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State of emergency declared in Canberra amid threatening bushfire
SYDNEY: Australian officials declared a state of emergency for the capital city of Canberra and surrounding regions today, as soaring temperatures and strong winds threatened to propel a large bushfire beyond the control of firefighters. Andrew Barr, Chief Minister for
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Palestine cancels 1995 Oslo accords signed with Israel
RAMALLAH: Palestine yesterday cancelled the 1995 Oslo Accords signed with Israel, reported Anadolu Agency. “Israel has been informed that the Palestinian administration will not adhere to the agreements between them,” the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh said
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EU clears Brexit deal, UK set to leave today
BRUSSELS: On behalf of the European Union (EU) member states, the Council of the European Union has adopted the decision to conclude the United Kingdom’s (UK) withdrawal agreement, the Council said in a statement yesterday. Xinhua news agency reported that
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Impeachment trial turns to whistleblower ahead of possible weekend finish
WASHINGTON: US Senate Republicans yesterday tried to shift the focus of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to the unnamed government official whose whistleblower complaint about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine spurred the drive to remove him from office. As the trial
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Airlines suspend China flights over coronavirus
Major airlines have started suspending flights to China in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak, which as of yesterday had killed 170 people and infected almost 8,000. Below are details (in alphabetical order): Air Canada (AC.TO) Air Canada said
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Coronavirus: WHO declares global emergency as more than 200 die
SHANGHAI: The death toll in China from the new coronavirus reached 213 yesterday, with overall cases worldwide rising rapidly in an outbreak that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency. The death toll in Hubei, the Chinese
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Explainer: Brexit ‘done’ at last – now for the hard part
BRUSSELS : At the stroke of midnight in Brussels on Friday, Britain will leave the European Union and Prime Minister Boris Johnson will deliver on his election promise to “Get Brexit Done”. But he won’t have long to savour the
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Angry mom blasts daycare teacher for writing note on son’s stomach
Being a single mother with a fulltime job has its own set of challenges. Not being able to keep a regular track on the notes sent by teachers is one of them. A Florida woman named Heather Chisum was guilty
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Iranian factory makes U.S. and Israeli flags to burn
KHOMEIN: Business is booming at Iran’s largest flag factory which makes U.S., British and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn. At the factory in the town of Khomein, southwest of the capital Tehran, young men and women print the
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Mali plans to increase the size of its army to rein in jihadists
BAMAKO: Mali will increase the size of its army by about 50% in a recruitment drive this year aimed at uprooting jihadist groups, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse said on Wednesday. The plan is to hire 10,000 new soldiers in the
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