Tag: international news
S. Korea tests first submarine-launched ballistic missile
News Source : Reuters
SEOUL: South Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile (SLBM) from a submarine, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, becoming the first...
Florida gunman kills 4 including baby, wounds 11-year-old girl
News Source : Reuters
FLORIDA: A self-described survivalist in body armour shot and killed four people, including a woman and her 3-month-old baby boy in...
Libya frees Saadi Gaddafi, son of former leader
News Source : AFP
TRIPOLI: Libyan authorities have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed during...
New Zealand hails success in curbing Delta as cases plunge
News Source : Reuters
WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported 28 new cases of Covid-19 today, a big drop compared to the last few days, as authorities...
UK planning new pet abduction offence after rise in stolen pooches
News Source : AFP
LONDON: The British government unveiled plans today to make pet abduction a new criminal offence, in response to a pandemic-fuelled spike...
BioNTech shots finally reach Taiwan after tech giants’ help
News Source: Reuters
TAOYUAN: The first batch of BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Taiwan today, after months of heated political and diplomatic wrangling and...
Thai royalist turns protester as anti-govt movement broadens
News Source : Reuters
BANGKOK: Often seen at the wheel of one of his supercars, Thai ultra-royalist Tanat “Nat” Thanakitamnuay became a well-known face at...
WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’
News Source : AFP
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first...
UN chief warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Afghanistan
News Source : AFP
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned yesterday of a looming “humanitarian catastrophe” in Afghanistan as he urged countries to...
Nora, now tropical storm, kills boy in Mexican resort town
News Source : Reuters
PUERTO VALLARTA: Nora, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, killed one boy over the weekend after torrential rains and...