King renames Swaziland as ‘eSwatini’
MBABANE: The king of Swaziland, one of the world’s few absolute monarchs, announced on Thursday that his country had…
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Fuzzy crab, shiny-eyed shrimp discovered on Java expedition
SINGAPORE: A hermit crab, a shiny-eyed shrimp and a crab with fuzzy spines are among over a dozen new species discovered…
‘Outpouring of love’ as America mourns Barbara Bush
WASHINGTON: Former president George HW Bush thanked fellow Americans Wednesday for their ‘outpouring of love’ following the loss of his wife…
Researchers find ‘catastrophic’ coral die-off on Barrier Reef
SYDNEY: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered a ‘catastrophic die-off’ of coral during an extended heatwave in 2016, threatening a broader range…
Minister: Ecuador will no longer host Colombia peace talks
BOGOTA: Ecuador will no longer host peace talks between Colombia and that country’s last rebel group, Bogota’s foreign minister said on…
Moon: Peace treaty ‘must be pursued’
SEOUL: A peace treaty to formally end the Korean War ‘must be pursued’, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday,…
Hundreds flee home as quake strikes Indonesia
JAKARTA: A shallow earthquake brought down hundreds of poorly built buildings in Indonesia, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee…
Myanmar minister says conditions in Rohingya refugee camps ‘very poor’
YANGON: A Myanmar minister expressed concerns yesterday about ‘very poor conditions’ in Rohingya refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, and said repatriation…