Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform
Tel Aviv: More than 80,000 Israeli protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv against plans by the new right-wing coalition government to overhaul the judiciary. The reforms would make it easier…
Nearly 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths reported in China in the past month; peak infection has passed: NHC
Beijing: China announced the latest figures of epidemic-related deaths, as the National Health Commission (NHC) revealed on Saturday a total of 59,938 COVID-19-related deaths between December 8, 2022 and January…
FAA Failure Causes Massive Flight Delays in the US
WASHINGTON: Airlines in the United States resumed departures and a ground stop was lifted on Wednesday after a system outage the previous night had forced a halt to all departing…
Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54
Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter and only child of Elvis Presley, died at the age of 54 on Thursday. The news came after Presley was rushed to the hospital…
The world’s most powerful passport for 2023 revealed
NEW YORK: A trio of Asian passports offers their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global…
US general fired after using troops for personal tasks – media
California: A general in the California National Guard has reportedly been fired after internal investigations found that he had exploited troops for personal use, such as driving him to medical…
After hype and controversy, Prince Harry’s memoir goes on sale
London, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): After months of anticipation and a blanket publicity blitz, Prince Harry’s autobiography “Spare” went on sale Tuesday as royal insiders hit back at his scorching revelations.The…
Extreme weather caused $165 billion in US damage in 2022: officials
Washington, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought, and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change…
Police move in on anti-coal activists at a German protest camp
Lützerath, Germany, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): German police on Tuesday began removing climate activists perched precariously on high structures as they embarked on a “dangerous” operation to evacuate a protest camp…
Israel praises UAE inclusion of Holocaust
in school curricula
Tel Aviv: Israel yesterday praised the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE)’s decision to include studies on the Holocaust in the secondary school curriculum, describing the move as “historic”. “In a historic decision, the…