OSOYOOS: An evacuation order for the Canadian town of Osoyoos and its surrounding district in the province of British Columbia had been issued late Saturday night due to an out-of-control wildfire that has crossed the border from the US state of Washington. The wildfire, called Eagle Bluff, is approximately 4 […]
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VÓLOS: Greek fire crews today raced to put out wildfires around the country that have raged for two weeks and left five dead, before strong winds forecast for the day rekindle blazes. Hundreds of firefighters backed by European Union reinforcements were struggling to contain fires on the islands of Rhodes, […]
PARIS: Elon Musk is rebranding his Twitter platform as “X” and wants to create a super-app where users will do all their finances as well as their socialising. His inspiration is China’s WeChat, which dominates the Chinese internet with chat, payments, games and a host of other functions in its […]
SINGAPORE : The dollar fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered what some expected to be its last rate hike, while market focus shifted across the Atlantic to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) rate decision later in the day. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter […]
SEOUL : South Korea’s export decline likely accelerated in July amid persistently weak demand from China, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, signalling a bumpy road towards recovery. Outbound shipments were expected to extend their run of year-on-year losses to a 10th straight month with a 14.5 per cent fall […]
India captain Rohit Sharma cannot wait to welcome a fit-again Jasprit Bumrah back into the side before the 50-overs home World Cup but is not sure that would be as early as next month’s tour of Ireland. Pace spearhead Bumrah, who has not played international cricket since last September, is […]
TOKYO : Japan’s government on Tuesday left its own projections unchanged for achieving a primary budget surplus in the fiscal year ending in March 2027 – lagging by a year from its ambitious target, according to twice-yearly projections by the Cabinet Office. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government pledges to bring […]
NOUMEA (France): President Emmanuel Macron urged “compatriots” in New Caledonia to forge a common future today during a landmark visit, more than a year after the overseas territory’s disputed vote to remain part of France. Macron faces a significant challenge charting an acceptable path for both French loyalists and the […]
SINGAPORE: Human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according to an assessment by scientists published today. Throughout July, extreme weather has caused havoc across the planet, with temperatures breaking records in China, the […]
J Robert Oppenheimer advocated for the regulation of nuclear energy after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and attempted to communicate with Jawaharlal Nehru about this in 1951. Director Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has once again put the spotlight on one of history’s most controversial figures, and by Nolan’s own estimation, […]