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Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit 14 Sep 2024 - 12:28 pm

Tehran: Iran on Saturday blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace programme...

Gaza rescuers say 11 from one family killed in Israeli strike 14 Sep 2024 - 12:06 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike hit a house in Gaza City on Saturday morning and...

Uganda holds funeral for murdered Olympian Cheptegei 14 Sep 2024 - 11:38 am

Bukwo, Uganda: Ugandans on Saturday paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead...

Passenger’s unruly behavior forced a plane to divert; now he has to pay for fuel 14 Sep 2024 - 10:21 am

In the latest move to rein in disruptive passengers, a 33-year-old Australian man will have to pay a hefty fine after his bad...

Forced out of business in China, a bookseller turns the page 14 Sep 2024 - 09:44 am

Washington: From talks on social issues to topics like constitutionalism and religion, bookseller Yu Miao wanted Jifeng Bookstore in Shanghai to be a...

Germany's parks plant a way forward on climate change 14 Sep 2024 - 08:55 am

Bad Muskau, Germany: In the castle gardens of Muskauer Park, which straddles both banks of the German-Polish river border, caretakers have mounted a...

Australia PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip 14 Sep 2024 - 08:50 am

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government "fascists" for proposing...

Sudan museums' precious antiquities looted in war 13 Sep 2024 - 11:37 pm

Port Sudan: Sudan's priceless archaeological heritage is being stripped from museums, with looters loading statuettes and fragments of ancient palaces onto lorries, smuggling...

$24 million allocated as emergency aid package to support Lebanon: UN 13 Sep 2024 - 11:12 pm

Beirut: The United Nations (UN) has announced allocation of USD 24 million as an emergency aid package from the Humanitarian Fund to support...

Comoros president wounded in knife attack 13 Sep 2024 - 10:53 pm

Moroni, Comoros: Comoros President Azali Assoumani was slightly wounded in a knife attack on Friday, the presidency said, adding that the attacker had...

War on Gaza: Death toll surges to 41,118; 85% of school buildings damaged 13 Sep 2024 - 10:13 pm

Doha, Qatar: Israel’s relentless war on Gaza has killed at least 41,118 Palestinians, with nearly 16,500 of them children. Most of the dead...

Gaza polio vaccination drive a 'massive success': WHO 13 Sep 2024 - 09:41 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organizationchief hailed on Friday the success of the first phase of a giant polio vaccination campaign in war-ravaged Gaza...

Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clear-up 13 Sep 2024 - 08:15 pm

Pyinmana, Myanmar: Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday,...

India's top court releases New Delhi's chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail 13 Sep 2024 - 08:00 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Friday freed on bail Arvind Kejriwal, a prominent opposition leader and chief minister of New Delhi, who...

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer 13 Sep 2024 - 06:49 pm

Seattle: Aircraft assembly workers went on strike Friday at Boeing factories in Washington, Oregon and California after union members overwhelmingly rejected a tentative...

Morocco sees first mpox case in North Africa during emergency: CDC 13 Sep 2024 - 05:26 pm

Rabat: Morocco has recorded a case of mpox in the tourist city of Marrakesh, the first in north Africa since the WHO declared...

London exhibition honours 'human stories' of migrants 13 Sep 2024 - 05:00 pm

London: Weeks after anti-immigrant riots spread across England, a London exhibition is celebrating the impact immigrant communities have had on Britain through photos,...