US: 2.7 lakh households have no power due to unexpected ‘inland hurricane’
Washington: Almost 270,000 households in four US states lost power after they were hit by a so-called “inland hurricane” known as a derecho, PowerOutages.us...
Smoke rises from aircraft at St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport
Moscow: One of the planes at the Pulkovo Airport in Russia’s St. Petersburg suffered an engine malfunction, an emergency services representative told Sputnik."Smoke came...
NZ bans plastic produce bags from July 1
Wellington: New Zealand's major supermarkets have been preparing for the second phase of the national plastics ban starting from Saturday, which will see the...
Ethiopia submits request to join BRICS
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has submitted a request to join the BRICS mechanism, said by the foreign ministry on Thursday."Ethiopia is a founding member of...
660 people detained in France during violent protests overnight
Paris, More than 660 people have been detained in France overnight as a result of violent protests, which erupted after police shot dead a...
Turkish FM slams another Quran-burning incident in Sweden
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that another incident of Quran burning in Sweden was unacceptable and accused the Stockholm authorities...
