07-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Flood waters are expected to rise in Sydney after torrential rainfall on Friday caused flash flooding in parts of Australia’s second-largest city, the authorities have warned. Heavy rain pummelled parts of the city for 24 hours, forcing thousands to evacuate the city’s outskirts. The …
Read More »Netanyahu shows no signs of losing his grip on power
07-04-2024 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s week began with the chants of thousands of protesters demanding a hostage deal and early elections outside the Knesset and his official residence. It ended with a scolding from US President Joe Biden over the Israeli military’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers …
Read More »Dozens killed in Nigeria after herdsmen attack villagers
07-04-2024 ABUJA/ KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen have killed dozens villagers in Nigerian state of Kogi, residents said on Friday, the latest clash between herders and farmers in Africa’s most populous nation fueled by growing pressure on land resources. Edibo Ameh Mark, chairman of Omala local government area of Kogi, where the …
Read More »India will enter Pak to kill terrorists who flee there: Rajnath
07-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India will enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes over the border after trying to carry out terrorist activities in the country, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told broadcaster CNN News18 on Friday. The minister’s comments come a day after Britain’s Guardian newspaper published …
Read More »Thousands evacuated after Russian dam breached
07-04-2024 ORSK: Thousands of people are being evacuated in the Russian Urals after a section of the embankment dam burst in the mountain city of Orsk, officials say. Heavy earth-moving machinery is on site trying to shore up the dam. Earlier, an emergency was declared across the entire Orenburg region …
Read More »French pupil dies after being beaten near school
07-04-2024 PARIS: There are renewed concerns over levels of violence in French schools after two young teenagers were the victims of attacks, one of them fatal. A 15-year-old boy named as Shamseddin died in hospital on Friday. The news came a day after he was beaten by a group of …
Read More »Israel urged to publish full report on aid team deaths
07-04-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: An aid organization has called for an independent investigation into the killing of seven of its workers by Israeli drone strikes in Gaza. It comes after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said “grave mistakes” led to the fatal targeting of staff from charity World Central Kitchen …
Read More »US & EU collaborate on Chinese legacy chips in accord
06-04-2024 WASGINGTON/ LEUVEN, BELGIUM: The United States and the European Union committed to extend by three years their cooperation on identifying disruptions in the semiconductor sector, with a particular emphasis on mainstream “legacy” chips from China. The two sides concluded a two-day session of their Trade and Technology Council on …
Read More »Pakistani PM to meet Saudi Crown Prince on Riyadh visit
06-04-2024 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet the Saudi crown prince during a two-day visit to Riyadh that starts on Saturday, the foreign ministry said. The visit will be Sharif’s first foreign trip since forming a coalition government in February. The two are longtime allies, with …
Read More »‘Mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people’
06-04-2024 RIO DE JANEIRO: Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living closer to illegal gold mining sites presenting higher levels of contamination, a study released on Thursday found. The study by Brazil’s state-run Fiocruz institute collected hair samples …
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