Jakarta, Mar. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has risen to 26, the country’s disaster…
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Director Jonathan Glazer condemns bombing of Gaza in Oscar speech
Los Angeles, Mar. 11, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British director Jonathan Glazer has condemned the ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip as he accepted an Oscar for his film…
Oppenheimer sweeps Oscars, wins seven awards including best picture
Los Angeles, Mar. 11, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic Oppenheimer has swept the Oscars, winning seven awards. The film about J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical…
Indonesia’s Batik Air suspends pilots who napped at same time mid-air
Jakarta, Mar. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Indonesia’s Batik Air has suspended two pilots after an alarming incident where both were found asleep during a domestic flight in January, the airline…
Far-right in focus after Portugal’s inconclusive parliamentary vote
Madrid, Mar. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Portugal’s far-right party Chega (Enough) saw its support surge in Sunday’s elections, while there was no clear winner in the race between…
Departure of Cyprus ship loaded with Gaza aid delayed
Athens, Mar. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The departure of the Open Arms rescue ship of the eponymous Spanish aid organization loaded with humanitarian supplies for Gaza has been delayed,…
Arctic Ocean could soon be ice-free in September, researchers warn
Washington, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – A research team has calculated that the Arctic could soon be ice-free during the month of September for the first time since…
President Biden tells Putin US ‘will not walk away’ from Ukraine
Washington, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – President Joe Biden has said the United States must continue to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia’s invasion of…
Farmers attempt to storm regional parliament in Spain
Madrid, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Dozens of farmers in Spain have attempted to storm the regional parliament of the autonomous community of Navarre during a protest rally…
Tesla competitor Rivian delays multi-billion-dollar Georgia factory
San Jose, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Tesla challenger Rivian is postponing the construction of a factory in the US costing around $5 billion until further notice. The…
TikTok users mobilize against looming US ban
Washington, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Video app TikTok is mobilizing its US users with a warning that the app could be banned in the country. “Congress is…
Australia’s Barrier Reef suffers fifth mass bleaching in eight years
Sydney, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its fifth mass bleaching in just eight years, according to the authority which monitors the health…
UN chief Guterres calls for Ramadan ceasefire in Sudan
New York, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday called for a ceasefire in the conflict between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan…
Concerns raised in Britain as whooping cough cases soar
London, Mar. 8, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British health officials have raised concerns over a rise in the number of cases of whooping cough. The UK Health Security…
Irish deputy premier says Israel is ‘reckless’ with Gazan lives
Dublin, Mar. 8, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Israel is “reckless” with the lives of civilians in Gaza, Ireland’s deputy premier has said. Micheal Martin also said Ireland is…
Tesla losing hundreds of millions of euros due to powercut
Berlin, Mar. 7, (dpa/GNA) – The US electric car manufacturer Tesla said on Wednesday that downtime at its suburban Berlin factory stemming from a production stoppage after…
China calls for end to killing of civilians in Gaza Strip
Beijing, Mar. 7, (dpa/GNA) – China’s foreign minister has called for an end to the violence against civilians in Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip against the…
EU scientists: February was ninth straight month of record warmth
London, Mar. 7, (dpa/GNA) – February became the ninth month in a row to set record-high global temperatures, EU scientists said on Thursday. The EU’s Copernicus Climate…
Nikki Haley drops out of US presidential race
Washington, Mar. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Nikki Haley announced on Wednesday that she is dropping out of the Republican nomination contest for November’s presidential election, clearing the way…
Hamas says it will continue negotiating until an agreement is reached
Beirut/Tel Aviv, Mar. 7, (dpa/GNA) – The Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement said on Wednesday that it will continue negotiating through mediators until an agreement on a ceasefire…