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Lightning strikes kill 297 people in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Nearly 300 people, mostly rural farmers, have been killed in lightning strikes in Bangladesh this year.

A total of 297 people — 242 men and 55 women — died due to lightning strikes during the period from February to September this year.

Sav…

Police detain climate activist Greta Thunberg at climate protest

BRUSSELS: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained on Saturday during a protest in Brussels against fossil fuel subsidies.

Around 150 demonstrators, responding to calls from environmental groups, gathered to demand the EU end subsidies fo…

Foreign passenger caught smuggling gold in Vietnam

HÀ N?I: Hà N?i Customs authorities have detained a Chinese national caught smuggling nearly 3 kg of gold into Vietnam.

The incident occurred on Friday when customs officers noticed unusual behavior during routine procedures for passengers arriving on…

DOE-DENR deal to ensure PH’s 1st offshore wind up by 2028

MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) entered into a deal that will fast-track the development of offshore wind energy projects and ensure that the first one will be energized before the …

UST secures No. 2 in Shakey’s volleyball; UP enters win column

Manila: University of Santo Tomas outplayed Mapua University, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20, for its second win in the Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Sunday.

Wing spikers Kyla Cordora and Xyza G…

Pursuit operations on for killers of CDO police officer

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) is hunting two suspects who killed an officer on Saturday night.

Capt. Abdulcahar Armama, the city’s Cogon Station 2 commander, was gunned down near Greenhills Memorial Park…