NASA spacecraft ready to launch through Sun’s burning atmosphere
TAMPA: The first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun is poised to blast off Saturday, on a…
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40pct women with asthma may get chronic lung diseases, says study
ISLAMABAD: More than four in 10 individuals with asthma run the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a…
Widodo chooses cleric as VP pick in election race
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s 2019 presidential race took shape yesterday with incumbent Joko Widodo choosing to run alongside a conservative Islamic cleric…
German man missing after floods rip through French campsite
MARSEILLE: An elderly German man, who was helping supervise children at a campsite in southeast France, was missing on Thursday…
US launches airstrikes as Taliban attack Afghan city
GHAZNI, Afghanistan: US forces launched airstrikes yesterday to counter a major Taliban assault on an Afghan provincial capital, where terrified…
Flash floods kill 27 in southern India
NEW DELHI: Flash floods have claimed at least 27 lives in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said yesterday, prompting…
Abe on track for extended term despite rival’s bid
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks well placed to win a September ruling party leadership race, putting the conservative leader on…
Yemen in shock after Saudi-led strike on bus kills 29 children
DAHYAN, Yemen: The remains of victims and children’s clothing were strewn across a market in northern Yemen yesterday, as the…