Czech Republic struggles to contain surge of whooping cough
PRAGUE – Whooping cough is on the rise across Europe, and the Czech Republic is no exception. However, a week marked by confusion surrounding...
Delhi world’s ‘most polluted’ capital
INDIA’S Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world in 2023, a Swiss-based air-quality monitoring group has found.
India, of which Delhi is...
Iceland under violent volcanic flare-up
REYKJAVIK – A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since...
Heat wave hits South Sudan
JUBA – All schools have been ordered to close in South Sudan, as it prepares for a heatwave in which temperatures could reach an...
African countries hit by major internet outages
CAPE TOWN – Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa.
Outages have been reported in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory...
Haiti prime minister resigns
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country.
It comes...
Japan same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
TOKYO – Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalized.
Japan’s constitution currently defines...
China warns US vs TikTok ban
BEIJING – China has warned that a proposed ban on TikTok would "come back to bite" the US, as lawmakers approved a bill that...
15 more Nigerian students kidnapped
ABUJA – Nigeria’s spate of abductions worsened on Saturday as more than a dozen students and four women were kidnapped from a school in...
Russia detains South Korean ‘spy’
MOSCOW – A South Korean man has been detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage, local media has reported.
South Korean officials have confirmed the...