Category: World

Typhoon Phanfone kills 16 in Philippines

MANILA: Tourists on the popular Philippine holiday island of Boracay were stranded yesterday after a typhoon swept across on Christmas Day, killing at least 16

Ring of fire eclipse wows across Asia

SINGAPORE: Skywatchers from Saudi Arabia and Oman to India and Singapore were treated to a rare “ring of fire” solar eclipse yesterday. Annular eclipses occur

Trump impeached

Third American president to be impeached in USA history WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday became only the third chief executive in United States (US)

Indonesia speeds up capital city move

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that he had ordered his Cabinet to speed up a $32.79 billion project to move the capital

Hottest day in Australia

SYDNEY: Australia this week experienced its hottest day on record and the heatwave is expected to worsen, exacerbating an already unprecedented bushfire season, authorities said

Japan journalist wins #MeToo case

TOKYO: A Tokyo court yesterday awarded 3.3 million yen in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former TV reporter of rape in one

Ballet academy abusing children?

VIENNA: Vienna’s prestigious ballet academy is endangering children’s well-being including by encouraging them to smoke to stay slim, an Austrian commission probing abuse claims said