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BEIJING — Two groups of Chinese explorers have drawn a huge amount of public attention and unleashed national pride in the country’s online community with scientific feats stretching from the faraway heavens to the depths of the sea.S Korea to conduct power shortage drill
SEOUL — Sirens will ring out across South Korea tomorrow as the nation carries out an unprecedented drill aimed at preparing its people for possible power shortages this summer, the government said.BRICS pour cash into IMF for a bigger say
LOS CABOS — The BRICS countries have pledged to provide about US$70 billion to the International Monetary Fund’s global firewall against Europe’s debt crisis, adding to the IMF’s lending fund of US$380 billion.
Two tonnes of trafficked African ivory seized: Interpol
LYON — Interpol yesterday said its biggest international operation against ivory traffickers had led to more than 200 arrests and yielded nearly two tonnes of contraband ivory. The three-month-long Operation Worthy, spread across 14 countries in East, South and West Africa, also led to the recovery ofEgypt protesters in Tahrir amid poll uncertainty
CAIRO — Several thousand Egyptians took to Tahrir Square yesterday to protest against the ruling military’s bid to grab new powers, as both presidential candidates claimed victory in a historic vote.
In the hub of the uprising that ousted president Hosni Mubarak, protesters chanted against his
Apology could free Libyan-held ICC team: Australia
SYDNEY — An International Criminal Court team held in Libya could be freed if the ICC apologises to Tripoli over “inadequate consultation”, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said yesterday. Carr travelled to Libya on Monday to meet top officials over the case of Australian Melinda Taylor, one of four ICC staffFresh unrest prompts curfews
KADUNA — Gunfire and rioting rocked two northern Nigerian cities yesterday in a fresh round of unrest, prompting authorities to slap curfews on both after weekend violence killed 52 people. The unrest broke out in the cities of Kaduna and Damaturu, adding to fears of spiralling violence in the country’s north,Editorial Comment: Essar deal discord proves inclusive Govt is counterproductive
Mystery continues to shroud the Essar deal, which gave birth to NewZimsteel. Mines and Mining Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu now says the deal must be revisited because the Indian company will only pay US$700 million for resources worth US$30 billion. He says he will transferWorth more than a thousand words
Knowledge MushohweAN image is famously said to be worth a thousand words. But in reality, it may be worth a lot more because when studying non-verbal communication, such investigation could include an analysis of a