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Thousands join Bangkok rally demanding PM's resignation

BANGKOK, Sep 03 (BBC): Thousands of protesters have gathered in Thailand's capital to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, promising to keep up pressure until he leaves office.Thursday's demonstration at the Asoke intersection in central Bangkok was one of the biggest such gatherings this year despite a...

Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian along the Gaza border on Thursday as hundreds set fire to tyres and threw stones, Gaza's health ministry said.The Israeli military said that over 1,000 Palestinians had gathered along the fortified frontier, hurling explosives and setting tyres ablaze."IDF (Israeli military) troops deployed in...

140 Houthis killed in clashes with Yemeni forces

AL-MUKALLA, Sep 03 (Arab News): At least 140 Iran-backed Houthi fighters were on Thursday killed in fierce clashes with Yemeni government troops in the central province of Marib, military officials told the news agency.The casualties came on the fifth consecutive day of heavy fighting as the group intensified its attacks...

Climate change: Arctic warming linked to colder winters

A new study shows that increases in extreme winter weather in parts of the US are linked to accelerated warming of the Arctic, reports BBC.The scientists found that heating in the region ultimately disturbed the circular pattern of winds known as the polar vortex. This allowed colder winter weather to...

Hurricane Ida kills 44 people in NY

NEW YORK, Sep 03 (AFP): Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the "historic" weather event officials blamed on climate change.Record rainfall, which prompted an unprecedented flash flood...

NZ police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs six people

WELLINGTON, Sep 03 (Arab News): New Zealand authorities were so worried about an Islamic extremist they were following him around-the-clock and were able to shoot and kill him within 60 seconds of him unleashing a frenzied knife attack that wounded six people Friday at an Auckland supermarket.Three of the shoppers...

Climate crisis triggers spike in lightning strike deaths in India

NEW DELHI, Sep 03 (Al Jazeera): Faizuddin is still traumatised from the lightning strike that killed his three friends as they took selfies atop a 400-year-old fort in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes more common.Dozens of people have met similarly gruesome ends this year in the western...

News in Brief- (04-09-2021)

Women in rare protest as Taliban outline new governmentKABUL, Sep 03: The Taliban said they were close to forming a new government, as dozens of women held a rare protest for the right to work under a new regime that faces enormous economic hurdles and deep public mistrust. The announcement...