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The findings come from the study on Southern Resident killer whales, a critically endangered population in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo: Pixabay)

Weaker social ties killing male whales: study

The findings come from the study on Southern Resident killer whales, a critically endangered population in the Pacific...

25 Oct 2017 2:32 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

H-bomb test by Pyongyang will trigger huge risks

North Korea's six nuclear tests to date have all been underground, the most recent earlier this month by far its...

22 Sept 2017 9:32 PM

A statement from Chinas foreign ministry on Saturday says the minister also urged his Japanese counterpart a day earlier not to consider unilateral sanctions in response. (Photo: AP)

Don't issue sanctions: China to Japan after North Korea's missile test

The test-firing on Tuesday has triggered debates in Japan about revising its defense plan after decades of pursuing more...

2 Sept 2017 1:51 PM

The Chinese ship then conducted a series of increasingly aggressive manoeuvres, and warned the Decatur to depart the area. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

As Chinese assertion grows, France plans aircraft carrier in Indian...

France, Australia and India had a responsibility to protect the region from 'hegemony' -- a veiled reference to...

20 Oct 2018 7:49 AM

Taking smaller earthquakes also into account, the repeat interval becomes increasingly irregular to a level where they happen randomly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giant earthquakes not as random as thought: study

In 1960, South-Central Chile was hit by the largest known quake on Earth with a magnitude of 9.5.

31 Jan 2018 2:55 PM

The spectacular limestone stacks of Twelve Apostles against raging ocean is a top tourism spot in Victoria.

Up close and personal with little wonders

Nature is never far away, not in Australia where the great outdoors takes on a different meaning of space and time.

30 Dec 2019 2:17 AM

The environment ministry had launched a recovery plan to protect the underground nests of the shearwaters. (Photo: AFP)

Chilean island sets an environmental precedent

Robinson Crusoe Island sets an example for the world by conserving its unique wildlife and ecosystem.

26 Feb 2019 10:23 AM

The 21-foot-long (6.4-meter-long) vessel endured rough weather, including when Hurricane Flossie passed within 60 miles (200 kilometres). (Photo: Facebook)

Spanish man paddles across Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii

It took de la Rosa, who is from Spain, 76 days to paddle 2,500 miles while standing on submarine-shaped craft he...

28 Aug 2019 7:53 AM

On the domestic front, Air India is introducing new flights on BhopalPuneBhopal route and Varanasi-Chennai-Varanasi from June 5, 2019.

Air India becomes 1st Indian airline to fly over zero degree North...

The flight flew over Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and then overflew North Pole by 12.27 pm.

16 Aug 2019 7:04 AM

The death toll from the sinking of three ferry boats off the coast of central Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras on Sunday has risen to 31, with three people still missing. (Photo: ANI/ Representational Image)

31 died, 3 missing in Philippines ferries disaster

The three boats were buffeted by strong winds and big waves triggered by monsoon rains affected main Luzon island,...

5 Aug 2019 5:18 AM

The utility says it will run out of room to store the water by 2022. Harada did not say how much water would need to be dumped into the ocean. (Photo: AP)

Japan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, says minister

The only option will be to drain it into the sea and dilute it,' the minister, Yoshiaki Harada, told a news briefing in...

10 Sept 2019 10:31 AM

The Coat of Arms for the Duchess of Sussex, as she is now formally known, includes symbols that invoke the former actress background and look to her future. (Photo: AP)

Coat of Arms for new Duchess of Sussex revealed

Markle worked closely with College of Arms throughout design process to create a Coat of Arms that was both personal and...

25 May 2018 3:01 PM