Guam ‘well-equipped’ to handle North Korean threat – Governor
HAGATNA, Guam: Guam’s governor yesterday said the US territory was ‘well-equipped’ to handle any North Korean strike thanks to robust…
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‘Unexploded WWII bomb’ found at Japan Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO: A suspected World War II bomb was found Thursday on the premises of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an…
France orders national investigation amid Europe tainted egg scandal
PARIS: France has ordered a national investigation into all egg-product manufacturers in the wake of Europe’s insecticide-tainted egg scandal, China’s…
North Korea mocks Trump, hones Guam strike plans
Nuclear-armed North Korea mocked President Donald Trump as “bereft of reason” Thursday, raising the stakes in their stand-off with an…
Colossal new dinosaur species gets scientific name
NEW YORK: A new species of titanosaur, discovered in Patagonia three years ago and perhaps the largest known dinosaur to…
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Jurassic mammal!
PARIS: Not all prehistoric mammals needed to scurry to avoid dinosaurs with whom they shared the planet in the Jurassic…
Ancient skull hints at African roots for ape-human ancestor: study
PARIS: The skull of an infant ape buried by a volcano 13 million years ago has preserved intriguing clues about…
Atlantic hurricane season could be ‘extremely active’: US
MIAMI: The Atlantic Ocean now faces a higher likelihood of an “extremely active” hurricane season with more storms than previously…