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WorldThe white elephant born in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.Tags: Print EditionMYANMAR: A rare white elephant has been born in western Myanmar, state media said on Wednesday. Born last month in western Rakhine state, the baby weighs about…

WorldThe giant sinkhole found north of the Chilean capital Santiago.Tags: Print EditionCHILE: Chilean authorities started investigating on Monday a mysterious sinkhole about 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter that appeared over the…

WorldSouth Koreans purchasing food items and trying to get value for money.Tags: Print EditionSOUTH KOREA: South Korea’s prices rose more than 6 percent in July compared with last year, the fastest jump in nearly a quarter century. The…

WorldSupporters of Iraqi populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr gather outside Parliament in Baghdad on Monday.Tags: Print EditionIRAQ: Iraqi Security Forces were on high alert in Baghdad as tensions soared after rivals of Shiite Muslim…

WorldAl-Qaeda leader Ayman al-ZawahiriTags: Print EditionUS: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, U.S. officials said on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group…

WorldAmazon Rainforest deforestationTags: Print EditionJAPAN: The global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60 per cent over the past 60 years, a loss that threatens the future of biodiversity and impacts the lives of 1.6…

WorldThe grain-laden cargo ship Razoni leaving the Port of Odesa, Ukraine on Monday.Tags: Print EditionUKRAINE: The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine five months ago left the Port of…

WorldUN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the UN on Monday.Tags: Print EditionUN: United Nations Secretary-General…

WorldAyman al-Zawahiri with Osama bin Laden during a 2001 interview. Tags: Print EditionUS, AFGHANISTAN: Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan’s Kabul, US President Joe Biden said in his…

WorldA firefighter works to douse a fire in a building in Mykolaiv as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues.Tags: Print EditionUKRAINE, RUSSIA: Russian missiles pounded the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, killing the…