Hurricane Fiona knocks out power in Puerto Rico
San Juan: Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, blacking out the entire US island territory.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) updated the center of...
UN Mission urges Taliban to allow high school education for girls
Kabul: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged on Sunday the Taliban-led (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) Afghan government to allow high...
16m kids hit by Pakistan’s ‘super floods’: Unicef
Islamabad: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) representative in Pakistan has said that an estimated 16 million children have been impacted by...
China, Europe, US drought: Will 2022 be driest year?
London: Europe and parts of China have seen extreme temperatures this summer, with dry conditions in Africa putting millions at risk of starvation, while...
Queen’s queue nears total capacity with 24-hr wait
London: The queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state at Westminster Hall remains near total capacity with an expected wait time of...
NASA to conduct demonstration test for Artemis I lunar mission
Los Angeles: NASA is scheduled to conduct demonstration test for its Artemis I lunar mission on September 21, the agency said.The demonstration test will...
