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Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead 21 Apr 2022 - 10:46 am

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of...

Taiwan approves second COVID booster dose, infections yet to peak 21 Apr 2022 - 10:26 am

Taipei: Taiwan's government has approved a second COVID-19 booster vaccine dose for those 65 and older, and third boosters for the immunocompromised, as...

Kyiv police find 2 mass graves with civilians 21 Apr 2022 - 10:21 am

KYIV: Kyiv regional police said Thursday two mass graves with nine bodies were discovered the day before in the city of Borodyanka northwest...

In Bolivia, a battle over a receding glacier 'doomed to disappear' 21 Apr 2022 - 09:36 am

La Paz: In the Andean mountains of Bolivia's high western plains where snow lies powdered over dark rocks that rise into a hard...

Johnson arrives in India to meet Modi, seek economic deals 21 Apr 2022 - 09:31 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to set aside his political troubles and focus on economic ties and the war in...

Greece to raise minimum wage from May 1 to boost low incomes- PM 20 Apr 2022 - 09:51 pm

ATHENS- Greece will raise the minimum wage from May 1 for a second time this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday...

Yellen, BoE's Bailey, others walk out of G20 meeting as Russians speak 20 Apr 2022 - 09:11 pm

WASHINGTON/LONDON- Top finance officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out of Wednesday's meeting of finance officials from the world's top...

Canada finance minister walks out of G20 meeting to protest Russia's participation 20 Apr 2022 - 08:30 pm

OTTAWA- Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday she walked out of a G20 plenary meeting in Washington to protest against Russia's...

Russia tests new nuclear-capable missile 20 Apr 2022 - 07:47 pm

MOSCOW - The Russian Defense Ministry reported the first launch of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. President Vladimir Putin said this weapon...

South Africa’s Covid positivity rate hits three-month high 20 Apr 2022 - 07:30 pm

South Africa’s coronavirus test positivity rate climbed to the highest in more than three months, indicating that the number of undetected infections may...

Prince Harry says security issues remain after recent trip to see queen 20 Apr 2022 - 05:14 pm

LONDON: Britain's Prince Harry said he made sure that Queen Elizabeth had the "right people around her" and was "protected" when he met...

Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine war tops 5 mln: UN agency 20 Apr 2022 - 05:06 pm

PRAGUE: The number of people fleeing Ukraine to escape Russia's invasion has passed 5 million in Europe's worst refugee crisis since the end...

Johnny Depp to return to stand in defamation case against ex-wife 20 Apr 2022 - 04:18 pm

Actor Johnny Depp is expected to return to the witness stand on Wednesday in a $50 million defamation case he said he brought...

Raging wildfire in Arizona forces more than 2,000 residents to flee 20 Apr 2022 - 04:07 pm

Firefighters faced strong winds and bone-dry conditions on Wednesday as they battled a rapidly growing wildfire in central Arizona that has already driven...

Spain says masks no longer totally obligatory indoors 20 Apr 2022 - 04:00 pm

MADRID: Spain took another step Wednesday toward a sense of normality amid the pandemic by partially ending the near two-year-long obligatory use of...

India’s capital reimposes mask mandate as daily Covid cases rise 20 Apr 2022 - 03:21 pm

India’s capital has reinstated the mask mandate in public spaces and stepped up testing for new variants, amid concerns around rising daily Covid-19...