The world could suffer a 40 percent shortfall in water in just 15 years unless countries dramatically change their use of the resource, a UN report warned on Friday.
World health experts warned on Thursday that smoking water pipes, long popular in the Middle East and North Africa and with a growing fan base elsewhere, can be more harmful than cigarettes.
The Singapore Police Force is investigating a young male Singaporean who is suspected of having posted the fake photo claiming the death of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew earlier on Wednesday night, local media reported on Friday.
Two suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Yemen's capital of Sanaa during Friday prayers, killing at least 55 people and wounding dozens of others.
Amid new tensions between two allies, President Barack Obama on Thursday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US is reassessing its approach to Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Paris authorities have requested emergency traffic-limiting measures to be put in place on Friday, as the City of Light and much of northern France suffers from a choking smog.
Amalgamation could open doors for more overseas plant deals
The anti-corruption drive, which has brought down many senior executives at the State-owned oil giants, has combined with plunging crude prices to darken the outlook for China's petroleum industry.
The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has opened an office in China that will oversee its operations and lead its initiatives in the country and elsewhere in Asia, where skyscrapers are remaking urban landscapes.
Real estate-related companies sweeten deals, pamper prospective buyers with attractive freebies to garner business, reports Bloomberg.
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