13-09-2024 SINGAPORE CITY: Pope Francis, on a visit to Singapore, has warned of the negative effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on society and called for “fair” wages for migrant workers. The comments by the head of the Catholic Church came on Thursday as the high-tech city-state became his final stop …

12-09-2024 WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet in a fiery debate their first of the 2024 US presidential election. They debated policy but personal attacks also dominated the 90 minute event. Harris said people leave Trump rallies early “out of exhaustion and boredom” he said people don’t go to …

12-09-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ GUWAHATI: Internet and mobile data services were suspended for five days and an indefinite curfew imposed in some parts of India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday after student protests over continuing ethnic strife turned violent. After a brief lull, fighting broke out …

12-09-2024 WARSAW/ BERLIN: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has denounced as “unacceptable” Germany’s decision to extend temporary controls to all its land borders as part of its response to irregular migration. He is one of several figures from neighboring countries to criticize the move. Restrictions already in place at some …

12-09-2024 BRAZZAVILLE: Medical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told media they are desperate for vaccines to arrive so they can stem the rate of new infections. At a treatment centre in South Kivu province that the media visited …

12-09-2024 PARIS: An audible sigh of frustration drifted across the packed seats of courtroom “Voltaire” in Avignon’s Palace of Justice, as the lead judge, dressed in a scarlet robe, announced an unexpected but unavoidable delay to a trial that has gripped France. “He is ill,” said Presiding Judge Roger Arata, …

12-09-2024 MISSOURI: Missouri’s top court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed abortion rights amendment to the state constitution will appear on the ballot in November. The decision will allow voters to decide whether to restore legal abortion in Missouri for the first time in more than two years. The state …

12-09-2024 LONDON: The US, UK, France and Germany have imposed fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine. The measures include restrictions on national carrier Iran Air’s ability to fly to the UK and Europe, and travel bans and asset freezes on a number …

11-09-2024 WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clash on key issues as they debate for the first time in the 2024 US presidential election. Both candidates have repeatedly called each other liars in the first half hour of the debate. The candidates started with the economy, Trump highlighting tariffs on …

11-09-2024 MOSCOW: Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing around 50 flights to be diverted from airports around Moscow. Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, said it had …