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Philippine volcano spews ash after last week’s eruption

Follow-up to phreatic explosion in Bulusan prompts authorities to evacuate residents to safety.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 05:40 PM

Philippine volcano spews ash after last week’s eruption

Fiji warns it faces ‘devastating’ climate change threat

Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu says country’s primary security concern is not ‘machine guns, fighter jets, ships’.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 05:00 PM

Fiji warns it faces ‘devastating’ climate change threat

Protesters march in Geneva against WTO role in agriculture

Rally comes ahead of four-day meeting of global trade ministers in the city.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 04:20 PM

Protesters march in Geneva against WTO role in agriculture

White House to announce Biden trip to Saudi Arabia tomorrow

US president’s Middle East tour to include stop in Israel.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 03:40 PM

White House to announce Biden trip to Saudi Arabia tomorrow

Australian defence minister introduced to Chinese counterpart

RIchard Marles says he shook hands with Wei Fenghe.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 03:00 PM

Australian defence minister introduced to Chinese counterpart



Google engineer claiming AI sentience placed on administrative leave

Blake Lemoine says LaMDA chatbot has consciousness, compares it to ‘kid who happens to know physics’.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 02:20 PM

Google engineer claiming AI sentience placed on administrative leave

Attack on poultry farm in Mexico leaves 6 dead

Police say gunman opened fire on the employees.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 01:40 PM

Attack on poultry farm in Mexico leaves 6 dead

China vows ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan independence

Declaration comes after US accused Beijing of destabilising military activity in island.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 01:00 PM

China vows ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan independence

Norwegian climber sets her sights on 14 peaks record

Kristin Harila wants to change how the mountaineering world views women athletes.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 12:20 PM

Norwegian climber sets her sights on 14 peaks record

Football’s lawmakers to discuss implementation of semi-automated offside

Data-driven, limb-tracking technology uses both dedicated, broadcast cameras around the stadium to give exact position of players on the pitch.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 11:40 AM

Football’s lawmakers to discuss implementation of semi-automated offside

Haiti gang frees 38 hostages

No clue as to whether ransom was demanded and paid to kidnappers.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 11:00 AM

Haiti gang frees 38 hostages

Norway to label products from Israeli settlements

Jerusalem condemns move, says it will affect bilateral ties.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 10:20 AM

Norway to label products from Israeli settlements

French police say sorry to woman who tackled Macron on rape claims

Authorities had visited ‘Laura’ at her secondary school on Friday, interrupting a class she was attending to interview her.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 09:40 AM

French police say sorry to woman who tackled Macron on rape claims

Minibus bomb attack kills four in Afghan capital

Police say no group has so far claimed responsibility in attack on area heavily populated by the Sunni Pashtuns.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 09:00 AM

Minibus bomb attack kills four in Afghan capital

US court dismisses rape suit against Cristiano Ronaldo

Judge accuses Kathryn Mayorga’s lawyers of ‘abuses and flagrant circumvention of the proper litigation process’.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 08:20 AM

US court dismisses rape suit against Cristiano Ronaldo


Morocco bans film about daughter of Prophet Muhammad

The Lady of Heaven will not be screened on either a commercial or cultural basis in the country.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 07:40 AM

Morocco bans film about daughter of Prophet Muhammad

Federer admits ‘things moving slowly’ in recovery

Former world no. 1 says must stay patient, is making constant progress.

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022 07:00 AM

Federer admits ‘things moving slowly’ in recovery

Thousands to demonstrate for action on US gun violence

 Protestors to take the streets in an attempt to compel Congress to tighten firearms laws.

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 11:59 PM

Thousands to demonstrate for action on US gun violence

First Russian passports handed out to Ukrainians in occupied south

Twenty-three Kherson residents receive travel documents in conjunction with Russia Day.

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 11:20 PM

Beijing delays school reopening after new Covid outbreak

Dozens of infections linked to a bar have led to authorities reinforcing certain curbs.

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 10:40 PM

Beijing delays school reopening after new Covid outbreak

Syria says repairing airport damaged in Israeli strikes

Runway out of service with serious damage after yesterday’s pre-dawn attack.

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 10:00 PM

Syria says repairing airport damaged in Israeli strikes

EU chief visits Ukraine to discuss its bid to join bloc

Commissioners and officials are expected to pore over Kyiv’s candidacy next week.

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 09:20 PM

EU chief visits Ukraine to discuss its bid to join bloc

Singapore Airlines flight sends out false hijacking alarm in apparent technical glitch

Flight SQ37 transmits emergency signal shortly after taking off from Los Angeles.

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 08:43 PM

Singapore Airlines flight sends out false hijacking alarm in apparent technical glitch

Biden says Ukraine’s Zelensky ‘didn’t want to hear’ warnings about invasion

US president says messages of caution met with disbelief, criticism from some European allies.       

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 08:40 PM

Biden says Ukraine’s Zelensky ‘didn’t want to hear’ warnings about invasion

Prince Charles slams UK’s Rwanda plan

Report quotes him as saying he is ‘more than disappointed in the policy’, calling it appalling.

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 08:00 PM

Prince Charles slams UK’s Rwanda plan