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WorldThe train tracks caught fire after a spark ignited the timber beams amid soaring temperatures.Tags: Print EditionUK: Train tracks caught fire on a bridge in London on July 11 after a spark ignited timber beams amid soaring…

WorldTags: Print EditionUN: The world’s population, estimated to reach 8 billion by November 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and 10.4 billion in 2100, as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World…

WorldTags: Print EditionBELGIUM: The European Union’s population shrank for a second year running last year, the bloc’s statistics office said on Monday, as the region reels from over two million deaths from the coronavirus. According…

WorldA nurse prepares to administer vaccine for COVID-19.Tags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusINDIA: The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains…

WorldSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeolTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusSOUTH KOREA: South Korea’s President will suspend informal media briefings he has held nearly every day since taking office in May, his office said today,…

WorldThe Aboriginal flag will fly next to the Australian flag permanently atop Sydney Harbour Bridge. Tags: Print EditionAUSTRALIA: The Aboriginal flag will now permanently fly on one of Australia’s most iconic landmarks, after a…

WorldJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,(Second Left), placing a red paper rose on an LDP candidate’s name to indicate a victory in the Upper House election, at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night.Tags: Print…

World(Inset):Bob the PigeonTags: Print EditionUK: A racing pigeon called Bob has turned up 4,000 miles away in the United States after getting lost flying back to Tyneside, UK. About three weeks ago, the homing pigeon set off from…

WorldTeam members measuring a specimen of V. boliviana at Kew Gardens. Tags: Print EditionUK: An international team of scientists has shown that two species of giant water lily are actually three, and that the newly discovered species,…

WorldAustralian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a bilateral meeting during the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Tags: Print EditionINDONESIA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged his Australian…