After three months of construction work at Paris' famed Arc de Triomphe, the 160-foot-tall war monument has been completely concealed. The landmark, built during Napoleon's reign, has been outfitted in 270,000 square feet of silver-blue polypropylene fabric bound with red ropes. [...]

Video of child taken to quarantine alone gains attention in China

A video of a small child wearing a hazmat suit and undergoing a CT scan all by himself has gone viral after being posted on a Chinese social media app by a nurse in Fujian province where authorities are trying to curb China's latest outbreak of the Delta variant. CNN's Ivan Watson reports. [...]

Tottenham to host world's first net zero carbon elite football game -- but is a carbon-neutral match possible?

Tottenham Hotspur hopes to end Sunday's Premier League game against Chelsea on zero -- not zero goals or shots on target, but zero carbon emissions. [...]

Expo 2020 Dubai: Schools to offer students free transport

The world fair has several of its pavilions designed with children and youth in mind [...]

Pakistani PM Imran Khan to prod Taliban to form inclusive govt

PM Imran Khan took the initiative after meetings with leaders of countries neighbouring Afghanistan [...]

Majid Al Futtaim to get priority in govt contracts: Dubai Ruler

The Nafis programme aims to increase the number of UAE nationals in the sector from 2 per cent to 10 per cent [...]

Eleazar orders regular conduct of safety, marksmanship training for cops

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the regular conduct of gun safety and marksmanship training for all police uniformed personnel. Eleazar gave the order as he noted the responsibility that should be instilled in each police personnel who carry service firearms everyday. He said his order was also to part of continuous efforts to further improve the PNP’s operational capability and to professionalize the organization. He noted the standard on […] [...]

Cloudy skies, rain showers expected in parts of the Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 19

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 19. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Visayas, Bicol Region, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Quezon are due to the low pressure area estimated at 125 km east of Catarman, Northern Samar. The LPA is embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) […] [...]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Sept. 19

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Sept. 19: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled travel as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry. The travel ban on India and nine other countries has been lifted. However, the Philippines imposed a travel ban on nine countries on its […] [...]