China, El Salvador establish ties in fresh defeat for Taiwan
BEIJING: China and El Salvador established diplomatic relations yesterday as the Central American nation ditched Taiwan in yet another victory…
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Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet at defence exhibition
TEHRAN: Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet yesterday, with President Hassan Rouhani insisting that Tehran’s military strength was only…
Muslim pilgrims prepare for final stages of haj
MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia: More than 2 million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to atone for…
Japan to work with Asian countries over marine plastic wastes
TOKYO: Japan plans to cooperate with China and Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries to fight the tide of plastic wastes…
Google sued for unwanted tracking of phone locations
SAN FRANCISCO: A lawsuit filed in federal court here accuses Google of invading people’s privacy by tracking the whereabouts of…
Flushed contact lenses are big source of microplastic pollution
WASHINGTON: Contact lenses that are flushed down the toilet or dropped in sink drains contribute vastly to microplastic pollution…
Why multiple earthquakes are rattling one Indonesian island
JAKARTA: The Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has been hammered by a series of powerful earthquakes in the past…
Temer orders troops to border after violent clash
SAO PAULO: Brazil’s President Michel Temer called an emergency meeting of key ministers Sunday after ordering troops to the border with…