Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Norway Reuters Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic’s condemnation. The award-making committee said the prize honoured those behind recent unprecedented demonstrations in Iran and called for the release of Mohammadi, 51, who […]
Death toll from Indian Himalayan flash floods rises to 42, scores still missing
Kolkata/New Delhi, IndiaReuters At least 42 people were killed after a glacial lake burst its banks and triggered flash floods in the Indian Himalayas this week, government officials said on Friday as rescuers kept searching for almost 150 missing. The Lhonak Lake in the mountainous north-eastern state of Sikkim overflowed on Wednesday after a cloudburst […]
New Russian strikes on Ukraine kill two in Kharkiv, hit port facilities in south
Kharkiv, UkraineReuters Russia unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine early on Friday, killing a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother in the city of Kharkiv and damaging grain and port infrastructure in the Odesa region in the south, Ukrainian officials said. The boy and his grandmother were killed when Russia hit Ukraine’s second biggest city with […]
China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS
Beijing, ChinaReuters China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station nears the end of its lifespan. The operational lifetime of the Chinese space station will be more than 15 years, the […]
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India lake that flooded was poised to get early warning system
New Delhi, India Reuters Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in north-east India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences. Mountainous Sikkim state plunged into chaos on Wednesday as floods spurred by heavy rain and an avalanche killed at least […]
Guatemala protests intensify, demanding prosecutor resignations
Guatemala City, GuatemalaReuters Tens of thousands of Guatemalans marched peacefully on Thursday for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of powerful senior prosecutors accused of working to undermine President-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s ability to take office. The centre-left Arevalo was elected in a landslide win in August, but since then Attorney General Consuelo Porras has […]
“Haze cannot be the norm”: Malaysia urges Indonesia to take action
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters Malaysia called on neighbour Indonesia and a grouping of Southeast Asian nations to take action as air quality worsens across the country due to fires in Indonesia, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday. Air quality has hit unhealthy levels in several parts of Malaysia in recent days, with Kuala Lumpur blaming […]
Mont Blanc at lowest level in 22 years as hot summers shrink snowpack
Paris, FranceReuters The Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest peak, has lost more than two metres in two years and shrunk to its lowest level since precise measurements started 22 years ago as warmer summers reduced snowpack size, researchers said on Thursday. A team of topographers who perform measurements every two years told a news conference […]