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As travel resumes, China's luxury shoppers ask: Paris or Hainan? 05 Jan 2023 - 12:19 pm

SHANGHAI: An end to China's travel curbs this month is expected to revive demand in the global luxury retail market, which has been...

Gazans turn to firewood as energy prices soar 05 Jan 2023 - 11:33 am

Gaza: In one of Gaza City's oldest suburbs, Saadeya al-Malaha collects dry branches she finds by the side of the roads, then carefully...

Prince Harry says William knocked him to the floor in dispute - Guardian 05 Jan 2023 - 11:03 am

Britain's Prince Harry says in an upcoming book that his older brother and heir to the throne Prince William knocked him to the...

US would accept up to 30,000 migrants a month in expanded program: Sources 05 Jan 2023 - 10:09 am

Washington:The United States plans to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela under a program paired with...

German health minister voices concern over new Covid variant 05 Jan 2023 - 10:03 am

Berlin:Germany's health minister has expressed concern over a new COVID-19 subvariant linked to growing hospitalisations in the northeastern United States, adding that Berlin...

South Korea police find Chinese man missing after being sent to COVID quarantine 05 Jan 2023 - 09:58 am

SEOUL: South Korean police found on Thursday a Chinese man who went missing after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, and said he...

EU recommends pre-flight testing of passengers from China, wastewater testing in airports 04 Jan 2023 - 11:55 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union government officials recommended on Wednesday that passengers flying from China to the EU should have a negative COVID-19 test before...

Putin sends missile ship to train in Atlantic, Med 04 Jan 2023 - 11:41 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday presided over the launch of a warship armed with new hypersonic cruise missiles on a training mission...

Mali avoids sanctions over detention of Ivorian soldiers 04 Jan 2023 - 11:31 pm

Bamako: West African leaders will not go through with a threat to sanction Mali for jailing 46 Ivorian soldiers, the regional ECOWAS bloc...

Turkey eliminates 107 militants, thwarts 185 terrorist operations in 2022 04 Jan 2023 - 11:10 pm

Ankara: The Turkish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu revealed on Wednesday that Turkey managed to eliminate 107 militants from various organizations, and to...

Peruvians clamor anew for president's removal 04 Jan 2023 - 10:20 pm

Lima: After a fortnight-long break, Peruvians took to the streets again on Wednesday, blocking roads countrywide to demand the resignation of President Dina...

Togo president visits Mali amid Ivorian soldier row 04 Jan 2023 - 10:17 pm

Bamako: Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, who is mediating in a diplomatic row over 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali, paid a "friendly working...

Macron promises 'first Western tanks' for Ukraine 04 Jan 2023 - 10:09 pm

Paris: France is set to become the first Western country to deliver tanks to Ukraine, the French presidency announced on Wednesday after talks...

US House rejects McCarthy again despite Trump plea for unity 04 Jan 2023 - 10:05 pm

Washington: The US House of Representatives for a fourth time rejected Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber on Wednesday as a...

France regulator raps Apple over App Store ads 04 Jan 2023 - 10:00 pm

Paris: France's data regulator said on Wednesday that it had fined Apple eight million euros ($8.5 million) for breaching privacy laws on its...

Criticism mounts in Russia as Ukrainian strike toll rises 04 Jan 2023 - 09:49 pm

Kiev: Russia said on Wednesday the toll climbed in its worst single reported loss from a Ukrainian strike, which under-criticism Moscow blamed on...

Biden wants Republican-led House to get its 'act together' over leadership 04 Jan 2023 - 09:29 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on lawmakers in the Republican-led House of Representatives to "get their act together," saying the messy...