5.9 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Papua
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's easternmost Papua region Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no...
‘Powerless and angry’: Japan’s anti-Olympic activists fight on
TOKYO: Kai Koyama was standing outside Tokyo's Olympic Stadium as fireworks burst overhead during the opening ceremony but unlike many of those around him...
US authorities scramble, trade blame as millions face eviction
WASHINGTON - Eviction protections expired Sunday for millions of Americans who could face homelessness within days, triggering a scramble to unlock billions in stalled...
Why an Israeli company is developing an oral Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON - Imagine a Covid-19 vaccine that came as a pill: no needles, no medical professionals required to administer it, potentially delivered directly to...
A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
BEIRUT - On August 4, 2020, a fire at the Beirut port ignited one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. It disfigured the...
Israel seeks UN action against Iran over deadly ship attack
JERUSALEM: Israel is pressing for international action against Iran over a deadly attack on a ship managed by an Israeli billionaire, branding Tehran an...
Wildfires highlight need for climate action, Biden says
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden spoke Friday with governors of several western US states where severe wildfires are devastating communities, telling them the crisis...
Dressel, Ledecky hunt more gold as Fraser-Pryce seeks 100m treble
TOKYO - US swim stars Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky will target more gold in Tokyo on Saturday as Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce tries to...
‘The war has changed’: US documents sound alarm on Delta variant
WASHINGTON - The Delta variant of the coronavirus is as contagious as chickenpox, probably causes more severe disease, and breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals...
Myanmar’s strike holdouts maintain defiance of ‘wicked junta’
BANGKOK: Doctors healing patients from hiding, teachers giving up their classrooms and bankers losing their savings are among the stubborn holdouts still on strike...
