WASHINGTON: John Bolton (pic) warned Monday that North Korea had not truly chosen to give up nuclear weapons in the hawk’s first public appearance since he left as President Donald Trump’s national security advisor. At a think-tank conference on North Korea, Bolton said he could now “speak in unvarnished terms”
Nasa on Tuesday released two audio clips of seismic activity on Mars after an “exquisitely sensitive” detector was set down on the planet’s surface late last year. The quakes, far too quiet to be picked up by the human ear, were recorded by the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS)
Human activity churns out up to 100 times more planet-warming carbon each year as all the volcanoes on Earth, says a decade-long study released Tuesday. The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO), a 500-strong international team of scientists, released a series of papers outlining how carbon is stored, emitted and reabsorbed by
Indonesia has scrapped plans to ban tourists from an island home to komodo dragons and will instead limit visitor numbers and raise entry prices to create a “premium destination”, officials said. A plan announced last year would have seen Komodo national park close from the start of 2020, over concerns
Sri Lanka announced harsher penalties in a bid to protect wild elephants on Tuesday, as investigators probed whether seven jumbos found poisoned over the weekend were killed by villagers. Wildlife and Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said he will impose tougher sanctions on offenders to boost laws enacted three years ago
British designer Stella McCartney pleaded for fashion to “wake up” and help save the planet Monday after her first Paris show as part of the industry’s biggest luxury conglomerate. “The world is crying out for change and it is our responsibility to act now,” said the creator, whose label is
Global fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 said it was filing for voluntary bankruptcy Sunday, the latest US brick-and-mortar chain to embark on restructuring as shoppers migrate online. The move will see the retailer close up to 350 of its stores worldwide, including up to 178 in its main US market, the
DOHA: The first World Athletics Championships of the post-Usain Bolt era get under way here today with the sport desperately seeking a new superstar as it tackles a slew of ongoing doping controversies. More than 2,000 athletes from over 200 countries and territories will take part across 10 days of
DOHA: Dalilah Muhammad says she is relishing the pressure of trying to break her own world record as she aims to add a World Championships gold medal to her 2016 Olympics 400m hurdles crown. The 29-year-old New Yorker stunned the athletics world in July when she obliterated one of the
DOHA: Qatar fires the starting gun for the World Athletics Championships today with an opportunity to showcase both its preparations for the 2022 football World Cup and how it is coping with a boycott by its neighbours, experts say. But Doha also risks being “judged harshly” for missteps during the