Carbon offset pioneer charged in US with US$100m fraud scheme
The charges are a blow to the carbon offset development industry. Read More
Scientists map fruit fly brain in neurobiological milestone
The feat may provide insight into brains across the animal kingdom, including people. Read More
US resident killed in Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, friend says
Israel’s recent military campaign in Lebanon has killed hundreds and wounded thousands. Read More
Lebanese factions revive bid to fill presidency as Israel attacks
BEIRUT – Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon has prompted a renewed bid by some leading Lebanese politicians to fill a two-year-long presidential vacuum, an effort to revive the paralysed…
Russian guided bomb hits apartment building in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, injures eight
A Russian guided bomb struck a five-storey apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, late on Wednesday, starting fires and injuring eight people, local officials said. Read More
Biden lands in South Carolina to view damage from Hurricane Helene, deploys 1,000 troops
More than 160 people were killed when Helene tore through several southeastern US states over several days. Read More
Lebanon is in immediate need of a ceasefire, caretaker PM says
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Wednesday the country needed a ceasefire in hostilities between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, saying around 1.2 million people in…
At UN, Israel and Iran warn each other against attacks
The UN Security Council met amid fears of a wider war in the Middle East. Read More
Italy to offer more migrant work visas to caregivers for old people
ROME – Italy will offer an extra 10,000 migrant work visas next year for people who look after old people and the disabled, the government said on Wednesday, as it…
Three people shot and killed in Lisbon, suspects on the run
LISBON – Unidentified assailants shot and killed two men and a woman in a poor area of the Portuguese capital Lisbon in broad daylight on Wednesday then fled the scene…