Scientists find way to destroy ‘forever chemicals’

“Forever chemicals” used in daily items like nonstick pans have long been linked to serious health issues – as a result of their toxicity and extreme resistance to being broken down as waste products.
19 August 2022, 18:00 PM

US says ‘concerned’ by Israeli closure of Palestinian NGOs

Washington said Thursday it was “concerned” by the Israeli government’s forced closure of several Palestinian NGOs operating in the occupied West Bank.
19 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Ex-Briton ‘IS Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison

A member of an Islamic State cell found guilty in April for his role in a hostage-taking plot that led to the beheadings of American journalists and aid workers was sentenced to life in prison by a US federal court yesterday.
19 August 2022, 18:00 PM

US strike kills 13 al-Shabaab fighters

The Pentagon said yesterday that US forces killed 13 fighters of the al-Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in Somalia.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Historic oscars abuse: Academy apologises to indigenous star

Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando’s award on his behalf in protest at the film industry’s treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said Monday.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Assange lawyers sue CIA for spying

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the US Central Intelligence Agency and its former director Mike Pompeo on Monday, alleging it recorded their conversations and copied data from their phones and computers.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Simon Stiell named UN climate chief

Grenada’s former environment minister Simon Stiell was named Monday as the new UN Climate Change chief, replacing Patricia Espinosa of Mexico, the UN secretary-general’s office said.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Karl Thomas

It’s very important that we contest this type of thing. I know that the gorilla in the room is launching missiles over Taiwan. If we just allow that to happen, and we don’t contest that, that’ll be the next norm. It’s irresponsible to launch missiles over Taiwan into international waters, where the shipping lanes, where free shipping operates.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Rushdie ‘off ventilator, talking’

Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was hospitalized on Friday with serious injuries after being repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New York state, is off a ventilator and his condition is improving, his agent said yesterday.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Man dies after crashing car, firing gun near US Capitol

A man died early yesterday near the US Capitol building after driving his car into a barricade and firing shots into the air before turning his gun on himself, police said.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and talking, agent says

“The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.
14 August 2022, 04:44 AM

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Hadi Matar charged with attempted murder

Hadi Matar, the suspect in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie at an event in New York state, has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond, prosecutors in Chautauqua County said on Saturday.
13 August 2022, 18:02 PM

Rushdie put on ventilator

Salman Rushdie remained hospitalised in serious condition yesterday after being stabbed at a literary event in New York state in a shocking assault that triggered international outrage, but drew applause from hardliners in Iran and Pakistan.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM

US lawmakers pass Biden bill

US lawmakers on Friday adopted President Joe Biden’s sprawling climate, tax and health care plan -- a major win for the veteran Democrat that includes the biggest ever American investment in the battle against global warming.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Trump home search: FBI seized top secret documents

FBI agents in this week's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the Justice Department said on Friday, while also disclosing it had probable cause to conduct the search based on possible Espionage Act violations.
13 August 2022, 03:42 AM

Salman Rushdie on ventilator after attack, may lose one eye

Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing, was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture in New York state on Friday and airlifted to a hospital, police said.
13 August 2022, 02:49 AM

Rushdie stabbed in neck

Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding under death threats from Iran because of his writing, was stabbed in the neck onstage at a lecture in New York state yesterday and airlifted to a hospital, police said.
13 August 2022, 02:00 AM

Trump home search - FBI sought nuke docs: report

US federal agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida this week, the
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Armed man in body armour tries to breach FBI office, injured in standoff

An armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach a security screening area at an FBI field office in Ohio on Thursday, then fled and was injured in an exchange of gunfire in a standoff with law enforcement, authorities said.
11 August 2022, 19:28 PM

Facebook use plunges among US teens

US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube and TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center survey data out Wednesday.
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM