AN EARTHQUAKE in Argentina has rattled millions in the country as well as in neighbouring Chile, putting the Pacific Ring of Fire on alert. Argentina was hit by a 5.1 earthquake this afternoon. Chile was also rattled by the quake, … Read More
Homes destroyed and thousands lose power as blazes tear across New South Wales and Victoria. Bushfires that razed dozens of homes in southeast Australia have now been mostly contained, but not before causing damage to or destroying several homes and other buildings. … Read More
Just as it did the previous year, Germany handled more asylum applications in 2017 than all fellow EU members combined. The way Germany interprets the Dublin agreement suggests the discrepancy is set to continue. German authorities decided on 524,185 asylum applications … Read More
A dangerous virus, as yet unknown, has the potential to wipe out millions of us. Yet public health bodies are mired in complacency. Somewhere out there a dangerous virus is boiling up in the bloodstream of a bird, bat, monkey or … Read More
As regional powers fight separate battles divergent aims do not necessarily match Moscow’s objectives. Paris: Nearly two and a half years after the Russian military began an intensive bombing campaign in Syria in support of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, … Read More
Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about steel overcapacity and the US threat of tariffs. They are to work on solutions through the G20 group of industrialized nations. During a phone call on Saturday German Chancellor … Read More
(CNN)President Donald Trump will roll out new plans to tackle the country’s opioid epidemic on Monday in New Hampshire, the White House said Sunday. The plan will include stiffer penalties for high-intensity drug traffickers, including the death penalty for some … Read More
CALIFORNIA has been rocked by a series of earthquakes amid fears that a major tremor could be on its way.Researchers from earthquaketrack.com reported nine incidents over the last 24 hours with the most powerful being a 2.4 magnitude tremor near … Read More
President takes more than 75% of vote according to partial results, extending Putin’s time in office to nearly a quarter of a century. Victory will extend Putin’s time in office to almost 25 years – a period only surpassed by … Read More
MOSCOW — Russia will expel 23 British diplomats and close the British Consulate in St. Petersburg as part of its response to London’s decision to expel Russian diplomats in an escalating row over the poisoning of a former spy and his … Read More