Endangered antelope’s numbers rebound in Kazakhstan
AMANGELDI, Kazakhstan: Dropping to his knees to weigh a spindly-legged newborn saiga antelope, conservationist Albert Salemgareyev finds himself in the midst of the Kazakh...
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic faces final genocide verdict
THE HAGUE - UN judges will rule Tuesday on Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's appeal against his genocide conviction for the 1995 Srebrenica...
Ukraine and Western allies defend Crimea on Euro 2020 kit
KIEV - Ukraine insisted Monday it would not allow anyone to insult its football kit that features Moscow-annexed Crimea, while Western allies gave the...
US vice president arrives in Guatemala to bring message of ‘hope’
GUATEMALA CITY - US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala Sunday, bringing a message of "hope" to a region hammered by Covid-19 and...
Spain opens borders to all vaccinated travellers
MALAGA: Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world on Monday, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important...
Final vote test in Germany ahead of post-Merkel-era election
MAGDEBURG (GERMANY) - Germans voted in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with the far right posing a tough challenge to Angela Merkel's...
Nicaragua detains another opposition presidential hopeful
MANAGUA - Police in Nicaragua on Saturday took opposition politician Arturo Cruz into custody, detaining a second presidential hopeful in less than a week.Cruz...
Collectors of digital NFTs see a ‘Wild West’ market worth the...
NEW YORK - They are technology enthusiasts on the hunt for opportunities in the Wild West market surrounding NFTs: the popular certified digital objects...
‘Historic’ G7 deal calls for minimum corporate tax
LONDON: Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations on Saturday pledged to commit to a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15%, rallying behind...
‘Spearfisher’, ‘estate agent’ stand in Djokovic, Nadal French Open path
PARIS - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal target the French Open last 16 on Saturday but standing in their way is a spearfishing fan...









