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December 20, 2024
Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as ‘discriminatory’
LAHORE — Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani carpenter working in Saudi Arabia, says he deeply regrets his decision to illegally send his 13-year-old son to Europe."The agents had sent dozens of boys from the village to Greece and Italy," he says. "My son, who was stubborn and fell for their tricks, told us repeatedly, 'If you don't send me to Europe, I will leave home.'"Javed's son, Mohammad Abid, was among five Pakistani nationals who authorities confirm died in waters near Greece after three boats carrying migrants capsized last week.Pakistani authorities have urged parents to stop their children from embarking on such journeys. But it has not stopped hundreds of youths from trying.While 47 people from the recent disaster have been rescued, according to...
December 20, 2024
'I bought my son's death': Families mourn victims of migrant shipwreck
December 20, 2024
Soldier-spies in Myanmar help pro-democracy rebels make crucial gains
December 20, 2024
UK minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe
December 19, 2024
At least 100 North Koreans dead in Ukraine war, Seoul says
December 19, 2024
Thirteen dead after naval speedboat hits ferry off Mumbai
December 19, 2024
United Front: China's 'magic weapon' caught in a spy controversy
December 18, 2024
Missing Indian woman found in Pakistan returns home after 22 years
NEW DELHI — Pollution has once again soared to hazardous levels in Delhi, with a top expert warning that India's toxic air will have a bigger impact on public health than the Covid-19 pandemic.On Wednesday, the air quality was 35 times over the safe limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving residents complaining of breathing problems, as well as itching in their eyes and throat.Authorities have urged people, especially children and the elderly, to stay indoors as much as possible, while doctors recommend wearing a mask.But Frank Hammes, global chief executive of air technology company IQAir, warns this is just a short-term measure - and much more needs to be done."Alarming air pollution levels are a public health pandemic," he told the BBC, explaining how...
December 18, 2024
Expert warns of public health emergency as Delhi's toxic air returns
HONG KONG — China says two of its astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk Tuesday, a figure that beats the US-held record for the world’s longest spacewalk set in 2001, in the latest milestone in the country’s ambitious space program.Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, crew members of the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight, wrapped the nine-hour extravehicular activity, better known as a spacewalk, just before 10 p.m. Beijing time, according to the China Manned Space Agency.The previous record of eight hours and 56 minutes was set by US astronauts James Voss and Susan Helms on March 12, 2001, according to NASA.China has mounted a significant effort to establish itself as a major player in space – a domain that nations, including the United States, are increasingly looking to not only for...
December 18, 2024
China says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record
