Italian PM admits she hoped to do ‘better’ on migration
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has admitted she had hoped to do “better” on controlling irregular migration, which has surged since her far-right party won historic elections a year ago. “Clearly we hoped for better on immigration, where we worked so hard,” she said in an interview marking the win, broadcast late on Saturday […]
Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOM
Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said on Thursday. A tsunami-sized flash flood broke through two ageing river dams upstream from the coastal city after the Mediterranean Storm Daniel lashed the area on September 10. It razed entire neighbourhoods, […]
World’s oldest wooden structure discovered in Zambia
PARIS: Archaeologists said on Wednesday they have unearthed the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, dating from nearly half a million years ago, which suggests that our ancestors may have been more advanced than previously thought. The exceptionally well-preserved wooden structure was found at Kalambo Falls in the north of Zambia near the border with Tanzania. […]
Will Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover wake up in 48 hours from now?
After a lunar night of two weeks, Chandrayaan-3’s lander and rover will soon be awakened. On September 2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) declared on X (previously Twitter) that it had “safely parked” the lander Vikram and the rover Pragyan next to each other in sleep mode with their research instruments off. The lander […]
Azerbaijan launches military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh
BAKU: Azerbaijan launched military action in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday, a step that could presage a new war in the volatile area but which Baku said was necessary to restore constitutional order and drive out Armenian military formations. A spokesperson for the Azeri government called upon pro-Armenian fighters to lay down their arms `immediately’. […]
Chhattisgarh: ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission recreated at Raipur 120-ft Ganesh pandal
ISRO’s successful lunar landing mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’, which made India only the fourth nation after the US, Russia and China to have done so, has been recreated at Raipur’s 120 feet pandal for Ganesh Chaturthi. With the success of ‘Chandrayaan-3’, India also became the first country to have placed a lander on the moon’s hitherto unexplored […]
Ronaldo gets warm welcome on arrival in Tehran
AL-NASSR captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions League. Al-Nassr face Iranian side Persepolis in Group E on Tuesday, while Qatari side Al-Duhail play Istiklol Dushanbe of […]
WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: report
The head of the World Health Organisation told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of experts to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19. “We’re pressing China to give full access, and we are asking countries to raise it during their bilateral meetings — (to urge Beijing) to co-operate,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the FT. […]
Djokovic looking forward to Paris Olympics in hectic 2024
VALENCIA: Chasing an elusive Olympic gold medal will be one of Novak Djokovic’s main goals for next season even though the 24-times Grand Slam champion knows he will have to be physically and mentally ready to cope with a crammed schedule. Djokovic won bronze in Beijing 2008 and fell short in London 2012, Rio 2016 […]
iPhone 12 update for France
PARIS: Apple said on Friday it would update the iPhone 12 in France after regulators raised concerns over electromagnetic radiation emitted by the devices. France had ordered a halt to sales of the device after finding that it emitted more electromagnetic waves than permitted. “Apple has assured me that it will implement an update for […]