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Jordan's mission to save its ancient olive trees 20 Dec 2023 - 08:12 am

Ajlun, Jordan: Every morning, Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta swallows two cloves of garlic with a cup of olive oil before heading out...

Greece approves new law granting undocumented migrants residence rights, provided they have a job 19 Dec 2023 - 10:22 pm

ATHENS: Greece's parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved new legislation that will grant tens of thousands of undocumented migrants residence and work permits amid...

Philippines suspends TV program that regularly features Duterte 19 Dec 2023 - 09:25 pm

Philippine television regulators have suspended a TV program where former President Rodrigo Duterte regularly appears, saying it violated broadcast content standards. The Movie...

UNICEF spokesperson 'furious' over situation in Gaza 19 Dec 2023 - 04:25 pm

Geneva: Gaza is "the most dangerous place in the world" for a child, the UN children's agency spokesperson said Tuesday, expressing his rage...

Mapping bedbugs: S Korean blockchain engineer fights infestation with data 19 Dec 2023 - 04:19 pm

Seoul: When news broke about a bedbug outbreak in his native South Korea, 29-year-old blockchain engineer and self-professed insectophobe Kang Jae-gu got straight...

Gaza hospital out of action after Israeli army assault: director 19 Dec 2023 - 03:51 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: One of the last remaining hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip stopped operating on Tuesday after being stormed by...

Radio sets make a comeback in war-torn Gaza 19 Dec 2023 - 03:23 pm

Gaza Strip, Territoires Palestinians: Before war broke out in Gaza, Mahmud al-Daoudi could never have imagined the radio sets gathering dust in his...

Troops on S. Korea side of border security area to carry guns: UN Command 19 Dec 2023 - 12:12 pm

Seoul: Troops on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area on the border with the North have been authorised to carry...

Google to pay $700 mn to US consumers, states in antitrust settlement 19 Dec 2023 - 11:46 am

San Francisco: Google parent Alphabet has agreed to pay $700 million as part of an antitrust settlement made public on Monday, with the...

At least 118 killed in China earthquake, deadliest in a decade 19 Dec 2023 - 11:19 am

BEIJING: An overnight earthquake killed at least 118 people in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, provincial officials said Tuesday, in...

LIVE UPDATES: Death toll continues to rise as UN calls for accountability in Gaza war 19 Dec 2023 - 10:42 am

Doha, Qatar: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths has said that impunity is so prevalent in the Gaza Strip war, there may...

IN PHOTOS: Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland after weeks of earthquakes 19 Dec 2023 - 09:03 am

Reykjavik: A volcano in Iceland was erupting on Tuesday, with geysers of molten lava shooting into the pitch-black night sky after weeks of...

Kishida says Japan ready to lead Asia in decarbonization and energy security 18 Dec 2023 - 06:16 pm

Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to lead efforts to simultaneously achieve decarbonization, economic growth and energy security in Asia, an ambitious...

Egypt's President Sisi re-elected with 89.6% of vote 18 Dec 2023 - 05:23 pm

Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisihas won a new six-year term with 89.6 percent of the vote, the election authority announced Monday. Turnout...

Explosion, blaze at Guinea fuel depot leave eight dead 18 Dec 2023 - 04:02 pm

Conakry: Eight people have been killed after a powerful explosion at the main fuel depot in Guinea followed by a fire that rocked...

Germany business mood sours as 2023 ends 18 Dec 2023 - 01:35 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: German business morale worsened in December, a key survey showed Monday, as a year-end budget crisis deepened concerns about Europe's biggest...