New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce
WELLINGTON – New Zealand has become the world’s first country to expand its ban on plastic bags in supermarkets to thin bags, which are...
South Africa’s Zulu king treated for ‘poisoning’
SOUTH Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning, his traditional prime minister has said.
The king sought medical attention...
Dutch king apologizes for country’s role in slavery
AMSTERDAM – The King of the Netherlands has formally apologised for his country's role in the slave trade, saying he felt “personally and intensely”...
Iran protesters storm Swedish embassy
BAGHDAD – Dozens of people have stormed the compound of the Swedish embassy in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after a Quran was burnt during a...
US sounds health alert over malaria spread
FLORIDA and Texas are seeing some locally acquired cases of malaria – the first spread of the mosquito-transmitted disease inside the United States of...
Violent protests rock France
PARIS – At least 150 people have been arrested across France in a second night of violence triggered by the fatal police shooting of...
South Koreans become younger under new age-counting law
SEOUL – South Koreans have become a year or two younger as a new law aligns the nation’s two traditional age-counting methods with international...
Presumed human remains found in Titan sub debris
BOSTON – Presumed human remains have been found within the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says.
Pieces from the sub, which...
Putin vows to punish mutiny leaders
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the leaders of last weekend’s Wagner mutiny of wanting “to see Russia choked in bloody strife”.
In...
Belize declared free from malaria
BELMOPAN – The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Belize as free of malaria.
The WHO said the Central American nation had “achieved a dramatic...