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'Blast fishing' thrives in Libya's chaos
Published On: August 20, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
LIBYA, Aug 20: Residents of Tripoli's seafront wake up most weekends to loud blasts: fishermen using dynamite to maximise their catch, regardless of the damage they are causing to marine life.
'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic opportunity
Published On: August 19, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
BANGLADESH, Aug 19: Captain Min Min, a Buddhist from Myanmar, looks on as a stream of Muslim Rohingya labourers zig-zag up narrow gangplanks hauling sacks of ginger from his boat onto Bangladeshi soil -- one of many seizing the economic opportunities presented by a refugee crisis.
Kofi Annan and Africa: from the scars of genocide to diplomatic success
Published On: August 19, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Ghana-born Kofi Annan, who died Saturday aged 80, was the first UN chief from sub-Saharan Africa, and it was on this continent that he experienced both the most difficult moment of his career, as well as some of his biggest diplomatic successes.
Fresh 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia's Lombok island: USGS
Published On: August 19, 2018 11:13 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
INDONESIA, Aug 19: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, sending people fleeing into the streets just two weeks after a quake which killed more than 460 people.
Murders leave Rohingya camps gripped by fear
Published On: August 17, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
BANGLADESH, Aug 17: A spate of bloody killings is fuelling unease in the Rohingya camps on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, where overstretched police are struggling to protect nearly a million traumatised refugees from violent gangs.
Rare 'bamboo rat' photographed at Machu Picchu
Published On: August 17, 2018 10:58 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
PERU, Aug 17: A rare rodent species known as a "bamboo rat" that lives around the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu in Peru has resurfaced after a decade of absence and been photographed for the first time.
US transgender woman wins Democratic nod for governor in Vermont
Published On: August 15, 2018 09:50 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
"HISTORY MADE! @christineforvt just became the first trans/non-binary gubernatorial candidate from a major political party in American history!" tweeted the Victory Fund, an organization that supports LGBTQ candidates.Hallquist transitioned while heading the Vermont Electricity Coop, several years before launching her gubernatorial bid.In 2015, "Christine made the decision, after years of holding it inside, to come out as her true self, a transgender woman, becoming the first business leader in the country to transition while in office," according to her campaign's website. "Working to ensure that Vermont remains the special, inclusive and progressive place that it has always been... is what motivates Christine to seek the honor and opportunity to serve the people of Vermont as its next governor," it says.Hallquist beat out James Ehlers, a Navy veteran and environmentalist, and Brenda Siegel, the executive director of a dance festival, to win the Democratic nomination.Also among the primary candidates was 14-year old schoolboy Ethan Sonneborn, who took advantage of a quirk in the constitution of the bucolic northeastern state that imposes no age limit on running for governor.His website proclaims him a champion for middle- and working-class families, with "the right ideas" on healthcare reform, economic development and education -- never mind that he's still years from graduating high school.But despite praise for Sonneborn's "maturity" and political awareness, his campaign attracted calls for Vermont lawmakers to close the loophole."I think we should probably take a look at that to be perfectly honest," Governor Scott told reporters when asked if he thought 14-year-olds should be eligible to run."I think you should at least be able to get your driver's license at the time that you become governor."
More than 70,000 homeless after deadly Lombok quake
Published On: August 8, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
More than 70,000 people have been left homeless in the deadly earthquake that hit Lombok island, forced to sleep in makeshift shelters and lacking food, medicine and clean water, authorities said Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador and recalls its envoy over 'interference'
Published On: August 6, 2018 09:35 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
SAUDI ARABIA, Aug 6: Saudi Arabia announced Monday it was expelling the Canadian ambassador and had recalled its envoy while freezing business ties with Ottawa, over what it called "interference" in its internal affairs.
At over 3 million liters for a $1, how far can Venezuela go in raising price of world’s cheapest gas?
Published On: August 5, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
CARACAS, Aug 5: In Venezuela’s inflation-hit economy, a single U.S. dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline — an absurdity that the government says it will tackle with a hike in the cost of state-subsidized fuel.
Made in Fukushima: Japan farmers struggle to win trust
Published On: August 1, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
The pumpkin is diced, the chicken carved and the eggs beaten into an omelette, but the people preparing the food are not chefs -- they are scientists testing produce from Japan's Fukushima region.
Alexis Sanchez, Ander Herrera Score As Manchester United Beat Real Madrid 2-1
Published On: August 1, 2018 09:39 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Jose Mourinho was finally given something to smile about as a tempestuous trip to the United States ended with a 2-1 victory over former club Real Madrid thanks to first-half strikes from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera.
Chile to restrict tourists and non-locals on Easter Island
Published On: July 30, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Easter Island is known for its unique Moai monumental statues carved by the Rapa Nui people, believed to have arrived on the remote landmass in the southeastern Pacific Ocean in around the 12th century.
Palestinian teenager jailed for slapping soldiers leaves prison
Published On: July 29, 2018 11:25 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi left prison Sunday after an eight-month sentence for slapping two Israeli soldiers, an episode captured on video that made her a symbol of resistance for Palestinians, a prison service spokesman said.
Record drought grips Germany's breadbasket
Published On: July 29, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
GERMANY, July 29: Withered sunflowers, scorched wheat fields, stunted cornstalks -- the farmlands of northern Germany have borne the brunt of this year's extreme heat and record-low rainfall, triggering an epochal drought.
Qatar used secret 'black operations' campaign to sabotage rival bids for 2022 World Cup, claims report
Published On: July 29, 2018 09:20 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Qatar's World Cup team used a secret "black operations" propaganda campaign to undermine rival bids in violation of FIFA rules, a British Sunday broadsheet has reported.
Ronaldo to make Serie A debut for Juventus at Chievo
Published On: July 28, 2018 09:43 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
ROME: Cristiano Ronaldo will kick his first ball in Serie A at troubled Chievo on the weekend of August 18/19 when new club Juventus begin their bid for a record eighth straight league title.
Cricket Australia shake-up national selection process
Published On: July 27, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
SYDNEY, July 27: Australia coach Justin Langer was handed more power on Friday in a shake-up of the national cricket selection process following the resignation of Mark Waugh.
When fake news sparks violence: India grapples with online rumours
Published On: July 16, 2018 01:54 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
NEW DELHI, July 16: India has been shaken by a spate of mob killings sparked by a hoax about child kidnappers spread on WhatsApp.
Climate change wreaking havoc with Colombia's glaciers: government
Published On: July 13, 2018 02:04 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Climate change has helped melt nearly a fifth of Colombia's mountaintop glacier cover in just seven years, the government said Thursday.
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