A cyclone-hit hamlet in Kerala pins its hopes on a sea wall
Kochi: Like many native dwellers of Chellanam, a fishing hamlet of 40,000 people in Kerala, Sebastian is living with fears of many weather events exacerbated by climate change: cyclones, surging seas, flooding and erosion
AP/PTI / 14 Apr, 2023
King Charles III takes monarchy’s slave ties ‘profoundly seriously’, supports probe
London: Charles and his eldest son, Prince William, have expressed their sorrow over slavery but haven't acknowledged the crown's connections to the trade
AP/PTI / 07 Apr, 2023
Along Kerala’s coastline, rising salinity means daily water struggle
Kochi: Although saltwater invasion of crucial groundwater supplies is a climate change problem around the world, richer nations can adapt more easily
AP/PTI / 04 Apr, 2023
US sending Patriots to Ukraine under $1.85B aid package
Washington: Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian officials have pressed Western leaders to provide more advanced weapons, including the Patriots, to help their country in its war with Russia
AP/PTI / 22 Dec, 2022
Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim
Kyiv: The Russian declaration came one day after UN chief Antonio Guterres urged Russia and Ukraine to renew the grain export deal, which was scheduled to expire on 19 Nov
AP/PTI / 30 Oct, 2022
S Korea in shock, grief as 151 die in Halloween crowd surge
Seoul: An estimated 100,000 people had gathered in Itaewon for the country's biggest outdoor Halloween festivities since the pandemic began and strict rules on gatherings were enforced
AP/PTI / 30 Oct, 2022
Fearing tsunami, Philippine storm victims ran toward a mudslide: 18 bodies recovered
Manila: Officials fear 80 to 100 more people, including entire families, may have been buried by the deluge or washed away by flash floods
AP/PTI / 30 Oct, 2022
Somalia’s leader says at least 100 killed in Saturday’s two car bombings
Mogadishu (Somalia): The government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which often targets the capital
AP/PTI / 30 Oct, 2022
ISRO scripts history with successful commercial mission LVM3-M2
Sriharikota/Bengaluru: The launch is also first for LVM3-M2 to place satellites in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO-up to 1,200 kms above the Earth) unlike Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)
AP/PTI / 23 Oct, 2022
Worry grows for Iran athlete who climbed without hijab
Seoul: So far, human rights groups estimate that over 200 people have been killed in the protests against the morality police and the violent security force crackdown that followed
AP/PTI / 18 Oct, 2022
Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureates
Stockholm: Nobel Peace Prize 2022 has been awarded to Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organisation Center for Civil Liberties
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