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Soccer-Flying high from Africa Cup win, Senegal welcomes new stadium 23 Feb 2022 - 03:56 pm

DIAMNIADIO: Fresh off the national team's victory in the Africa Cup of Nations this month, Senegal on Tuesday inaugurated a new 50,000-seat stadium...

Sanofi, GSK to seek COVID-19 vaccine candidate approval 23 Feb 2022 - 02:40 pm

PARIS: French drugmaker Sanofi and its British partner GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday they intend to submit data from their booster and Phase III...

Energy sector methane emissions 70% higher than official figures: IEA 23 Feb 2022 - 02:36 pm

London: Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from the global energy sector are 70% higher than officially reported, the International Energy...

Cambodia vaccinates children aged three to five against COVID 23 Feb 2022 - 02:36 pm

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia started vaccinating children as young as three against COVID-19 on Wednesday, becoming one of the first countries to cover the...

Putin says Russia is open to diplomacy but won't compromise on its security 23 Feb 2022 - 02:34 pm

Moscow: President VladimirPutinsaid on Wednesday that Russia was always open to diplomacy but put its own national security interests first and would continue...

Lebanon foils three planned suicide attacks, interior minister says 23 Feb 2022 - 02:20 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces have foiled plans by militants linked to Islamic State to carry out three suicide attacks in Beirut's southern suburbs,...

London's Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers since 1972 23 Feb 2022 - 01:31 pm

LONDON: London's Heathrow airport, Britain's busiest, saw its lowest number of passengers since 1972 last year and suffered wider losses as the coronavirus...

Deutsche Telekom to build global COVID vaccine verification app for WHO 23 Feb 2022 - 01:12 pm

BERLIN: The World Health Organization has signed a contract with Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems to build a software solution for global electronic verification...

S. Korea approves Pfizer's COVID vaccine for ages 5-11 23 Feb 2022 - 01:08 pm

Seoul, South Korea: South Korean health officials on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, expanding the country's immunization...

Polish prime minister says Poland will remove most COVID curbs 23 Feb 2022 - 12:57 pm

WARSAW: Poland will remove most COVID-19 restrictions from March 1, while keeping the obligation to wear face masks in enclosed public spaces, Prime...

Hong Kong COVID cases hit record as compulsory testing looms 23 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported a record 8,674 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, as the city prepares for compulsory testing of its residents...

With cinemas closed, Ghana's hand-painted movie posters find homes abroad 23 Feb 2022 - 12:11 pm

ACCRA: With a flick of his brush, Ghanaian painter Daniel Anum Jasper armed actor Paul Newman with a pair of revolvers. Unfinished paintings...

Trolley school helps Philippine children keep studies on track 23 Feb 2022 - 12:05 pm

TAGKAWAYAN, Philippines: A brightly decorated wooden trolley rumbles down a little-used rail track in the southern Philippines carrying four young teachers, two on...

Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month 23 Feb 2022 - 12:02 pm

ANTANANARIVO: Winds of up to 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph) battered Madagascar early on Wednesday as Cyclone Emnati made landfall, becoming the...

Musk's Starlink connects remote Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami 23 Feb 2022 - 11:50 am

SYDNEY: Elon Musk's satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga that have been cut off...

Thailand eases rules for foreign visitors to reboot tourism 23 Feb 2022 - 11:37 am

Thailand will further relax entry rules for foreign visitors starting next month, bowing to demand from the local tourism industry to lower costs...

Amsterdam police end hostage taking at Apple flagship store 23 Feb 2022 - 11:23 am

Amsterdam: Dutch police ended a hostage taking in an Apple flagship store in Amsterdam after a man armed with two guns held at...

Pakistan removes PCR test requirement for vaccinated incoming travellers 23 Feb 2022 - 10:04 am

Doha: Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre has announced that starting tomorrow, February 24, 2022, it no longer requires negative PCR report for...