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Designer of France's high-speed train Jacques Cooper dies 17 Apr 2024 - 06:14 pm

Paris: Jacques Cooper, designer of France's first ultra-fast TGV train that shattered world speed records when it came into service in 1981, has...

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Japan: USGS 17 Apr 2024 - 05:54 pm

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off southwestern Japan on Wednesday night, the US Geological Survey said, but there...

Copenhagen fights remaining flames at 400-year-old landmark 17 Apr 2024 - 05:05 pm

Copenhagen:Danish firefighters toiled Wednesday to extinguish the last pockets of a fire that gutted Copenhagen’s 400-year-old stock exchange building the previous day, as...

Hamas leader Haniyeh to visit Turkiye this weekend: Erdogan 17 Apr 2024 - 03:56 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan said Wednesday he will host the Palestinian leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Turkiye this weekend. “The...

Paediatricians urge government to outlaw smacking kids in England, N.Ireland 17 Apr 2024 - 03:42 pm

London: Paediatricians on Wednesday urged the UK government to follow devolved governments in Scotland and Wales and outlaw smacking children in England and...

New strike hits public transport in Greece 17 Apr 2024 - 03:39 pm

Athens: Greece's largest union on Wednesday staged a 24-hour walkout that hit public transport and ferry services to the islands. The General Confederation...

Japan records best-ever monthly visitor numbers 17 Apr 2024 - 03:37 pm

Tokyo: More than three million foreigners visited Japan in March, a record for a single month, government data showed Wednesday in a major...

High Court orders Pakistan government to restore X in one week: lawyer 17 Apr 2024 - 02:59 pm

Karachi: A Pakistan High Court said on Wednesday the government must restore social media platform. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been...

Philippines' high court overturns ban on vote machine firm 17 Apr 2024 - 02:43 pm

Manila: The Philippines' highest court overturned a ban on voting machine company Smartmatic that prevented it from bidding for election contracts, court documents...

Firefighters battle Copenhagen landmark fire for second day 17 Apr 2024 - 02:17 pm

Copenhagen: Danish firefighters on Wednesday battled for a second day to extinguish a fire that gutted Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange, as police...

Taiwan's air force plunges into underwater survival training 17 Apr 2024 - 02:10 pm

Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Under strobing lights, a vessel carrying Taiwanese air force lieutenants plunged into an indoor pool with roiling water on Wednesday --...

Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast 17 Apr 2024 - 01:58 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan : Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days...

Apple CEO says company will 'look at' manufacturing in Indonesia 17 Apr 2024 - 01:19 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will "look at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo...

Over 10,000 women martyred in Gaza since start of Israeli aggression: UN 16 Apr 2024 - 11:58 pm

Geneva: Over 10,000 women have been martyred in the Gaza enclave since the start of the Israeli aggression, among them an estimated 6,000...

NASA confirms space station debris hit Florida man's home 16 Apr 2024 - 07:54 pm

Washington: An object that crashed from the sky into an American man's home was a hunk of debris ejected from the International Space...

Heavy floods hit Dubai, airport as Oman toll rises to 18 16 Apr 2024 - 07:00 pm

Dubai: Torrential rain flooded roads, homes and malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai's airport as storms lashed the Gulf on Tuesday, after...

Inferno devastates historic Copenhagen landmark 16 Apr 2024 - 05:35 pm

Copenhagen: A huge fire on Tuesday tore through Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, toppling the historic building's landmark spire in front of horrified...