Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Category: World

Mega fire forms north of Sydney

SYDNEY: Several Australian bush fires have combined to form a “mega fire” that is burning out of control across a swathe of land north of

Sydney smoke crisis longest on record

SYDNEY: Australian bush fires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country’s east coast, officials said yesterday, with smoke and dust burning residents’

Vaping linked to rare lung disease

PARIS: Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals say it may instead be the first case

Jimmy Carter discharged

WASHINGTON: Former United States (US) President Jimmy Carter was discharged from hospital Wednesday afternoon after being treated for a urinary tract infection, Xinhua news agency

Death toll rises to four in Philippines

Info: Typhoon Kammuri wreaked havoc on islands and provinces south of the capital Manila on Tuesday, sending nearly 600,000 people fleeing their homes. MANILA: At

Kammuri closes Manila airport

MANILA: Typhoon Kammuri lashed the Philippines with fierce winds and heavy rain yesterday as hundreds of thousands took refuge in shelters and the capital Manila

Kammuri churns towards Philippines

MANILA: Tens of thousands of people were sheltering in evacuation centres as powerful Typhoon Kammuri barrelled towards the Philippines, threatening plans for the Southeast Asian