BEIJING: Various Palestinian factions have agreed to end their divisions and strengthen Palestinian unity by signing the Beijing Declaration on Tuesday morning in China, according to Chinese state media. The declaration was signed at the closing ceremony of a reconciliation dialogue between the factions held in Beijing on July 21-23, state broadcaster CCTV said. A … Read more
Another casualty in this once popular sector has seen the company go under despite being worth millions just years ago.
NEW DELHI: Getting lost in a good story is an occupational hazard and a crime in 'The Book Censor's Library', a dystopian political satire with elements of magical realism. The story follows an unnamed narrator whose life unravels after he reluctantly begins working for an all-powerful government.
A man is suing his former workplace after being fired for a response to all the emails he claims he accidentally sent while “texting my fraternity brother.”
HAMMAMET, Tunisia: In the Tunisian coastal city of Hammamet, bulldozers are busily shoveling sand from a nearby desert onto a popular beach in an effort to prevent it from disappearing due to erosion. “This beach is the postcard image of Hammamet,” said environmentalist Chiheb Ben Fredj, looking nostalgically at the city's iconic Yasmine beach. “It … Read more
Bunnings has hit back at claims by union workers that they may have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead after buying products in one of its stores.
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first post-election budget on Tuesday will seek to lay out an economic vision that balances fiscal prudence with the expectations of disaffected voters and the demands of his coalition partners. “This budget will determine the direction of our work for the next five years and this will lay … Read more
The Australian share market has lifted to break a three-day losing streak on Tuesday on the back of a technology-led Wall St rebound.
PORT-AU-PRINCE: The US ambassador to the UN visited crisis-hit Haiti on Monday, where she announced $60 million in additional humanitarian aid and received updates on the Kenya-led security mission. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield held talks with the country's Transitional Presidential Council and new Prime Minister Garry Conille during the day-long trip. “Haitians deserve free and fair … Read more
WASHINGTON: Costa Rica played the US women's national team to a goalless draw on Tuesday in the Americans' pre-departure match for the Paris Olympics. USA captain Lindsey Horan told a crowd of almost 19,000 that they were bullish about their chances in France despite the draw. “We wish we had won,” she said. “But we're … Read more
