Fraud behind tainted-eggs scandal began in 2016: EU
BRUSSELS: The fraud that caused the contamination of millions of eggs with the insecticide fipronil began in September 2016…
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Fears over Texas chemical plant fire as Houston flood eases
CROSBY: Even as floodwaters eased in several parts of Texas battered by mega-storm Harvey, new threats flared up Thursday…
Mumbai building collapse kills 12 people
MUMBAI: At least 12 people died yesterday when a building collapsed in India’s financial capital Mumbai following heavy rains that…
16 Rohingya, including children, drown fleeing Myanmar
BANGLADESH: Coastguards in Bangladesh on Thursday found the bodies of 16 Rohingya, many of them children, who drowned when their…
Japan military seeks record budget after NK missile
Japan’s defence ministry said Thursday it will request its largest-ever annual budget, just days after nuclear-armed North Korea fired a…
Australia bars ‘world’s no.1 anti-vaxxer’ from entry
SYDNEY: An American who describes himself as the “world’s #1 anti-vaxxer” has been barred from entering Australia, officials said Thursday,…
North Korea says more missiles to come as UN condemns launch
A frustrated US President Donald Trump hit out at the slow pace of diplomacy Wednesday as nuclear-armed North Korea’s Kim…
‘Bigger and stronger’ storms on the horizon: experts
Paris (AFP) – Scientists say the devastating intensity of hurricanes such as Harvey is consistent with global warming trends –…