Urgent pleas to Trump at UN climate talks
MARRAKESH: The leader of Fiji, whose nation is being resculpted by rising seas, pleaded Friday with Donald Trump to join…
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Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25 mn
NEW YORK: US President-elect Donald Trump agreed to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits accusing his now-defunct Trump University of…
Danish bishop’s 300-year-old poo offers whiff of history
COPENHAGEN: A 300-year-old lump of faeces from a Danish bishop has shown researchers that he had a cosmopolitan diet that…
IS jihadists likely made mustard gas used in Syria: OPCW chief
THE HAGUE: Jihadists belonging to the so-called Islamic State group may have manufactured sulphur mustard gas used in attacks in…
Seismologists warn of more quakes in New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH: Seismologists in New Zealand said Friday that this week’s 7.8 earthquake was one of the most complex ever recorded…
Iconic Australian venues targeted in IS video
MELBOURNE: Several iconic Melbourne venues have appeared in a recent Islamic State (IS) terrorist group propaganda video, China’s Xinhua news…
Obama in Berlin urges Trump to ‘stand up to Russia’
US President Barack Obama, on a farewell visit to Europe, said Thursday he hoped Donald Trump would “stand up” to…
Dozens killed in Mozambique truck blast
MAPUTO: At least 73 people were killed and scores more injured when an oil tank truck burst into flames in…