Protest paralyses Dhaka after student’s death
DHAKA: Huge crowds blockaded busy streets and harassed drivers in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday to protest the death of a high school student in a road accident. Thousands of uniformed students brought traffic to a standstill around Dhaka’s main commercial district and near the national parliament. Others marched to the city mayor’s office, demanding […]
Vaccinating adults more urgent than children: WHO
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan vaccinates over six million children, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is less urgent to vaccinate youngsters than the elderly. According to a statement, the WHO, with the support of Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunisation and its Covid-19 Vaccines Working Group, is reviewing the emerging evidence on […]
6 students killed after ferry capsizes in eastern Sri Lanka
Colombo, November 23 A ferry with 20 people board capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, killing at least six students, the Navy said. Six students drowned while 17 others survived by swimming at Kinniya’s Kurunnankenni village as they were travelling to attend school, the Navy said. At least 3 more students were among the […]
Palestinian man kills one, wounds three in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: A member of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement opened fire on Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one person and wounding three before he was shot dead, Israeli officials, police and medics said. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett ordered security to be boosted and called for people to be on “heightened alert” over the risk […]
Millions enthralled by longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440
LOS ANGELES: The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years, which bathed the Moon in red, was visible for a big slice of humanity on Friday. The celestial show saw the lunar disc almost completely cast in shadow as it moved behind the Earth, reddening 99 per cent of its face. The spectacle was […]
Airforce to evacuate people marooned by floods in Canada
VANCOUVER: The Canadian government said on Wednesday it is sending the air force to the Pacific coast Canadian province of British Columbia to assist with evacuations and to support supply lines following floods and mudslides caused by extremely heavy rainfall. Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said they will also protect residents against further flooding […]
Russia destroys own satellite in missile test, draws flak
WASHINGTON: The United States denounced Russia on Monday for conducting a “dangerous and irresponsible” missile strike that blew up one of its own satellites, creating a debris cloud that forced the International Space Station’s crew to take evasive action. Washington wasn’t informed in advance about the test, only the fourth ever to hit a spacecraft […]
Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year: study
COPENHAGEN: Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have fallen 10 percent annually across Europe, but the invisible killer still accounts for 307,000 premature deaths a year, the European Environment Agency said on Monday. If the latest air quality guidelines from the World Health Organisation were followed by EU members, the latest number of […]
British car blast: Three person arrested autside hospital
British police announced the arrest of three men after a car exploded in front of Liverpool Women’s Hospital, in the city centre, killing one man and injuring another on Sunday morning. Officers arrested the three men, aged 29, 26 and 21, in Liverpool’s Kensington district under the anti-terrorism laws, Greater Manchester Police said in a […]
Migrant numbers crossing Channel unacceptable: UK
LONDON: Britain on Friday said the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel illegally from France was “unacceptable”, after a daily record of 1,185 people made the journey. The authorities rescued or intercepted the unprecedented numbers on Thursday in 33 separate events, while French officials prevented 99 people reaching the UK in seven incidents, […]
