US VP Pence’s hands-on NASA gaffe goes viral
WASHINGTON: In a goof gone viral, Vice President Mike Pence touched something he should not have as he visited…
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Trump versus the rest as violent G20 wraps up
HAMBURG: US President Donald Trump heads Saturday into the final day of a fractious and violent G20 summit in Germany…
Japan e-commerce giant Rakuten bans ivory products
TOKYO: Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has banned the sales of ivory products on its site, the company said Friday…
Japan floods death toll rises to 15
TOKYO: The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15, media reported Saturday, as…
Shot for supporting education, Malala finishes school
LONDON: In 2012, a Taliban gunman shot her in the head for advocating education for girls in her native Pakistan.…
Philippine police arrest rare sea turtle poachers
MANILA: Philippine police said Friday they had seized 70 dead hawksbill marine turtles, a critically endangered species illegally trafficked…
122 countries adopt global treaty banning nuclear weapons
UNITED NATIONS: A global treaty banning nuclear weapons was adopted at the United Nations on Friday despite opposition from…
Borneo’s orangutans in ‘alarming’ decline: study
PARIS: The orangutan population on the island of Borneo has shrunk by a quarter in the last decade, researchers said…