Ontario Transport Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says the federal government conceded to "fringe groups" in rejecting a plan to allow jets to land at Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport. "If this is how they're going to treat bigger projects, I don't think you'll get much built," he said at a Tuesday news c»»»

The Gujarat forest department launched a search operation after a leopard was spotted inside a residential society in Ghuma, in south Ahmedabad, in the early hours of Monday. Two people who spotted the animal alerted their neighbours, following which residents checked their society’s CCTV cameras a»»»

Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): The 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' (Save the Farmland Campaign), organised by the Agriculture Department at Gandhi Maidan in Rudrapur, was inaugurated on Friday.The campaign was inaugurated by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural»»»

CONAKRY, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the harvest season is in full swing in June, bags of rice labeled "Chinese Hybrid Rice, Made in Guinea" are ready to be transported to markets at a rice processing plant near golden paddy fields in Koba, a sub-prefecture in Guinea's western prefecture of Boffa. For l»»»

Northern Rwanda continues to face repeated landslides and mudslides driven by heavy rainfall and fragile mountainous terrain. In March 2026, a mudslide hit the village of Vunga in Nyabihu District, causing widespread damage to homes and the local primary school. Kitchens and classrooms were covered»»»

  As part of its efforts to boost agriculture in the state, the Ondo State government has formally flagged a 1,000-hectare coffee farming initiative. The ceremony took place at the State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Akure, the state capital, ... »»»

TOKYO, May 8 — Japan confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year, with reports pointing to a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. A spate of bear encounters, including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets last year, sparke»»»

TOKYO – Japan confirmed on May 8 the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths in 2025, with reports pointing to a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. A spate of bear encounters, including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets, in 2025 sparked alarm, »»»

Government subsidies should not merely cushion costs, they should drive improvements, says Nazim Rahman. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Malaysians should brace for higher food prices as global supply chain disruptions intensify, with the country’s heavy reliance on imports leaving it vulnerable to ex»»»