SEOUL: North Korea has conducted another “crucial test” at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media reported yesterday, as nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington
MANILA: To some athletes, brands count for everything when it comes to performance. Filipino schoolgirl Rhea Bullos bagged three gold medals at an athletics competition
WELLINGTON: New Zealand divers searched contaminated waters near the volcanic White Island for two remaining bodies yesterday, as the death toll from an eruption rose
WHAKATANE (New Zealand): Elite soldiers retrieved six bodies from New Zealand’s volatile White Island volcano yesterday, winning praise for their “courageous” mission carried out under
OTTAWA: A fishing guide has become the first person in Canada to be convicted of getting too close to a whale under new marine mammal
LONDON: Retrievers, beagles, poodles and pugs lined up in the rain at Britain’s polling stations on Thursday as thousands of voters brought their canine companions
Johnson wins historic victory in election LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday hailed a political “earthquake” in Britain after a thumping election victory which clears
SINGAPORE: Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally-friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide
JAKARTA: An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world’s oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, a discovery
SYDNEY: Toxic haze blanketed Sydney yesterday triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city and forcing school children inside, as “severe” weather
