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Hawaii announces $4 bn settlement in wildfire lawsuits 03 Aug 2024 - 11:50 am

San Francisco: A $4 billion settlement has been reached to end thousands of lawsuits filed in the wake of devastating wildfires on Maui...

Trump says agrees with Fox News to debate Harris on Sept 4 03 Aug 2024 - 09:56 am

Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said late Friday he had agreed with Fox News to debate Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on...

Philippines says Chinatown fire kills 11 03 Aug 2024 - 09:25 am

Manila: A fire ripped through a building in the Philippine capital's Chinatown early Friday killing 11 people, authorities said. People screamed as flames...

At least two dead after landslides in southwest China 03 Aug 2024 - 08:50 am

Beijing: Landslides in southwest China on Saturday destroyed homes and caused a highway bridge to collapse, killing at least two people and leaving...

6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off Philippines' Mindanao: USGS 03 Aug 2024 - 08:24 am

Manila: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami...

‘We are hungry,’ chant Nigerian protesters as 13 people die 02 Aug 2024 - 08:54 pm

A clampdown by Nigerian security forces on protests against high living costs in Africa’s most-populous nation has left at least 13 people dead....

Japan sees hottest July since records began 02 Aug 2024 - 08:43 pm

Tokyo: Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate...

US faces exceptional day of ‘climate change-driven heat’ Friday 02 Aug 2024 - 08:17 pm

A coast-to-coast heat wave is bringing abnormally high temperatures to nearly half the United States population. And human-caused climate change is a big...

Famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere: US 02 Aug 2024 - 08:02 pm

WASHINGTON: The newly confirmed famine at one of the sprawling camps for war-displaced people in Sudan’s Darfur region is growing uncontrolled as the...

Harris narrows VP search to six finalists, plans to interview them this weekend 02 Aug 2024 - 07:57 pm

Vice President Harris has narrowed her search for a running mate to six finalists and is planning to conduct interviews with them this...

Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia 02 Aug 2024 - 07:52 pm

In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 250 people in the past week. Three others died in Pakistan. Widespread flooding...

Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise 02 Aug 2024 - 07:45 pm

Manila: The Philippine and Japanese navies held their first joint exercise on Friday in the South China Sea, as the two US allies...

Israeli entity continues bombing Southern Lebanon 02 Aug 2024 - 07:33 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: The Israeli entity continued raiding villages and towns in southern Lebanon. Field sources in Beirut said that an Israeli drone targeted...

China launches new internet-services satellite 02 Aug 2024 - 02:19 pm

Beijing:China launched a new internet-services satellite into space Friday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Chinese news agency...

GCC, Indonesia discuss bilateral ties, developments in Middle East 01 Aug 2024 - 11:25 pm

Jakarta: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi discussedtoday, August 1, with Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Pahala Nugraha Mansury areas...

Extreme heat claims 175,000 lives a year in Europe: WHO 01 Aug 2024 - 10:43 pm

Copenhagen: Extreme heat kills over 175,000 people a year in Europe, where temperatures are rising quicker than the rest of the globe, the...

Russia frees US reporter in major prisoner swap with West 01 Aug 2024 - 10:18 pm

Washington: Jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed on...