Friday, 10 April 2026

Category: World

Sydney struggles to breathe

MELBOURNE: A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses and the cancellation

HK police to take hard-and-soft approaches

BEIJING/HONG KONG: The Hong Kong police will use both “hard” and “soft” approaches when dealing with protests, Hong Kong’s police commissioner Chris Tang told reporters

Korean pop culture producers eyeing SEA

SEOUL: Southeast Asian countries are emerging as a new market for Korean broadcasting content, in line with the government’s aggressive foreign policy initiative called the

56 polar bears descend on village

MOSCOW: More than 50 polar bears have gathered on the edge of a village in Russia’s far north, environmentalists and residents said, as weak Arctic

HK protesters vow weekend rally

HONG KONG: Hong Kong prodemocracy activists yesterday vowed to hold another massive rally over the weekend and warned the city’s pro-Beijing leader not to think

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