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Hundreds of Syrians in the mainly Druze city of Sweida took to the streets for a fifth consecutive day on Thursday, protesting at worsening economic conditions and demanding the departure of Syrian President Bashar al Assad. Residents converged to a main square of the southwestern city in protests sparked last week by sudden steep gasoline […]

Mining projects run by Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco will be investigated by a congressional committee, lawmakers in the lower house announced, amid a prolonged fall in production of the key industrial metal. The motion to launch the investigation was approved unanimously late on Wednesday, aiming to review the administration and regulation of Codelco, the […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that deep geothermal energy had great potential for heat generation in Germany, as Berlin aims to phase out fossil fuels in its heating system. Germany is home to one Europe’s biggest geothermal reserves, which have been largely untapped but surging energy prices last year triggered new interest in […]

Mexican airline Viva Aerobus on Thursday announced its first routes to a new international airport in the popular Mexican beach city of Tulum in Quintana Roo state. The flights will begin in December, and connect to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Tijuana, Viva Aerobus said in a statement.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg and highlighted concerns India has about border issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India’s foreign secretary said. Modi and Xi agreed “to direct their relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and […]

The European Union is assessing human and labour rights in Myanmar, a European Commission spokesperson said on Thursday, leaving the door open to a possible change to the trade preferences it accords to the country. The EU’s “Everything But Arms” (EBA) scheme removes tariffs and quotas for all imports of goods except arms and ammunition […]

Britain on Thursday said it was working on a battery strategy, calling for views from companies, investors and battery designers, as it seeks to attract more investment into an industry that is key to its net zero goals. The Department for Business and Trade said in a statement that its strategy will be published in […]

The loss of ice in one region of Antarctica last year likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies, researchers reported Thursday. Emperor penguins hatch their eggs and raise their chicks on the ice that forms around the continent each Antarctic winter and melts in the summer months. Researchers used […]

The China- and Russia-founded BRICS economic bloc has voted to add six new members, more than doubling its membership and adding sanctions-plagued Iran in a move that could undermine U.S. foreign policy. “As Iran deepens ties not just with Russia and China as well as others in the global south, Washington will have to seriously […]

The mother of American soldier Travis King, who has spent more than a month inside North Korea, says “he has so many reasons to come home” as he still “has a whole life ahead of him.” Claudine Gates made the comments to the Associated Press as U.S. officials are continuing to work to bring her […]