13-08-2024 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN: George Totari’s understated apartment is full of noise and life even in his retirement, as he sits surrounded by his daughter and grandchildren. Soft grey walls typical of a Swedish apartment bear no hallmarks of a home belonging to an internationally acclaimed musician, however. With his long, …
Read More »Hamas urges return to existing Gaza ceasefire proposal
13-08-2024 DOHA/ CAIRO/ JERUSALEM: Hamas has asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous truce talks instead of attempting to find a new Gaza ceasefire deal, days ahead of talks proposed by the United States, Egypt and Qatar. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, the group said …
Read More »Israel has killed 1.8% of Gaza’s population since Oct. 7
13-08-2024 GAZA CITY: Figures from Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics show Israeli forces have killed 1.8 percent of the Gaza Strip’s population since October 7. Some 75 percent of the victims were under the age of 30. Hamas called on the United States, Qatar and Egypt to submit a plan …
Read More »‘Sensational’ Paris Olympics come to an end
13-08-2024 PARIS: Stars of sport, screen and music came together at the Paris 2024 closing ceremony to bring the 33rd Olympic Games to an end. Actor Tom Cruise descended from the roof of Stade de France to collect the Olympic flag as part of the handover to the American city …
Read More »Biden explains why he dropped out of White House race
13-08-2024 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden says he dropped out of his re-election bid because he feared that the intraparty battle over his candidacy would be a “real distraction” for Democrats and that his highest priority was to defeat Donald Trump in November. In his first interview since quitting the …
Read More »Pilot killed as chopper crashes into Australian hotel
12-08-2024 QUEENSLAND: A pilot has died after their helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The aircraft hit the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at around 01:50am local time on Monday (16:50B Sunday), sparking a fire and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of …
Read More »Dozens of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed in drone attack
12-08-2024 BANGKOK: A drone attack on Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed many dozens of people, including families with children, several witnesses said, describing survivors wandering between piles of bodies to identify dead and injured relatives. Four witnesses, activists and a diplomat described drone attacks on Monday that struck down families waiting …
Read More »India becomes next big growth bet as China lags
12-08-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India has become the next big bet for PepsiCo, Unilever and other packaged goods giants looking to fill the growth vacuum left by an uneven recovery in China. With India’s economy expanding at the fastest pace among major emerging markets, companies are trying to serve …
Read More »Harris leads Trump in three key states
12-08-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has a lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in three battleground states that will be key in the upcoming United States election, according to a new poll. The New York Times/ Siena College poll released on Saturday showed Harris with …
Read More »Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future after Hasina
12-08-2024 DHAKA: By all quantifiable measures, Bangladesh’s now deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the most entrenched, dominant and brutal dictator the country had seen since its independence. She jailed, exiled and eliminated most of her political peers like no other ruler in South Asia’s history. She brought all the …
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