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Hurricane Rick unleashes rain on slow path towards Mexican coast near Acapulco 25 Oct 2021 - 11:01 am

MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Rick unleashed rain and wind on parts of Mexico's Pacific coast late on Sunday as its center crept closer to...

China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread 25 Oct 2021 - 10:39 am

Taipei: Children as young as 3 will start receiving Covid-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the population has been fully vaccinated and...

Ministers, party leaders detained in apparent coup in Sudan: Sources 25 Oct 2021 - 09:14 am

Khartoum: Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders on Monday in an apparent...

Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November 24 Oct 2021 - 11:59 pm

WASHINGTON - Vaccines for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 will likely be available in the first half of November, top...

Pakistanis greet first World Cup win over India with fireworks and flags 24 Oct 2021 - 11:55 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan - Firecrackers, blaring car horns and bursts of gunfire rang out across Pakistani cities on Sunday as cricket fans celebrated their...

Pakistani cricket fans light fireworks as they celebrate the victory of the Pakistan cricket team on their first match between India and Pakistan in Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 stage in Dubai, at a park in Karachi, Pakistan October 24, 2021.REUTERS/Akhtar

Mudslides, power outages as storm drenches burn-scarred California 24 Oct 2021 - 11:51 pm

A powerful storm drenched wildfire-scarred northern California on Sunday, triggering mudslides and downing electric lines with winds blasting San Francisco as the "bomb...

China warns of further spread in latest COVID-19 flare-up 24 Oct 2021 - 08:44 pm

BEIJING - China's latest COVID-19 outbreak is increasingly likely to spread further, a health official said on Sunday, as authorities urged all regions...

Tug fights container fire on cargo ship off British Columbia 24 Oct 2021 - 08:23 pm

Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A tug boat spent the night fighting a container fire that broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship...

Hurricane Rick edges closer to Mexican coast north of Acapulco 24 Oct 2021 - 07:32 pm

MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Rick edged slowly closer to Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday, expected to unleash heavy rains north of the beach...

Sheep replace cars as they cross Madrid en route to winter pastures 24 Oct 2021 - 03:30 pm

Madrid: The streets of Madrid were filled with sheep and the clanking of bells on Sunday as shepherds guided their flocks through the...

China expects new Covid outbreak to worsen in coming days 24 Oct 2021 - 01:21 pm

China’s new Covid-19 infections will increase in coming days and the areas affected by the epidemic may continue to expand, a health official...

COVID-19 cases recorded in eastern Europe hit 20 million 24 Oct 2021 - 12:51 pm

The number of coronavirus infections recorded so far in eastern Europe surpassed 20 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as the...

China says 76% of population have received complete doses of COVID-19 vaccines 24 Oct 2021 - 11:13 am

BEIJING: China has given complete doses of COVID-19 vaccines to about 75.6% of its population as of Oct. 23, National Health Commission spokesperson...

Strong quake shakes Taiwan, no damage reported 24 Oct 2021 - 10:05 am

TAIPEI: Buildings shook in Taipei on Sunday as an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northeastern Taiwan, but there were no reports of damage....

As outbreak worsens, Covid-19 cases in eastern Europe near 20 million 24 Oct 2021 - 09:47 am

Coronavirus cases in eastern Europe will soon surpass 20 million, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday, as the region grapples with its...

Melbourne to ease more COVID curbs as 80% vaccination rate nears 24 Oct 2021 - 09:23 am

Melbourne: Melbourne, the world's most locked-down city that emerged from its latest spate of COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, will see more curbs eased...

Canadian Coast Guard says monitoring container ship fire 24 Oct 2021 - 08:59 am

The Canadian Coast Guard said it is monitoring a fire that broke out on a container ship off the coast of Victoria, British...

Russia-led bloc concludes drills near Afghan border to boost Tajik security 23 Oct 2021 - 07:39 pm

HARB-MAIDON TRAINING GROUND, Tajikistan: A Russia-led military exercise held over six days near the Tajik-Afghan border, designed to demonstrate Moscow stands ready to...