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US House committee releases Trump tax returns, capping years-long battle 30 Dec 2022 - 05:27 pm

A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee released six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the public on Friday in...

Putin tells Xi he wants to ramp up military cooperation 30 Dec 2022 - 04:36 pm

Moscow: Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the...

South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 34 30 Dec 2022 - 04:04 pm

Johannesburg: The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last week has climbed to 34,...

China to stop testing chilled, frozen foods for COVID from Jan. 8 30 Dec 2022 - 03:03 pm

HONG KONG: China's meat trade on Friday cheered the imminent end of testing and disinfecting chilled and frozen foods for COVID-19, more than...

Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production 30 Dec 2022 - 02:06 pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian maker of a cough syrup that was linked to the death of 19 children in Uzbekistan has halted production...

Malaysia to screen inbound travellers, including from China, for fever 30 Dec 2022 - 12:54 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday said it will screen all inbound travellers for fever and test wastewater from aircraft arriving from China for...

Few tourists, deserted streets in Macau after reopening 30 Dec 2022 - 12:46 pm

MACAU: Three years of COVID-19 forced Becky Zhang’s specialty food business in Macau to near collapse. Founded by her grandmother more than fifty...

Spain to require travellers from China test negative for COVID or be fully vaccinated 30 Dec 2022 - 12:34 pm

MADRID: People travelling from China to Spain will be required to test negative for COVID-19 or prove they have been fully vaccinated against...

Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele 30 Dec 2022 - 12:08 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as...

Indonesia lifts remaining COVID restrictions 30 Dec 2022 - 11:18 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining measures to control the spread of COVID-19 effective immediately, since most of the country's population already...

South Korea to require COVID tests for travellers from China 30 Dec 2022 - 11:15 am

SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from China, joining the United States, Japan and other...

UK house prices end 2022 on a weaker note after pandemic boom 30 Dec 2022 - 11:11 am

LONDON: British annual house price growth marked a further "sharp" slowdown in December, mortgage lender Nationwide said, ending the year on a downbeat...

Rural residents worry for elderly as COVID rips across China 30 Dec 2022 - 11:06 am

LEZHI: In a busy village clinic in Lezhi county in southwest China's Sichuan province on Thursday, 59-year-old Yang waited anxiously as her husband...

Surging UK energy bills spark tensions among tenants 30 Dec 2022 - 09:27 am

London: Britain's cost-of-living crisis has turned into a bitter winter in households trying to keep their energy bills down: Some lecture flatmates for...

Philippines floods, landslides kill 44 after Christmas Day rains 30 Dec 2022 - 08:29 am

MANILA: The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by Christmas Day rains in the southern Philippines rose to 44, with 28 others...

US winter storm death toll rises to 61 29 Dec 2022 - 11:51 pm

Washington: The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61...

Exiled Afghan MP says Taliban 'erasing' women 29 Dec 2022 - 11:12 pm

London: A former Afghan woman MP who fled to Britain after the Taliban takeover in 2021 on Thursday called on the world to...

Russian president, Chinese counterpart to hold video conference tomorrow 29 Dec 2022 - 10:01 pm

Moscow: Spokesman of the Russian Presidency (Kremlin) Dmitry Peskov announced on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss bilateral relations and regional...