Rockets go up but lights are out: French Guiana’s crisis
KOUROU: The rocket launchpad in French Guiana sums up everything that angers residents in this distant outpost of France that…
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Strike force: world’s most venomous scorpion in action
PARIS: The world’s most lethal scorpion, the deathstalker, has been caught on high-speed camera for the first time lashing…
A slice of luxury: Hong Kong’s high-end fruit fad
HONG KONG (AFP) – It might be a healthy food choice, but Hong Kong’s latest fruit fad is doing serious damage…
Creepy crawly cargo caught in Australia
SYDNEY: Australian customs officers got more than they bargained for when two shoe boxes arrived from Europe with venomous…
Obesity in pregnancy is linked to epilepsy risk
WASHINGTON: Being overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy has been linked to a higher risk of…
Horror and mourning after Saint Petersburg blast
SAINT PETERSBURG: The blood-drenched bodies of the wounded lay on stretchers as Saint Petersburg residents stayed glued to their…
Singapore expels Indian Islamic teacher for divisive remarks
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s interior ministry yesterday ordered the repatriation of an Indian Islamic teacher for an exhortation against Jews and Christians,…
Diver finds first-ever European cave fish
MIAMI: A diver spotted an unusual pink fish swimming in an underwater grotto in Germany, and researchers now say it…