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Public health emergency: Bushfire haze choked Sydney for weeks
10:48 | 16/12/2019
Australia's biggest city is facing a "public health emergency" over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading doctors warned on Monday (Dec 16) after hospitals reported a dramatic spike in casualty department visits.
Smoke, haze from deadly bushfires blanket eastern Australia
14:46 | 10/12/2019
Visibility across east and southwest Sydney was at a "hazardous" level on Tuesday morning (Dec 10), while air quality was poor in southwest Sydney and hazardous in northwest Sydney.
US Secretary of State confirms Washington visit of Russian Foreign Minister
15:05 | 09/12/2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on December 10, the State Department announced.
Thailand reverses ban on Glyphosate, permit use of other pesticides for 6 months
11:32 | 28/11/2019
Thailand on Wednesday (Nov 27) reversed a decision to ban Glyphosate and allow allows farmers to continue using the two other pesticides until June 1, 2020, AFP reported.
Pope to list nuclear weapons as immoral in Catholic manual
11:10 | 28/11/2019
Pope Francis announced on Tuesday (Nov 26) he would declare the use and possession of nuclear weapons "immoral" in the Catholic Church's official manual, after visiting the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki where atomic bombs were dropped during World War II.
UK lorry victims: Driver admits two charges, police arrest another man
10:01 | 26/11/2019
A British driver accused of the manslaughter of 39 people found in the back of a container truck near London last month, pleaded guilty on Monday (Nov 25) to conspiring to assist illegal immigration. AFP also reported that UK police arrested another man in east London.
Australia investigates 'Chinese plot' to plant spy in parliament
15:42 | 25/11/2019
Australia is investigating an alleged Chinese plot to infiltrate its federal parliament by turning a Chinese-Australian businessman into a political operative, the country's counter-espionage agency has said.
39 UK lorry victims: Man charged with human trafficking offences
22:49 | 24/11/2019
A 23-year-old man has been charged with human trafficking offences in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals whose bodies were found in a refrigeration truck in Britain, AFP reported on Nov 24.
'Yellow vest' anniversary protests: French police arrests 254 people
22:08 | 17/11/2019
French police arrested 254 people during clashes in Paris and other cities on the first anniversary of the "yellow vest" movement, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Sunday (Nov 17).
Diabetes cases skyrocket, 1 in 11 adults now affected: IDF
11:55 | 15/11/2019
More than 460 million people - 1 in 11 adults - now suffer from diabetes, largely brought on by an over-rich lifestyle short on exercise, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) said Thursday (Nov 14).
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after flood devastation
11:17 | 15/11/2019
Italy on Thursday (Nov 14) declared a state of emergency for Venice after an exceptional tide surged through churches, shops and homes, causing millions of euros worth of damage to the UNESCO city.
North Korea ferociously calls Joe Biden 'rabid dog'
10:52 | 15/11/2019
North Korea has launched a visceral diatribe against US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, calling the former vice-president a "rabid dog" - while also borrowing the terminology of President Donald Trump.
Two killed in US’s California school shooting, teenage boy in custody
10:38 | 15/11/2019
A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday on Thursday (Nov 14), killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on himself.
