Australian capital city schools evacuated due to bomb threat
CANBERRA: A number of schools in the Australian capital city of Canberra have been forced to evacuate after receiving a…
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WHO declares Zika outbreak a global health emergency
GENEVA: The World Health Organization declared an international emergency on Monday (Feb 1) over the explosive spread of the mosquito-borne…
Eight dead sperm whales found on German beach
BERLIN: Eight dead sperm whales have washed up on a German beach, just weeks after 12 of the giant mammals…
Belgian designer drops Tokyo Olympics logo complaint
BRUSSELS: Belgian designer Olivier Debie who sued the International Olympic Committee for plagiarising a logo for the Tokyo 2020 Games…
10,000 migrant children missing
Unaccompanied children disappeared after arrival in Europe — EU police agency THE HAGUE: Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared…
Britain grants first licence for genetic modification of embryos
LONDON: Britain yesterday granted its first licence for the genetic modification of human embryos as part of research into infertility…
China jails employees of US food firm over meat scandal
SHANGHAI: A Chinese court yesterday jailed six employees of a US company which supplied fast food outlets including KFC and…
Train runs over teen taking selfie
CHENNAI: An Indian teenager was struck and killed after he tried to take a photo of himself in front of…