10-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Scientists have identified a new species of amphibian that occupied Australia some 247 million years ago. The finding ends a mystery that has captivated researchers since the 90s, when the creature’s fossilized remains were found by a retired chicken farmer in New South Wales. …

10-08-2023 TEHRAN: Iran has obtained supersonic cruise missile technology, state media have said amid rising tensions with the United States over military deployments in the region. The missiles are now undergoing tests and “will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the defence power of our country”, the state-linked …

10-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ PARAPPANANGADI: M Radha, a sanitation worker in the southern state of Kerala, says when she checked her mobile phone on July 27, she could not believe her eyes; she had won the 100 million rupees ($1.2m) lottery jackpot. The 49-year-old had pooled money …

10-08-2023 ROME: As many as 41 people are reported to have lost their lives after a migrant ship with a total of 45 people including three children sank off Lampedusa Island in Italy Wednesday, according to the rescuers. The boat departed from Sfax in Tunisia and sank within hours while …

10-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA: Pentagon officials said Wednesday that Canberra could provide Washington with a ground to launch testing for its hypersonic and other long-range precision weapons under a trilateral agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS) according to a media report. US Secretary …

09-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MANIPUR: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to face a heated debate over silence on the deadly violence in the remote state of Manipur, during the ongoing session in the Lok Sabha today (Tuesday), local media reported. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi initiated …

09-08-2023 SEOL: More than 1,000 buses have begun ferrying scouts at an international event in South Korea out of a campsite due to an incoming tropical storm. Helicopters and police cars were escorting the buses from the disaster-hit jamboree. The threat of the storm comes just days after hundreds at …

09-08-2023 BRASILIA/ BELEM: This week, delegates arriving in Belem’s international airport are being welcomed with a lively “Boi de mascara” folkloric dance routine. In fact, the whole city is celebrating being in the spotlight, playing host to the Amazon Summit. It also feels like a bit of a warm-up for …

09-08-2023 NEW YORK: An American Judge dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation counterclaim against the writer E. Jean Carroll, handing a fresh legal defeat to the former president as he seeks another White House term. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said Carroll’s statements, made on CNN the day after she …

09-08-2023 KYIV/JEDDAH: As the recently-held Jeddah talks regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict concluded in Saudi Arabia, a senior Ukrainian official termed the meeting a “huge blow” to Moscow, adding that the participants of the talks have agreed to conduct another round of political advisers within around six weeks. Except for Russia, …