Category: World

SIDOARJO: The death toll in a school collapse on Indonesia’s main island of Java rose to seven on Friday after two bodies were pulled from the building’s ruins, a rescue official said. Part of the multi-storey boarding school in the town of Sidoarjo collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers, leaving rescuers… Continue reading Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to seven students

NANTONG: A Chinese company is preparing to submerge a server pod in the sea off Shanghai as an innovative solution to the energy demands of data centres. Workers at a wharf near the city are completing a large yellow capsule that will house servers underwater. Global reliance on data centres for websites and apps is… Continue reading China trials underwater data centres to cut energy consumption

MUNICH: Germany’s Munich airport halted all flights after several drone sightings were reported early Friday. A police spokesperson confirmed this marks the latest in a series of similar aviation disruptions affecting airports across Europe. Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have recently suspended flights over unidentified drone activities. Romania and Estonia have directly accused Russia… Continue reading Munich airport halts flights after drone sightings disrupt travel

MONTREAL: Canadian health officials have confirmed the country’s first death directly linked to the ongoing measles epidemic. An infant born prematurely in Alberta died shortly after birth as a result of measles infection. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stated the child was born after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy. This marks the first fatality… Continue reading Canada reports first measles death in infant amid epidemic resurgence

MANCHESTER: An attacker ploughed a car into a crowd outside a packed synagogue in Britain on Thursday, a Jewish holiday, before going on a stabbing spree, killing two people and leaving three wounded, police said. Police said they shot dead the suspect, later identifying him as a UK citizen of Syrian origin, and arrested three… Continue reading Terrorist attack on Manchester synagogue kills two on Yom Kippur

WASHINGTON: US regulators have approved an additional generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone in a normally routine move that has angered anti-abortion activists. Conservative figures and anti-abortion groups have strongly condemned this regulatory decision. The organization Students for Life Action described the approval as a stain on the Trump presidency. Drug manufacturer Evita announced… Continue reading US approves new generic abortion pill, sparking conservative outrage

MANCHESTER: The tight-knit, diverse community in the British city of Manchester had already seen rising antisemitism and tensions in the wake of the Gaza war. Now residents fear the place they call home may be forever scarred by a shocking synagogue attack that left two dead. As night fell on Thursday, Orthodox Jewish worshippers emerged… Continue reading Manchester synagogue attack shocks Jewish community on Yom Kippur

RABAT: Fresh demonstrations demanding reforms to the health and education sectors took place Thursday in Morocco for a sixth consecutive day. This followed the death of three people in clashes the night before. In Rabat, demonstrators carrying Moroccan flags demanded health improvements rather than just stadiums. Many feel that public health and education should be… Continue reading Morocco protests continue for sixth day after three deaths

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to proceed with mass federal worker layoffs while increasing pressure on Democrats to resolve the government shutdown. The Republican president declared he would meet budget chief Russell Vought to identify which Democratic agencies to cut and determine whether those reductions would be temporary or permanent. Trump announced this… Continue reading Trump threatens mass federal layoffs as US government shutdown continues

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is engaged in armed conflict with drug cartels. The Trump administration sent this declaration to Congress in a notice obtained by AFP on Thursday. This letter serves as legal justification for at least three recent strikes in international waters that killed at least 14 people.… Continue reading Trump declares US in armed conflict with drug cartels

ROME: Thousands of people mobilised across Italy on Thursday in support of the Gaza aid flotilla ahead of a planned general strike in solidarity with activists detained by Israel. Police reported approximately 10,000 participants joined a protest march in Rome while similar demonstrations occurred in Milan, Torino, Florence, and Bologna. Protesters gathered at the Colosseum… Continue reading Italy protests Gaza flotilla as general strike looms over detainees

COPENHAGEN: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday that recent drone incursions demonstrated Russia’s intention to escalate its aggression. He offered his country’s war-honed expertise to help counter the threat during a summit of European leaders from nearly 50 countries. The leaders gathered at a Copenhagen conference centre under tight security following mysterious drone… Continue reading Zelensky warns Russia seeks to escalate war with European drone incursions