Trees could cut urban heatwave mortality by a third: study
PARIS: Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third,...
London (TNS) New Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey pledges to advance Commonwealth values in a divided...
By Rehan Khan
London, Wednesday, 2 April 2025 (TNS): Former Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has assumed office as...
Riyadh (TNS) Saudi surgical team successfully separates conjoined twins from Burkina Faso
By Rehan Khan
Riyadh, Friday, 28 February 2025 (TNS): A specialized Saudi surgical team has successfully separated conjoined twins Hawaa and Khadijah from Burkina Faso...
PAC to seek NAB reply on inaction on seven KP cases
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to seek explanations from the National Accountability Bureau in seven high-profile cases of misappropriation and fraud...
‘Someone else’ could be running Twitter this year, says Musk
Twitter boss Elon Musk said Wednesday that a new CEO might be running the online platform by the end of 2023, after a "rollercoaster"...
Who is India’s Adani and why is his company tanking?
The business empire of Gautam Adani has shed tens of billions of dollars in value on the back of a report alleging accounting fraud...
US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus
Washington, Aug 31 (TNS): The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet’s total, as nations around...
India look to next generation at Women’s T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: India are looking to a new generation of talented young cricketers led by teenage batter Shafali Verma to propel them to a...
Nairobi (TNS) Zimbabwe sets new world record with highest T20I score
Zimbabwe has set a new world record for the highest score in T20 cricket. In the ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifier match against...
UN rights chief urges end to ‘reckless ’ war as Ethiopian conflict escalates
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 04 (TNS): Amid raging conflict in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has...
