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Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk, studies find
Researchers say smoke can affect mental health of the elderly.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 05:40 PM
Nicaragua hands 26-year jail term to bishop who refused exile
Court also strips Rolando Alvarez of his citizenship.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 04:50 PM
Peru president calls for multiparty dialogue to end crisis
Boluarte says anti-government protests have left the nation a ‘fragile democracy’.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 04:00 PM
Texas judge to decide fate of abortion pill in US
Mifepristone is used for more than half of pregnancy terminations in the country.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 03:10 PM
Death toll in Peru mudslides rises to 18
Landslip also leaves 27 people injured and 20 missing.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 02:20 PM
Rape-accused cricketer Lamichhane back on Nepal squad
The 22-year-old, who is free on bail, will take the pitch at the upcoming World Cup League 2 tri-series.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 01:00 PM
Australia’s remote Norfolk Island battens down ahead of cyclone
Local authorities expect power outages, fallen trees, houses to lose roofs.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 12:20 PM
UN urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Syria to help quake aid
At least 3,553 people have died in the country from Monday’s tremor.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 11:40 AM
US shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska
Officials say they do not know who owned the object, which was roughly the size of a small car.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 10:20 AM
‘Chariots of Fire’ director Hugh Hudson dead aged 86
Oscar-winning filmmaker dies at Charing Cross Hospital after a short illness.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 09:40 AM
Haiti needs international force to end ‘living nightmare’
UN rights chief says one Port-au-Prince district is unliveable with mass incidents of murder and gang rape.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 09:00 AM
Russia likely lost half its heavy tanks in Ukraine, says US
Senior govt official comments on attrition rate as Kyiv prepares to receive armour from Western allies.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 08:20 AM · 1 comment
Baldwin says ‘Rust’ prosecutor made ‘elementary legal error’
Lawyers say prosecutors have filed under laws that were not on the statute books at the time of the incident.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 07:40 AM
Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000
United Nations says 870,000 people are in urgent need of a hot meal.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 07:00 AM
Nato deploys shelters to quake-hit Turkey
Military alliance to help provide accommodation for those left homeless.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 11:40 PM
Iran releases journalist arrested during protests
Media say Hossein Yazdi was freed from Dastgerd Prison.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 11:00 PM
EU under fire over plans to meet Xinjiang governor
Rights group says bloc should be investigating, imposing sanctions on Tuniyaz.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 10:20 PM
UK ambulance, university staff walk out again over low pay
Union accuses prime minister of refusing to negotiate.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 09:40 PM
Ukraine reports ‘massive’ aerial Russian attacks
Moscow unleashes barrage of missiles, drones
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 09:00 PM
Indonesian domestic worker wins compensation for abuse in Hong Kong
40-year-old awarded more than HK$800,000 in damages.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 08:20 PM
Arms maker Saab sees orders boosted over Ukraine
Swedish defence group shows net profit of 2.2 billion kronor.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 07:40 PM
US House unanimously condemns Chinese balloon
The vote allows lawmakers to agree on a bipartisan stance on Beijing.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 07:00 PM
UK avoids recession but ‘not out of woods’ over inflation
Finance minister Jeremy Hunt says country’s economy ‘more resilient than many feared’.
Friday, 10 Feb 2023 06:20 PM