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Cat cafe brings pawsitivity to war-scarred Gaza 18 Aug 2023 - 12:20 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: A cat cafe in the Gaza Strip aims to "cheer up" Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from...

N. Zealand man wrongly jailed for 18 years wins payout 18 Aug 2023 - 11:21 am

Wellington: A New Zealand man who spent nearly 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit will receive a multimillion-dollar...

WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variant 18 Aug 2023 - 11:18 am

Geneva: The World Health Organization and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant ofCovid-19, although the potential impact...

Libya unity govt tells protesters no foreign base planned 17 Aug 2023 - 10:59 pm

Tripoli: Libya's UN-recognised unity government on Thursday dismissed accusations it had promised part of Al-Khoms to its ally Turkey as a naval base...

Ukraine port ship reaches Istanbul despite Russian blockade 17 Aug 2023 - 10:33 pm

Istanbul: A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that sent tensions soaring after...

22 years in prison for Quebec woman who sent poison to Trump 17 Aug 2023 - 10:08 pm

Washington: A 55-year-old woman who holds dual French and Canadian nationality was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on Thursday for sending...

North Korea blasted at UN for arms buildup while people suffer 17 Aug 2023 - 09:05 pm

New York: North Korea was accused in the UN Security Council on Thursday of spending heavily on its nuclear arms program while its...

Strong quake rattles Colombian capital 17 Aug 2023 - 08:58 pm

Bogotá: A strong earthquake shook the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday, the country's geological agency reported, setting off sirens and sparking brief panic...

Bangladesh court sentences two journalists over plot to kill PM's son 17 Aug 2023 - 08:39 pm

Dhaka: Two elderly Bangladeshi newspaper editors were sentenced in absentia on Thursday over a plot to kill the prime minister's son, charges their...

West African Bloc vows to restore Niger democracy 17 Aug 2023 - 08:10 pm

West Africa’s economic bloc is open to talks or a rare military intervention to overturn a coup in Niger, an official said. Democracy...

More than 60 migrants feared to have drowned off Cape Verde 17 Aug 2023 - 07:34 pm

More than 60 migrants who were trying to leaveSenegalon a pirogue to the Canary Islands are feared to have drowned, authorities and the...

Only Ukraine can decide peace terms with Russia: NATO chief 17 Aug 2023 - 07:32 pm

Oslo: Only Ukraine can decide the terms of a possible peace negotiation with Russia, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, reiterating the...

Ukraine receives new air defence systems from Berlin 17 Aug 2023 - 06:56 pm

Kyiv: Ukraine said on Thursday that it had received new IRIS-T anti-aircraft systems from Germany, as it looks to bolster air defences in...

Sweden heightens terror alert after Quran burnings 17 Aug 2023 - 06:14 pm

Stockholm: Sweden's intelligence agency heightened its terror alert level on Thursday to four on a scale of five after angry reactions in the...

Thousands flee wildfires in Canada's far north 17 Aug 2023 - 05:59 pm

Ottawa: Thousands ordered to flee wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada's far north crammed into a local airport on...

Cable theft 'significantly' impact South Africa's railways 17 Aug 2023 - 05:01 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's state-owned freight logistics firm on Thursday called on the government to urgently crack down on criminals stealing railway cables --...