LONDON: Air pollution is killing more people every year than smoking, according to research published on Tuesday that called for urgent action to stop burning fossil fuels.Researchers in Germany and Cyprus estimated that air pollution caused 8.8 million extra deaths in 2015 — almost double the previously estimated 4.5 million.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates…
LONDON: Air pollution is killing more people every year than smoking, according to research published on Tuesday that called for urgent action to stop burning fossil fuels.Researchers in Germany and Cyprus estimated that air pollution caused 8.8 million extra deaths in 2015 — almost double the previously estimated 4.5 million.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates…
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian who ran at Israeli troops with a knife in the flashpoint city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday was shot dead by soldiers, Israel’s army said. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed the death but provided no details on the incident, saying only the “Israeli occupation opened fire…
JERUSALEM: Israeli police said Tuesday that undercover officers had broken up a drug-dealing network that used a popular messaging app and had connections in the United States, Ukraine and Germany.“After several months of covert investigation 42 suspects were this morning detained in Israel and abroad for questioning under caution on suspicions of trafficking various types…
BAGHOUZ: Daesh was close to defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday after ferocious bombardments overnight and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the offensive to capture the area was nearly over.The beseiged enclave of Baghouz is the last shred of territory held by the extremists who have been driven from roughly one third…
BAGHOUZ: Daesh was close to defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday after ferocious bombardments overnight and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the offensive to capture the area was nearly over.The beseiged enclave of Baghouz is the last shred of territory held by the extremists who have been driven from roughly one third…
BAGHOUZ, Syria: Besieged by US-backed forces in their last foothold in eastern Syria, Daesh militants are calling on supporters across the world to stage attacks in their defense, according to a newly released audio recording. The recording, purportedly from Daesh, came as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces continued to face stiff resistance Tuesday from Daesh…
WASHINGTON: The United States will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas as the crisis in Venezuela deepens, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Monday. The move worsens already tattered relations, with President Donald Trump having said he rules out no options including military intervention to oust President Nicolas Maduro as…
Sex abuse convictions of Australia cardinal prove polarizing Judge Kidd told the sentencing hearing last month: “The Catholic Church is not on trial ... I’m imposing sentence on Cardinal Pell for what he did” Updated 12 March 2019 AP March 12, 2019 03:25 MELBOURNE, Australia: The most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex…
WASHINGTON: US air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, while African-Americans and Hispanics are burdened most by the emissions, a peer-reviewed study showed on Monday.On average, African-Americans are exposed to about 56 percent more fine particulate matter pollution than is caused by their consumption of goods and services, said the study, published in the…
UNITED NATIONS: UN experts say they are investigating possible violations of United Nations sanctions on North Korea in about 20 countries, from alleged clandestine nuclear procurement in China to arms brokering in Syria and military cooperation with Iran, Libya and Sudan.The expert panel’s 66-page report to the Security Council, obtained Monday by The Associated Press,…
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, held on Tuesday the first public trial run of its $3 billion mass rapid transit (MRT) system aimed at improving transport conditions in a city suffering some of the worst traffic jams in the world.The MRT, which is officially due to open on March 26, was developed with Japanese expertise and…
MIAMI: Mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor has been arrested in South Florida for stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo, authorities said.According to a Miami Beach police report, the 30-year-old McGregor was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with robbery and criminal mischief. An attorney for McGregor called the…
WOLFSBURG, Germany: Mammoth German carmaker Volkswagen reported Thursday growing profits and revenues in 2018, beating analysts’ forecasts despite enormous charges linked to its “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal and headwinds from tough new pollution tests.The Wolfsburg-based group said it boosted its bottomline 6.0 percent year-on-year to $13.7 billion (€12.15 billion), higher than expectations from analysts surveyed…
WOLFSBURG, Germany: Mammoth German carmaker Volkswagen reported Thursday growing profits and revenues in 2018, beating analysts’ forecasts despite enormous charges linked to its “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal and headwinds from tough new pollution tests.The Wolfsburg-based group said it boosted its bottomline 6.0 percent year-on-year to $13.7 billion (€12.15 billion), higher than expectations from analysts surveyed…
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Tuesday, lifted by healthy demand and output cuts led by producer group OPEC.A rally in broader financial markets also supported crude futures, although analysts still warned of risks to the global economy.US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were at $56.97 per barrel at 0054 GMT, up 18 cents,…
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Tuesday, lifted by healthy demand and output cuts led by producer group OPEC.A rally in broader financial markets also supported crude futures, although analysts still warned of risks to the global economy.US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were at $56.97 per barrel at 0054 GMT, up 18 cents,…
TAIPEI: Describing China’s internment of an estimated 1 million Muslims as a “horrific situation,” a US envoy on religion called Tuesday for an independent investigation into the detentions and for the release of those being held. Sam Brownback, US ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, said China has done nothing to assuage concerns from the US…
KABUL: Officials say the Taliban killed at least 13 Afghan soldiers in battles that raged for three days in western Badghis province where insurgents overran several army checkpoints.Jamshid Shahabi, the provincial governor’s spokesman, says the fate of a dozen other soldiers is unknown.He says the fighting erupted on Saturday in Bala Murghab district. The military…
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen will visit three Pacific nations this month to shore up ties, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to lure away Taipei’s dwindling number of allies.Tsai will visit Palau, Nauru and Marshall Islands between March 21 and March 28 — her second official visit to the Pacific amid growing…
