Big, mean bird that killed US owner will be auctioned
WASHINGTON: For sale: a giant, ornery bird that killed its last owner. The creature called a cassowary – boasting long, dagger-like claws, standing as tall as a tallish person and…
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Facebook leads police to weed-growing Americans
YANGON (Myanmar): Myanmar police have arrested one American and two locals after photos on Facebook led them to a huge plantation of towering marijuana plants near Mandalay. Pictures of the…
Emirati woman wakes up after 27 years in a coma: Family
DUBAI (United Arab Emirates): An Emirati woman opened her eyes and regained consciousness after spending 27 years in a coma induced by a serious brain injury, her family said Wednesday….
Rescuers battle to find dozens killed in Myanmar mudslide
HPAKANT (Myanmar): Myanmar recovery teams battled treacherous conditions Wednesday to pull a fourth body from the sludge left by a mudslide that buried more than 50 jade miners – the…
China defends Belt and Road, vows to battle debt
BEIJING: China launched on Thursday a staunch defence of its Belt and Road global infrastructure project as it opened a summit with a pledge to ease concerns about debt linked…
Bank of Japan cuts inflation, economic growth forecasts
TOKYO: Japan will fail to hit its two percent inflation target even by 2022, the central bank predicted on Thursday as it also revised down its estimate for growth in…
Norwegian losses deepen as 737 MAX grounding adds to problems
OSLO: Troubled low-cost airline Norwegian said Thursday its net losses deepened in the first quarter of the year as the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft could cost…
OECD: Rich nations must help workers adapt to automation
BERLIN: Robots and computers threaten 14 percent of existing jobs over the next 20 years, so countries must retrain workers for a transformed labour market, the OECD warned Thursday. In…
UK bank Barclays rebounds into quarterly net profit
LONDON: British bank Barclays rebounded into net profit in the first quarter, as a year-earlier heavy US fine was not repeated this time around, it said Thursday. Profit after taxation…
5G competition, delays drop Nokia into deeper losses
HELSINKI: Intensifying competition and delays in rolling out 5G equipment for the next generation of mobile phone networks pushed Nokia deeper into the red in the first quarter, the company…