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US stocks mostly down ahead of Powell speech 30 Sep 2024 - 06:14 pm

New York: Wall Street stocks opened mostly lower Monday as markets digested the latest stimulus moves in China and looked ahead to major...

Austria far right scores historic win in national vote 30 Sep 2024 - 05:15 pm

Vienna: Austria's far right topped national elections on Sunday, marking a historic victory, but the party is expected to struggle to find partners...

Spain renews search for dozens of missing migrants off Canaries 30 Sep 2024 - 05:05 pm

Madrid: Rescue crews on Monday renewed the search for at least 48 migrants missing since their boat capsized offSpain's Canary Islands at the...

12 Tunisians dead as boat capsizes off Djerba: judiciary 30 Sep 2024 - 04:33 pm

Tunis: At least 12 Tunisians including three children were found dead after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of the southeastern island...

Two-thirds of Gaza buildings damaged in war: UN 30 Sep 2024 - 04:26 pm

Geneva: Two-thirds of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since the Gaza war began in October 2023, the...

South Korean court gives prison sentences to 3 police officers over deadly 2022 Halloween crush 30 Sep 2024 - 03:56 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: A South Korean court gave three police officers prison sentences on Monday over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween...

100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UN 30 Sep 2024 - 03:00 pm

Geneva: Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days,...

Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sends chlorine into the air 30 Sep 2024 - 02:44 pm

CONYERS, Ga: More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were...

Iran says will not send forces to confront Israel 30 Sep 2024 - 01:55 pm

Tehran: Iran will not deploy forces to Lebanon or Gaza to confront Israel, its foreign ministry said on Monday, as Israeli strikes target...

Nepal's urban poor count cost of 'nightmare' floods 30 Sep 2024 - 01:31 pm

Kathmandu: When floodwaters submerged large swathes of Nepal's capital, Indra Prasad Timilsina was able to save the three cows that keep his family...

Philippines' Marcos opens first EV battery plant 30 Sep 2024 - 12:21 pm

Manila: President Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated on Monday the first factory for electric vehicle batteries in the Philippines, calling it the "future" of clean...

EU to hold emergency talks on Lebanon escalation 30 Sep 2024 - 11:45 am

Brussels, Belgium: European foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Monday on the situation in Lebanon, Brussels said, as Israel presses on with air...

Britain's last coal-fired electricity plant is closing, ending 142 years of coal power in the UK 30 Sep 2024 - 11:28 am

London: Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial...

Over 50 killed, scores injured in Israeli airstrikes on Baalbek, Lebanon 30 Sep 2024 - 11:04 am

Beirut: More than 50 people were killed and scores were injured in Israeli airstrikes on the city of Baalbek and villages of the...

UK economy grew slower than thought in second quarter 30 Sep 2024 - 10:53 am

London: Britain's economy grew less than initially estimated in the second quarter, revised official data revealed Monday, dealing a fresh blow to the...

Israeli airstrike hits Central Beirut 30 Sep 2024 - 10:43 am

Beirut: Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike targeting central Beirut in its first attack on the Lebanese capital beyond the southern suburbs since the...

California wildfire flareup prompts evacuation in San Bernardino County 30 Sep 2024 - 10:19 am

San Bernardino, Calif: California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained were ordered to evacuate after the blaze in San Bernardino County...