London, May 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bears ultimate responsibility for a Tory party mired in chaos, a senior Conservative has said as…
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Boeing 737 crashes during take-off in Senegal
May 9 (BBC/GNA) – A Boeing 737-300 aircraft has crashed during take-off in Senegal, injuring 11 people, four of them severely. Air Senegal flight…
Hottest ever April was 11th record month in a row
Berlin, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – April 2024 was the 11th month in a row with record-breaking global temperatures, EU scientists said. It was also the first recorded…
Australia urges EUÂ to delay deforestation regulation
Sydney, May 7, (dpa/GNA) – Australia has called on the European Union to delay new deforestation regulation due to concerns regarding its impact on trade, Agriculture Minister…
Bosphorus Strait closed as ship from Ukraine runs aground
Istanbul, May 5, (dpa/GNA) – The Bosphorus Strait connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean is closed to shipping traffic after a freighter from Ukraine ran aground…
Journalism associations condemn closure of Al Jazeera in Israel
Tel Aviv, May 6, (dpa/GNA) – Two leading international organizations that campaign for freedom of the press and freedom of expression have strongly condemned the closure…
Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station
May 6 (BBC/GNA) – Two Nasa astronauts are due to head for the International Space Station aboard a new spacecraft. Boeing’s Starliner will blast…
Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies
May 5 (BBC/GNA) – Actor Bernard Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79. He played…
China launches Chang’e-6 to retrieve samples from moon’s far side
Wenchang, Hainan, May 4 (Xinhua/GNA) – A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang’e-6 spacecraft, blasted off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch…
How the US became hooked on sports betting – and the cost it’s having on lives
May 5 (CNN/GNA)  — In August 2019, Saul Malek realized he’d hit rock bottom. His girlfriend had broken up with him, friendships had gone south,…
Technology boosted Olly Stephens murder investigation – police
May 2 (BBC/GNA) – A successful murder investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy was boosted by advancing technology, a senior police officer…
Flood death toll over 300 in east Africa as rains set to continue
Nairobi, Apr. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Far more than 300 people have been killed in flooding in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Uganda and the torrential rainfall affecting eastern…
UNICEF alarmed at plight of children in conflict-hit southern Lebanon
Geneva, Apr. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Fighting between the Shiite militia Hezbollah and Israel is plunging tens of thousands of children and young people and their families into…
UNÂ environment chief sees progress on ambitious plastics agreement
Nairobi, Apr. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Negotiations for an ambitious global agreement to combat plastic pollution are well under way after the fourth round of talks in Canada,…
Afghanistan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign
Islamabad, Apr. 29, (dpa/GNA) – Afghanistan launched a new polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at protecting around 10.72 million children under the age of 5, the…
World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid work after death of staff
Washington, Apr. 29, (dpa/GNA) – The World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid organization said on Sunday it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip four weeks after seven…
Scientists hail ‘exciting’ material that can store greenhouse gases
London, Apr. 29, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Scientists have hailed the “exciting” discovery of a type of porous material that can store carbon dioxide. The research, published in…
Fraught negotiations on WHO pandemic agreement enter final round
Geneva, Apr. 29, (dpa/GNA) – The 194 member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) will begin a final push to reach an agreement on a pandemic…
Baby saved from dead mother’s womb in Gaza dies
April 26 (BBC/GNA) – A baby rescued from her dying mother’s womb after an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza has died, the BBC…
Some 30 of 160 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia are dead
Sydney, Apr. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Some 30 of the 160 pilot whales that were found stranded off the coast of Western Australia on Thursday have died and…