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Indonesia: Protests launched over fuel price increase
Fuel subsidies are a sensitive political issue in Indonesia. But with the subsidy budget tripling, the president says he must let prices rise. ...
Relatives lose contact with Lebanese migrant ship near Malta
BEIRUT: Activists and relatives of Lebanese and Syrian migrants aboard a fishing boat taking on water near the island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea said on Tuesday they lost contact with the vessel overnight. The roughly 60 Lebanese and Syrian migrants on
Syria seizes hummus bowls made out of captagon
DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities announced on Tuesday they had seized 24 kilogrammes of captagon that had been crushed and reconstituted to look like hummus bowls. The amphetamine is produced in pill form but these smugglers had crushed it and used the resulting
Iran says insists on ‘four topics’ in nuclear talks
TEHRAN: Iran said on Tuesday that, in its protracted talks with major powers to restore its tattered 2015 nuclear deal, it is insisting on resolving “four topics”. The four points, addressed by the government spokesman, relate to US assurances a new deal will
India approves its first nasal vaccine for Covid-19
New Delhi: India on Tuesday approved a locally developed, needle-free and nasally administered Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a boost to the country’s homegrown pharmaceutical industry. The new inoculation was developed by Bharat Biotech, which had
Man drowns after exiting pontoon boat into Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri officials say
A 29-year-old man drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks over Labor Day weekend, authorities say. Tyler Elliott, of Louisville, Kentucky, was on a pontoon boat before he decided to ...
Body of kidnapped teacher Eliza Fletcher found in Tennessee, police say
Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year-old mom and teacher who was abducted in Memphis during an early morning jog, is dead, Tennessee police say. Investigators located a body near 1600 Victor St., ...
Police release images of suspect in reporter’s slaying, seek footage
LAS VEGAS — Police on Monday released surveillance images of the person suspected in the fatal stabbing of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, and they are asking for ...
African nations urged to pile on pressure at climate summit
The former Irish President has called on African nations to pile on the pressure on rich, heavily-polluting countries to fulfill their climate pledges to the continent during a visit to ...
Knife-wielding man stabs deputy several times as he’s booked into jail, GA sheriff says
A Georgia deputy is on the mend after authorities say he was stabbed repeatedly by a detainee at the Fulton County Jail. The detainee had been brought to the jail ...
67 years after Emmett Till’s Chicago funeral, his best friend remembers him
CHICAGO — When the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. thinks of Emmett Till, he sees him running toward home plate with the grace of a lumbering Pullman freight train. Emmett’s slow ...
16-year-old sister dials 911 as brother stabs family to death, Arizona sheriff says
A 21-year-old man stabbed his parents, sister and 5-year-old niece to death in their Casa Grande home, Arizona sheriff’s officials reported. Richard Wilson faces charges of murdering his 47-year-old father, ...
Monsoon rains in Pakistan could destroy UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pakistan's unprecedented monsoon season has killed hundreds of people, and the rains now threaten a famed archeological site dating back 4,500 years: the ruins of Mohenjo Daro. ...
High chance of blackouts in California as state enters 'most intense phase' of heat wave
California is facing its highest
Trans artist challenges Caitlyn Jenner to boxing match
A transgender artist turned boxer is targeting former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner for a slugfest.
International Trade I Investment Promotions I Economic Diplomacy with Richmond Kwame FRIMPONG: Industrial clustering
An economic ‘Upper-Hand’ for SMEs To achieve poverty reduction and reduce income inequalities in Ghana, there is need to promote the distribution of industries away from urban areas. Clustering in Ghana mainly concerns the manufacturing sector, and manifests
Iran ready to help improve global energy security: minister
TEHRAN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran is ready to help meet global energy needs as it rejects politicization of the oil market, Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji was quoted as saying by the official news agency IRNA
Canadian international Tesho Akindele hopes to lift U.S. Open Cup with Orlando City
Canadian international Tesho Akindele has been on the mark of late for Orlando City SC, scoring late goals to secure wins over Charlotte FC and New York City FC. He hopes that bodes well for Wednesday's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final against visiting
Mountie’s Testimony Before the N.S. Mass Shooting Inquiry Tuesday Won’t Be Broadcast
Today the RCMP officer once described by another police officer as a “friend” of the man behind the 2020 mass
Cory Morgan: Luxury Tax Will Foster Class Divisions and Compel the Wealthy to Take Their ...
Commentary While the COVID-19 pandemic is ever so slowly moving into the rear-view mirror for
Kelly Witchekan Was Arrested in Saskatoon Late Yesterday Evening
A dangerous person alert issued for Witchekan Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan has been cancelled after
Wreckage and remains recovered in search for crashed plane in Baltic Sea
Latvia's navy has found human remains and wreckage in its search for a private jet that crashed in the Baltic Sea far from its intended destination, a spokeswoman
Some Poles Collaborated With the Nazis. But Poland’s ‘Ministry of Memory’ Wants People To Forget
For years, Olympic slalom canoeist Dariusz Popiela, 37, trained on the Dunajec river in southern Poland. During his 20s, he paddled every day on a winding stretch between two bridges in the city of Nowy Sącz. But there was an enormous chapter of
Intranasal vaccine is a the game changer for the world: Krishna Ella
Hyderabad 6th September : Bharat Biotech's iNCOVACC is the world's first intranasal vaccination for Covid-19 that was approved for use in emergen Source:TeluguStop.com Read More.. ...
Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks
WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police hunted for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan after finding the body of his brother amid a massive manhunt for the
Fears grow for Ukraine nuke plant ahead of inspector report
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fears mounted Tuesday over Europe’s largest nuclear plant as shelling around it continued, a day after it was again knocked off Ukraine’s electrical grid and put in the precarious position of relying on its own power to run its
In flood-stricken Pakistan, rains damage archeological site
ISLAMABAD (AP) — In flood-stricken Pakistan where an unprecedented monsoon season has killed hundreds of people, the rains now threaten a famed archeological site dating back 4,500 years, the site’s chief official said Tuesday. The ruins of Mohenjo Daro —
Dutch farm minister resigns after protests over pollution
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch agriculture minister has unexpectedly resigned, telling reporters he wasn’t the right person for the job following a tumultuous summer of protests by farmers over pollution regulations. Henk Staghouwer, who held
China’s Chengdu enforces strict lockdown despite earthquake
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas. Footage circulating online Tuesday showed
