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Australians vote in first ‘climate election’
World

Australians vote in first ‘climate election’

Australians flocked to the polls Saturday capping a bitterly fought election that may be the first anywhere decided by climate…
Indigenous Australians take government to UN over climate change
Environment

Indigenous Australians take government to UN over climate change

Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia will submit a landmark complaint with the United Nations on Monday accusing…
Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO
World

Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO

Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year,…
Egyptian female peacekeeper receives UN Medal
Egypt

Egyptian female peacekeeper receives UN Medal

An Egyptian female peacekeeper was granted the UN Medal by Force Commander Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho at a…
Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect
World

Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect

The man accused of shooting dead 50 Muslim worshippers in a Christchurch mosque sat impassively Friday as a New Zealand…
Migration minister to visit Egyptians injured in New Zealand mosque attacks
Egypt

Migration minister to visit Egyptians injured in New Zealand mosque attacks

Migration Minister Nabila Makram will visit New Zealand on Tuesday to visit the 11 Egyptians injured in the mosque attacks…
A squeezed hand offers glimmer of hope after New Zealand massacre
World

A squeezed hand offers glimmer of hope after New Zealand massacre

Lying outside a Christchurch mosque, bleeding from a gunshot wound that tore through his chest, Abbas Tahir Endrise was unable…
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
Environment

Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite

As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of…
Hero refugee chased gunman away from NZealand mosque
World

Hero refugee chased gunman away from NZealand mosque

When Afghan refugee Abdul Aziz saw a man brandishing a gun outside his mosque in Christchurch, he ran towards the…
New Zealand PM vows gun law reform after mosque massacre
World

New Zealand PM vows gun law reform after mosque massacre

New Zealand’s prime minister vowed Saturday to toughen the country’s gun laws after revealing the alleged shooter behind Christchurch’s mosque…
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