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UNESCO recommends inscription of Japanese site on World Heritage List 06 Jun 2026 - 05:50 pm

Tokyo, Japan: The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a body of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has...

Argentina to expand hantavirus search to a second province 06 Jun 2026 - 05:39 pm

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Argentina will expand its search for hantavirus-carrying rodents to western Mendoza province as part of an investigation into a deadly...

China's first cruise-to-nowhere voyage sets sail from Shanghai 06 Jun 2026 - 05:33 pm

Shanghai: The Adora Magic City, China's first homegrown large cruise ship, departed from Shanghai on Saturday, marking the launch of the country's first-ever...

GCC condemns Iranian attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain 06 Jun 2026 - 04:57 pm

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) emphasised that the Iranian regime's persistent terrorist acts against vital infrastructure and civilian facilities clearly...

German hospital discharges US man cured of Ebola infection 06 Jun 2026 - 04:54 pm

Berlin, Germany: A German hospital on Saturday said it has discharged a US man who caught Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

Viral 'Cockroach Party' leads India protest over exam fiasco 06 Jun 2026 - 04:28 pm

New Delhi, India: Hundreds of young students gathered in New Delhi on Saturday for the first street protest organised by the satirical "Cockroach...

Wolf that bit woman in German mall likely dead: authorities 06 Jun 2026 - 04:27 pm

Berlin, Germany: A wolf that bit a woman at a shopping mall in Hamburg, northern Germany, in late March -- in the first...

Istanbul bans forest entry to prevent summer wildfires 06 Jun 2026 - 03:35 pm

Istanbul, Turkiye: Turkish authorities have banned entry to forested areas across Istanbul from June 8 to October 15, the Istanbul Governor's Office announced...

15 World Cup delegation members denied US visas: Iran media 06 Jun 2026 - 03:12 pm

Tehran, Iran: The United States, one of the three host countries of the 2026 World Cup, has refused to grant visas to 15...

Kuwait authorities arrest suspect accused of armed robbery in exchange house 06 Jun 2026 - 02:54 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Criminal Security Sector, represented by the General Department of Criminal Investigations, arrested a suspect involved in a robbery targeting one...

Jamaica experiencing island-wide blackout 06 Jun 2026 - 02:49 pm

Mexico City: An island-wide power blackout hit Jamaica on Friday evening following a system failure, according to the country's officials and power utility....

Australia flu cases drop 65 percent as experts urge vaccination 06 Jun 2026 - 02:44 pm

Melbourne, Australia: Recorded influenza cases in Australia have plummeted 65 percent compared to the same period last year, but infectious diseases experts are...

Kuwaiti authorities respond to three reports of falling debris from defensive interception operations 06 Jun 2026 - 02:25 pm

Kuwait: Kuwaiti authorities announced that they responded early this morning to three unusual reports of falling debris resulting from defensive interception operations. Official...

US reports second case of dangerous livestock pest 06 Jun 2026 - 01:51 pm

Washington, United States: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday it had detected a second case of a dangerous livestock pest in...

Bahrain intercepts, destroys 3 missiles, several drones 06 Jun 2026 - 01:33 pm

Doha, Qatar: The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force announced that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed three missiles and a...

Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority says air traffic resumed after temporary closure due to Iranian attacks 06 Jun 2026 - 12:12 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced the reopening of the country's airspace after a precautionary closure imposed following Iranian missile and...