Mosquito-drowning drones: the latest weapon against malaria
Drones have taken to the skies over Zanzibar, spraying paddy fields with a solution that drowns mosquito pupae and larvae in a bid to fight...
Iran further distances itself from 2015 deal by fuelling Fordow centrifuges
Iran will start injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow enrichment facility, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, a highly symbolic breach...
Chile’s Pinera says won’t resign, wants to reach end of his term: BBC
Chile’s embattled President Sebastian Pinera has rejected the notion of resigning and believes he will reach the end of his term in just over two...
‘Mistakes were made,’ Cyprus minister says on passports uproar
Cyprus’s finance minister acknowledged on Tuesday that some mistakes were made in offering citizenship for investment after disclosures about beneficiaries triggered uproar on the Mediterranean...
Wall Street opens higher on trade truce hopes
All three main indexes on Wall Street opened higher for a fifth straight session on Tuesday as technology stocks rose on rising hopes of a...
Aramco share sale curb rules out overseas listing for at least a year
The Saudi government plans to sell 2% of state oil giant Aramco in a domestic listing on Dec. 11, three sources familiar with the matter...
Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness follower for six years on extremism charge
A Russian court sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness adherent on Tuesday to six years in jail on a charge of organizing an extremist group, said the...
Djokovic, Federer drawn in same group for ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were drawn in the same group for this month’s year-ending ATP Finals in London while new world number one Rafa...
Italy’s PM says he will not bend on Ilva steel plant dispute
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte insisted on Tuesday that he would not give way in a standoff with ArcelorMittal over the future of troubled steel...
Spanish court reactivates warrant for three Catalan separatist leaders
Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday reactivated a European arrest warrant for three Catalan leaders who fled Spain after taking part in a failed independence bid...