Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them for new crops, a common but illegal practice that is fuelling deadly pollution killing millions.Burning strips the fertility of fields, has a ruinous impact on India’s economy and sends plumes of acrid smoke packed with dangerous cancer-causing particles drifting …
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A Philippine Eagle chick hatched via artificial insemination has died, an avian conservation foundation has announced, in a fresh setback for one of the world’s largest and most critically endangered raptors.Habitat loss and ruthless hunting have caused a rapid decline in the number of Philippine Eagles, the national bird of the archipelago country.The hatching of …
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A driver cruising down a highway in eastern Australia felt something on her foot and discovered a deadly tiger snake “slithering up her leg”, police said Sunday.Officers found her on the side of the Monash Freeway near Melbourne, barefoot and in a state of shock after her Friday morning encounter with the reptile, Victoria state …
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Malaysia’s jailed ex-leader Najib Razak will begin his defence this week against graft charges tied to more than $500 million in alleged bribes, and argue to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest.The former prime minister, already serving a six-year jail term for corruption related to the plunder of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, …
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Jihadist-led rebels seized Aleppo’s airport and dozens of nearby towns on Saturday after overrunning most of Syria’s second city, a war monitor said.Damascus ally Moscow responded with its first air strikes on Aleppo since 2016 as the jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies pressed a lightning offensive they launched on Wednesday as a ceasefire took effect …
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Violent clashes erupted on Saturday outside Georgia’s parliament between police and demonstrators protesting the government’s decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis, AFP reporters witnessed.Thousands of people gathered in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday for a third night of protests that saw dozens arrested.The Black Sea nation has been rocked by …
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Australia’s prime minister said Sunday he was ready to “engage” with billionaire X owner Elon Musk over his criticism of the government’s ban on under-16s joining social media.Anthony Albanese hailed the parliament’s Thursday passage of landmark legislation requiring social media firms to take “reasonable steps” to prevent young teens from having accounts.The law, which will …
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived Saturday in the United States for the start of a week-long tour in the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but that has sparked fury in Beijing.China considers self-governed Taiwan to be part of its territory and opposes any international recognition of the island …
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Donald Trump said Saturday that a surprise meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Florida was “very productive,” days after the incoming US leader rattled Ottawa with a vow to impose tariffs on Canadian imports.Trudeau, on an unannounced visit, had been seen smiling Friday as he exited a hotel in West Palm Beach to …
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President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as the US ambassador to France, in the latest of several controversial picks.Kushner “is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests,” Trump said on his Truth Social website, …
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