Mahabalipuram, India, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Local Indian authorities banned public gatherings and closed shops as more than 1,000 rescue personnel mobilised against a powerful cyclone barrelling towards the southeastern coast, bringing
Paris, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):France on Tuesday was set to become the latest country to ease coronavirus restrictions in the run-up to Christmas, as Russia joined in a flurry of encouraging
New York, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):David Dinkins, New York City's first and so far only Black mayor, has died at 93. The Democrat served as leader of the city from 1990
New York, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):E-commerce giant Amazon is offering signing bonuses of up to $3,000 at certain facilities in the United States as it ramps up hiring for the busy
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 24 (APP):The world's poorest and most vulnerable must not be "trampled in the stampede" for coronavirus vaccines, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), a United
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):Changes in climate can increase infectious disease risk in animals, with the possibility that these diseases could spread to humans, warn researchers. The study, published in the
Paris, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):A well-known leaf-cutting ant grows its own body armour using biominerals, a protective power previously unknown in the insect world, scientists have discovered in research published Tuesday
New York, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Elon Musk, the charismatic chief of electric automaker Tesla, has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's second richest person, according to the Bloomberg list of
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday said his party would continue its struggle to protect women against crimes and provide equal opportunities to them
London, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Peruvian Guillermo Galdos on Tuesday won the prestigious Rory Peck Award for freelance visual journalists for a report on Venezuelan immigrants forced to pick up the bodies