Trump finally dons mask
Virus-weary US president gives in to public pressure US President Donald Trump finally yielded to pressure and wore a face mask in public for the first time on Saturday as…
Pakistani PM urges coordinated national response to cope with locust attack
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged a coordinated national response of federal and provincial governments and organizations to cope with locust attack to ensure food safety, the Prime…
More elephants found dead in Botswana
Botswana reported more dead elephants and authorities are investigating the cause of death of hundreds of elephants in Seronga and Eretsha villages in the North-West of the country. Wave Kashweeka,…
S.Korea court sentences Park Geun-hye to 20 years in jail
A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 20 years in jail and fined her 20 billion won over a corruption scandal that led to her…
Controversial Alaska hunting techniques to return as bans reversed
Luring bears with bait including bacon and donuts, using flashlights to blind prey and shooting wolf pups in their dens will become legal across Alaska on Thursday under a new…
Russia to impose UK sanctions
Moscow will apply counter-sanctions against Britain, the Kremlin said Tuesday, after London blacklisted Russian officials for their alleged involvement in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. "We can only regret…
Tie for hottest 12-month period globally as Siberia sees unusual warmth
Temperatures soared 10 C above average across much of permafrost-laden Siberia in June, which was tied for the warmest June on record globally, the European Union's climate monitoring network said…
‘I disagree’ with Fauci on COVID-19 assessment in US: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he disagrees with the assessment of the country's top immunologist, Anthony Fauci, on the dire situation the US faces as cases of the…
Trump to host outdoor rally
POTUS calls followers despite pandemic deaths US President Donald Trump will host an outdoor campaign rally in New Hampshire, his team said Sunday, after his last rally drew criticism for…
Italy to take in 180 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Italy on Sunday authorized charity vessel Ocean Viking to transfer 180 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to a ship in Sicily for quarantine, the ship's operator and the government said…