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Iran accuses Qatar of thwarting probe into fate of pilots
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (455+ words) Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City was among the targets Iran attacked in March. Published Aug 16, 2026, 03:10 PM Updated Aug 16, 2026, 05:15 PM TEHRAN – Iran accused Qatar on Aug 16 of thwarting efforts to work out what happened to three pilots Tehran says were captured…...
Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany
24+ min ago (266+ words) The blaze has been burning since Aug 14. Published Aug 16, 2026, 05:05 PM Updated Aug 16, 2026, 06:06 PM The blaze in the High Fens, a nature reserve in the east of the country, has been burning since Aug 14, and firefighters from across Belgium and neighbouring…...
Brazil's Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party
20+ min ago (920+ words) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, August 11, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Published Aug 16, 2026, 06:11 PM SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil, Aug 16 - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launches his final…...
India’s P.V. Sindhu backs monkey measures as badminton world championships set to open
39+ min ago (445+ words) India’s P.V. Sindhu arrives at the badminton world championships in New Delhi in top form after winning the Japan Open in July. Published Aug 16, 2026, 05:52 PM New Delhi – Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu on Aug 16 backed New Delhi to deliver…...
Don’t wake a sleeping polar bear in the Arctic – or you’ll end up paying a $6,770 fine
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (196+ words) Polar bears were declared a protected species in Svalbard in 1972. Published Aug 16, 2026, 11:33 AM Updated Aug 16, 2026, 02:59 PM OSLO – A person in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic has been fined 50,000 kroner (S$6,770) for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar…...
Japan’s Chiba prefecture deals with removing abandoned cars after record rainfall
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Pedestrian, 79, dies in hospital after accident with car in Orchard Road area; driver arrested
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (224+ words) Published Aug 16, 2026, 05:23 PM Updated Aug 16, 2026, 05:24 PM SINGAPORE – A 79-year-old pedestrian died in hospital after he was involved in an accident with a car in the Orchard Road area on Aug 11. The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were…...
Eastern Japan rain kills nine, local media reports
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (283+ words) Torrential downpours starting late on Aug 13 triggered landslide warnings and power outages. Published Aug 16, 2026, 04:50 PM TOKYO – Heavy rain that battered eastern Japan has left nine people dead, public broadcaster NHK said on Aug 16, after an “unprecedented” deluge that flooded over…...
Malaysia’s DAP votes to stay in Anwar’s government
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (733+ words) DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke (left) casting his ballot to decide whether the party should stay in Anwar Ibrahim-led federal government on Aug 16. Published Aug 16, 2026, 05:10 PM Updated Aug 16, 2026, 05:19 PM PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia’s Democratic Action Party (DAP) voted to remain in Prime Minister…...
Who will care for South Korea’s elderly? Foreign workers enter troubled market
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (1547+ words) South Korea is projected to face a shortfall of roughly 116,000 eldercare workers by 2028. Published Aug 16, 2026, 05:15 PM SEOUL – South Korea’s rapidly ageing population has created an issue that is at once demographic and deeply personal: Who will care for the growing…...