Powerful blasts and gunfire rock Afghan capital Kabul
Powerful blasts followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the city’s heavily fortified “Green Zone”, an…
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Princess Latifa campaigner had ‘phone compromised by Pegasus spyware’
A British human rights campaigner and lawyer who was fighting to free Dubai’s Princess Latifa had his mobile phone compromised…
Hog heaven: China builds pig hotels for better biosecurity
China is taking hog biosecurity to new levels — 13 stories in fact. That’s the height of a building in…
Pictures: Wildfires leave behind charred homes and ashes in Turkey
The death toll of the Turkish wildfires has risen to six after two forest workers were killed, the country’s health…
Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Release
Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for breach of contract after it streamed her superhero film Black Widow at…
Could small-scale property development be the new buy-to-let?
By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO The term ‘property developer’ can mean different things to different people. Some…
Kandahar residents fear Taliban advance on Afghan city
Kandahar, Afghanistan – Last week, Kawsar Sama and her family packed up their belongings and got on a flight to…
Concerns as India builds rail network in remote state near China
Kolkata, India – India’s ambitious railway project to connect a small northeastern Indian state along its border with China to…
US gymnast drops out women’s team event over ‘mental health’
Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion, Simone Biles has dropped out 2020 Tokyo Olympics after suffering an injury during the vault event.…
Indonesia: Raging pandemic offers fertile ground for new variants
Experts keeping a close eye on developments as double-digit test positivity rate suggests an outbreak out of control. The speed…