IMF chief: to beat inequality, close the gender gap
WASHINGTON: IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday that the best way to reduce inequality around the world would be to…
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Dwarf planet has a ring to it — Study
PARIS: Move over Saturn! Scientists have found a ring around an unassuming mini-planet in our Solar System to debunk the…
Australia tightens English language requirements for foreign students
SYDNEY: Australia is tightening English language requirements for foreign students in what it said yesterday is a bid to improve…
Army chief: Rohingya exodus ‘exaggerated’
YANGON: The media has ‘exaggerated’ the number of Rohingya refugees fleeing an army crackdown, Myanmar’s commander-in-chief said yesterday, in a…
Myanmar’s army chief says Rohingya exodus ‘exaggerated’
YANGON: The media has “exaggerated” the number of Rohingya refugees fleeing an army crackdown, Myanmar’s commander-in-chief said Thursday, in a…
Floods, landslides kill 37 in Vietnam, scores missing
HANOI: At least 37 people were killed and another 40 are missing as floods and landslides ravaged northern and central…
Kaspersky in focus as US-Russia cyber-tensions rise
The security software firm Kaspersky has become the focal point in an escalating conflict in cyberspace between the United States…
Mourning loss as California fires rages on
SANTA ROSA: Michael Desmond held firm to a scorched mailbox and wept as he vowed that his childhood home –…