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New York supermarket shooting probe to weigh if warning signs were missed 16 May 2022 - 02:12 pm

BUFFALO, N.Y.: An investigation into the weekend shooting of more than a dozen people at a western New York supermarket will turn on...

N.Korea's Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID drugs 16 May 2022 - 12:42 pm

SEOUL: Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered North Korea's military to stabilise distribution of COVID-19 medicine in the capital, Pyongyang, in the battle...

Indonesia tourist bus smashes into billboard, killing 14 16 May 2022 - 12:03 pm

SURABAYA, Indonesia: A tourist bus with an apparently drowsy driver slammed into a billboard Monday on a highway on Indonesia’s main island of...

New Zealand targets EVs, industry with new $2.8 bln climate response fund 16 May 2022 - 11:52 am

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government said on Monday it would set up a NZ$4.5 billion ($2.83 billion) climate response fund, spending at least...

Lebanon vote deals blow to Hezbollah, preliminary results show 16 May 2022 - 11:48 am

Beirut: Hezbollah has been dealt a blow inLebanon's parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of its oldest allies and the...

Ukraine says troops defending Kharkiv have reached Russian border 16 May 2022 - 11:42 am

KYIV: Ukraine said on Monday troops defending the country's second-largest city, Kharkiv, had repelled Russian forces and advanced as far as the border...

Snowless Davos readies new face for World Economic Forum meeting 16 May 2022 - 11:37 am

DAVOS, Switzerland: Movers and shakers arriving for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) this month can pack sandals instead of...

Pakistan ups security for ex-PM Khan over deadly plot claims 16 May 2022 - 11:23 am

Islamabad: Pakistan beefed up security around former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, the interior ministry said, two days after he had claimed...

Tesla delays plan to restore Shanghai output to pre-lockdown levels: memo 16 May 2022 - 10:22 am

Shanghai: Tesla Inc has delayed a plan to restore production at its Shanghai plant to levels before the city's COVID-19 lockdown by at...

One country holding EU 'hostage' on Russian oil embargo, Lithuania says 16 May 2022 - 10:07 am

Brussels: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Monday that the European Union's plans to impose an oil embargo on Russia were being...

PSA webinar to address central statistical data warehouse 16 May 2022 - 08:27 am

Doha: The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) will hold a webinar tomorrow on building a central statistical data warehouse that contributes to accessing...

Saudi King leaves hospital -state news agency 15 May 2022 - 11:58 pm

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia left King Faisal Specialist Hospital on Sunday,...

McConnell sees Wednesday U.S. Senate vote on $40 billion Ukraine aid bill 15 May 2022 - 10:15 pm

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday he expected the Senate to vote on Wednesday to approve about $40 billion in...

Biden balances anti-crime and reform agendas in message to police 15 May 2022 - 09:42 pm

WASHINGTON- U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday that police officers must deliver both effective crime deterrence and equal justice in a message...

Teenager gunned down near Chicago tourist attraction 15 May 2022 - 09:25 pm

CHICAGO- A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near "The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park, authorities said. Police said the teen was...

Gunman who killed 10 in NY supermarket attack was on authorities' radar 15 May 2022 - 08:31 pm

BUFFALO, N.Y- New York authorities on Sunday were investigating how a white 18-year-old, who the governor said had been on the radar of...

Somalia’s incumbent president progresses to second round of vote 15 May 2022 - 08:29 pm

Somalia’s president progressed to the next round of the nation’s presidential elections, though his bid to become the nation’s first leader to be...

Finnish president confirms country will apply to join NATO 15 May 2022 - 08:19 pm

HELSINKI- Finland will apply for membership in the NATO military alliance, the country's president, Sauli Niinisto, confirmed on Sunday, in a historic policy...