International

22-02-2023 HARARE/ BEATRICE: For most of the last nine years, Admire Munatsi has gotten to his boss’s farmhouse in Beatrice, 65km (40 miles) south of Harare, at dawn, to begin a range of tasks from cleaning the chicken run and pigsty to washing cars. By 7am, he joins his workmates …

22-02-2023 MANILA: Philippine rescue teams began climbing an active volcano Tuesday in a “very risky operation” to reach the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at the weekend, officials said. Four people, including two Australians, were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft when it went missing Saturday morning after …

22-02-2023 MILAN: Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups. The warning comes as Venice, where flooding is normally the primary concern, …

21-02-2023 ANTAKYA: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border late on Monday, setting off panic and further damaging buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Two reporters said the tremors were strong and lasting, damaging buildings and …

21-02-2023 WELLINGTON: New Zealand has said rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle will cost billions of dollars, on par with the Christchurch earthquake from 12 years ago. Gabrielle brought widespread flooding to the North Island in mid-February, damaging roads and bridges. At least 11 people have died so far and thousands are …

21-02-2023 PORT MORESBY: Several researchers including local academics and an Australian professor have been taken hostage at gunpoint in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The group was on a study trip in remote highlands when captured by armed men, according to media reports. A ransom has been demanded for their release, …

21-02-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban government says it will turn some former foreign military bases into economic zones for businesses. Afghanistan has faced a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis since the Taliban regained control of the country in August 2021. Foreign military forces had …

21-02-2023 LONDON: A vast trove of Cambodia’s Angkorian crown jewelry, some dating back to the 7th Century, resurfaced in London last summer, it has been revealed. The stolen items belonged to British antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford. Experts say they have never seen most of the jewelry before and are stunned …

21-02-2023 BRASILIA, SAO PAULO: At least 36 people have been killed in flooding and landslides in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials say. Dozens of people are missing and while the number of dead is expected to rise, rescue workers say they hope to pull some of those trapped in flooded …

21-02-2023 ETHIOPIA: The African Union has said that Israel’s observer status at the bloc was suspended which is why it was not invited to attend the weekend summit. The news comes after Israeli ambassador Sharon Bar-li was removed from the African Union’s annual summit in Ethiopia on Saturday as she …