to give ground in a dispute with Saudi Arabia yesterday, saying her country…
Colombians fail to approve tough anti-corruption measures
BOGOTA: Colombians on Sunday failed to approve rules that hardened punishment for corrupt officials, a measure sent to voters as…
Search after asylum-seeker boat runs aground in Australia
SYDNEY: An asylum-seeker boat has reached Australia for the first time in almost four years, the government said yesterday, with many…
Spanish police seize cocaine-stuffed pineapples
MADRID: Spanish police said yesterday they have seized 67 kilogrammes of cocaine found inside dozens of hollowed-out pineapples at Madrid’s…