The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. The Late Triassic Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) saw an increase in global temperature and humidity – creating a major impact on the development of animal and plant life, …
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Rohingya refugee leader shot dead in Bangladesh camp
An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen late Wednesday, police said. Mohibullah, who is in his 40s, was a teacher who emerged as a key refugee leader and a spokesman representing the Muslim ethnic group in international meetings. …
Read More »Taliban disperse women protesters with gunfire in Kabul
The Taliban on Thursday violently cracked down on a small women’s rights demonstration, firing shots into the air and pushing back protesters, AFP journalists witnessed. A group of six women gathered outside a high school in eastern Kabul demanding the right for girls to return to secondary school after the …
Read More »Kim’s sister gets post on top North Korean body
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s influential sister has been appointed to the country’s top government body, the official KCNA news agency reported Thursday. Kim Yo Jong, a key adviser to her brother, was promoted to a position on the State Affairs Commission, amid a raft of changes approved by …
Read More »Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupting in ‘full swing’ – USGS
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano was erupting in “full swing” late on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with local media reporting that the eruption posed no immediate danger to residents. “What was once a cooling lava lake is now a new fissure eruption,” USGS Volcanoes said in a tweet. The …
Read More »Tunisian president tasks woman to form government
Tunisian President Qais al-Said on Wednesday tasked Najla Bouden Ramadan to form the country’s new government. According to Tunisian press sources, “President Qais al-Said has tasked Najla Bouden Ramadan to form the Tunisian new government. “The Tunisian prime minister in charge is a university professor of engineering, and she has …
Read More »Sayyed Sistani statement regarding October elections
The supreme religious authority – Marja’ encouraged “everyone to participate consciously and responsibly in the upcoming elections”. “Although it is not without some shortcomings, but it remains the safest way to cross the country into a future that is hoped to be better than the past, and avoids the risk …
Read More »Jordan says Israel’s aggression on al-Aqsa Mosque ‘provokes Muslim sentiments’
In a strong indictment of continued aggression against the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jordan has sent an official note of protest to Israel, warning that the violations of the holy site by regime forces and settlers will provoke sentiments of Muslims around the world. According to Press TV, in a statement, Jordanian …
Read More »Saudi-led coalition impounds 4th Yemen-bound oil tanker
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition that has been waging a war on Yemen for the past seven years has impounded a fourth oil tanker bound for the impoverished country. The vessel was confiscated as it was heading towards the western al-Hudaydah port city, Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported on Tuesday, citing …
Read More »Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails go on hunger strike, boycott courts
A number of Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike for months to protest their arbitrary incarceration under inhumane conditions and to demand freedom. Imprisoned under the controversial policy of “administrative detention,” at least seven Palestinian prisoners are registering their protest against their ill-treatment and repressive Israeli …
Read More »Iraq may buy S-300 air defense systems from Russia, senior MP says
A senior Iraqi legislator says Baghdad intends to purchase Russian-built S-300 missile defense systems from Moscow to enhance capabilities of the armed forces and protect its territory against any act of aggression. “An Iraqi delegation, led by Commander of the Air Force General Shihab Jahid Ali, recently visited Russia, where …
Read More »UK fuel crisis: Army on standby as petrol stations run dry
The UK army has been put on standby to supply the country’s petrol stations running dry after some of them closed as their ability to transport fuel from refineries was hit by an industry-wide shortage of truck drivers, triggering a spate of panic-buying. The government announced late on Monday that a …
Read More »North Korea says test-fired new hypersonic missile
North Korea says it has successfully test-fired a newly-developed hypersonic missile, in a move it said is strategically significant in the development of the domestic nuclear weapons technology. Pyongyang confirmed that the missile, dubbed the Hwasong-8, was launched from Jagang Province early Tuesday morning, according to the North’s official news agency …
Read More »Japan picks ex-Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida for PM
Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is set to become the country’s next prime minister, after winning leadership of the long-ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Kishida, 64, overcame popular reformer Taro Kono on Wednesday, in a runoff after moving ahead of two female candidates Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda in …
Read More »Nigeria airstrike on village in northeast leaves at least 20 fishermen dead
At least 20 fishermen have been killed in an air strike by the Nigerian military in a village in the country’s conflict-ridden northeast, a report says. The fishermen were accidentally killed after an air force fighter jet targeted a militant camp in the village of Kwatar Daban Masara in the …
Read More »North Korea calls for US drill ban as path to end war
At the United Nations this week, North Korea outlined the defensive nature of its nuclear weapons, which has been subject to US-led Security Council sanctions for more than a decade. Pyongyang also held out hope for dialogue with the US and South Korea. The remarks from North Korea follow the …
Read More »Lengthy queues build outside petrol stations in London again amid UK fuel crisis
Lengthy queues have been reportedly formed outside petrol stations throughout London once again amid a fuel crisis gripping the United Kingdom. Long queues were witnessed outside petrol stations in north London as well as the capital’s busy M25 orbital motorway on Wednesday, according to Reuters journalists, along with warnings that …
Read More »At least three killed in Amtrak train derailment in Montana
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear and federal safety authorities will investigate At least three people were killed on Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, toppling several cars onto their sides, authorities said. The westbound Empire Builder …
Read More »Tesla Shanghai to make 300,000 cars Jan-Sept despite chip shortage
Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) Shanghai factory is expected to produce 300,000 cars in the first nine months of the year, capped by a delivery rush in the end of the July-September quarter, despite a global semiconductor shortage, two sources said. The factory makes the electric Model 3 sedans and Model Y …
Read More »Al-Araji Participates In The Ceremony Of Consecrating A Bishop For All Of Iraq At The Cathedral Of The Virgin Mary
The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, participated, today, Sunday, in the ceremony of consecrating Father Daniel Al-Khoury to the episcopal rank, at the Virgin Mary Cathedral in the capital, Baghdad. Al-Araji blessed the Christians to consecrate Father Daniel Al-Khoury, to the degree of episcopate over the whole of Iraq, wishing …
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