MOSCOW/TASS/ – The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a security bloc spearheaded by Russia, is currently undertaking strategic command exercises. These exercises are designed to enhance their ability to stabilize situations in the Central Asian region in light of increasing threats, as stated by Vladislav Shchegrikovich, a representative for the CSTO Joint Headquarters. Shchegrikovich elaborated
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Florida’s request to import prescription drugs from Canada to rein in drug prices in the state. Medicines in Canada can be nearly half the price of US counterparts and some drugs cost almost $400 a pill in Florida. The FDA’s decision could open the door for other
David Warner put Australia in control of the first Test against Pakistan in Perth with a brilliant 164. Warner, 37, starred on the opening day of what is his final series before retiring from Test cricket, with Australia ending 346-5. Warner is now fifth on Australia’s all-time Test run-scorers list after passing Matthew Hayden and
Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world’s biggest iceberg, A23a. Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft). Combined with its known area of 3,900 sq km (1,500 sq miles), this gives a volume of roughly 1,100 cubic km and a
By Saman Zahra On a post-apocalyptic morning, what was once pleasant winter time, with cool and fresh air, now stings your nose, burns your eyes and leaves your hair disgusting like a smoker’s saloon. A blanket of poison over the city; it’s no better on the ground. Fridays are off to keep us inside now,
Northampton Saints lock Courtney Lawes would consider making a final British and Irish Lions tour in 2025 – if he is still playing rugby union by then. Lawes retired from England duty following the World Cup in France, having won 105 caps. The 34-year-old, who has been with Saints throughout his career, has not yet
When Netflix released a film about Bayard Rustin last weekend, the vast majority of subscribers probably looked at the title blankly and wondered: Who? But that is precisely the reason the film has been made. Rustin is the true story of a man who played an instrumental part in history, but whose contribution has often
Two tigers at the centre of a row between neighbours in Ghana’s capital, Accra, remain in a cage on one of the properties despite a court ordering their removal. When businessman Nana Kwame Bediako took the unusual step of importing them he thought people would be excited to see non-native wildlife. But his unimpressed neighbours
U.S. health officials are reporting more cases of children sickened by fruit puree pouches that were recalled due to lead contamination. More children were apparently sickened by apple puree pouches recently recalled due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said. The agency has received 52 reports of elevated lead levels among children who
Blue whales – the largest animals on Earth – are making their home in a part of the Indian Ocean where they were wiped out by whaling decades ago. Researchers and filmmakers in the Seychelles captured footage of the whales in 2020 and 2021. It features in the Imax film Blue Whales 3D. But a
