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Macao eases COVID mask mandate as virus situation stabilizes 27 Feb 2023 - 10:24 am

HONG KONG: Macao has eased its requirements for people to wear masks after mandating them for most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday,...

US agency says Covid likely emerged from China lab leak: reports 27 Feb 2023 - 12:35 am

Washington: The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the...

Brazil storm death toll rises to 64 26 Feb 2023 - 11:51 pm

Sao Paulo: The death toll from floods and landslides in southeast Brazil a week ago was officially increased to 64 Sunday, as the...

WHO seeks $392 million for Yemen before donor meet 26 Feb 2023 - 11:46 pm

Dubai: The World Health Organization on Sunday appealed for $392 million ahead of a UN-led donor conference in Geneva to avert the "potential...

Turkish Red Crescent criticised for selling tents after quake 26 Feb 2023 - 11:07 pm

Ankara: The Turkish opposition and media on Sunday criticised the Red Crescent humanitarian group for selling rather than donating tents for those made...

EU chief urges asylum reform after Italy migrant deaths 26 Feb 2023 - 10:54 pm

Brussels: European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday called for progress on a stalled reform of EU asylum rules after the...

Tens of thousands protest Mexico electoral reforms 26 Feb 2023 - 10:39 pm

MEXICO CITY: Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City’s vast main plaza on Sunday to protest electoral law reforms that they say...

US spy chief says Iran advancing nuclear program at 'worrisome pace' 26 Feb 2023 - 10:15 pm

Washington: Iran's nuclear program is advancing at a "worrisome pace," CIA director William Burns said in an interview broadcast Sunday, following reports Tehran...

Greeks revel in Carnival celebrations after a pandemic pause 26 Feb 2023 - 09:52 pm

NAXOS, Greece: Throngs of revelers across Greece attended end-of-Carnival celebrations this weekend for the first time in four years. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented...

Egypt FM to head to Turkiye, Syria for first time in decade 26 Feb 2023 - 09:34 pm

Cairo: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head to Turkiye and Syria on Monday morning, his office said, for the first such visit...

France to enforce water ‘Sobriety Plan’ amid severe drought risk 26 Feb 2023 - 09:16 pm

France is going to enforce water restrictions as the driest winter on record puts the country in a "state of alert” for droughts...

22 Syrian migrants on hunger strike in Libyan prison 26 Feb 2023 - 08:54 pm

Cairo: At least 22 Syrian migrants detained for more than five months in Libya began a hunger strike on Monday to demand their...

'Embezzled' Lebanese cash in Swiss banks: media report 26 Feb 2023 - 08:38 pm

Geneva: Banks in Switzerland are holding a substantial amount of the millions of dollars Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh is accused of...

Ethiopian dissident Eskinder Nega freed from detention: party 26 Feb 2023 - 08:30 pm

Nairobi: Ethiopian journalist and dissident Eskinder Nega has been freed from prison two days after being detained in the country's Amhara region, the...

Putin says Russia cannot ignore NATO nuclear capability 26 Feb 2023 - 08:09 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated in an interview set to be broadcast on Sunday that Russia suspended its participation in the New...

Senior Indian opposition official arrested in graft probe 26 Feb 2023 - 07:35 pm

New Delhi: Indian federal investigators on Sunday arrested a leading politician from an up-and-coming opposition party on corruption allegations, his organisation said. The...

Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in US resettlement 26 Feb 2023 - 07:28 pm

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas protested in Pakistan's capital on Sunday, as an American...