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South Africa's Eskom warns of long electricity crisis 23 Dec 2022 - 08:35 pm

Johannesburg: Beleaguered electricity firm Eskom warned South Africans on Friday to brace for a prolonged electricity crisis as it struggles to power up...

Pakistan suicide car bombing kills one police official, injures others 23 Dec 2022 - 07:55 pm

ISLAMABAD: Suspected militants sped through a checkpoint in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad on Friday and blew themselves up as police gave pursuit, killing...

North Korea fires missile amid tension over Russia arms aid 23 Dec 2022 - 06:44 pm

SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, the South Korean military said, the latest...

70 percent of US under storm warning as deep freeze hits 23 Dec 2022 - 06:21 pm

Chicago" A historic and brutal winter storm put some 240 million Americans under severe weather warnings on Friday as the United States faced...

Male panda at Dutch zoo turns out to be female 23 Dec 2022 - 05:44 pm

The Hague: A two-year-old giant panda at a Dutch zoo has caused a stir by turning out to be a female and not...

Indonesian families sue over deadly stadium disaster 23 Dec 2022 - 04:21 pm

Jakarta: Seven Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured in one of the worst stadium disasters in football history are suing officials...

British nurses and paramedics plan more strikes in 2023 23 Dec 2022 - 04:20 pm

LONDON: Britain's health workers on Friday announced a fresh round of strikes in January, with their long-running dispute over pay and conditions with...

Greece to double subsidy on energy bills to 840 mln euros in January 23 Dec 2022 - 03:34 pm

ATHENS: Greece will increase subsidies on energy bills to 840 million euros ($892.08 million) in January to continue supporting households and businesses against...

Two dead, four injured in Paris shooting: prosecutor 23 Dec 2022 - 02:41 pm

Paris: Two people were killed and four injured in a shooting in central Paris on Friday, police and prosecutors said, adding that the...

BioNTech initiates clinical trial of mRNA-based malaria vaccine candidate 23 Dec 2022 - 01:04 pm

BERLIN: BioNTech has initiated a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of its BNT165b1 malaria vaccine candidate using mRNA technology, the German company announced...

Christmas gifts come by boat to isolated Romanian Danube Delta villages 23 Dec 2022 - 12:45 pm

C.A. ROSETTI, Romania: For the elderly living in remote villages in the Danube Delta, one of the world's largest wetlands, winter is a...

Thai tourism tally seen beating target by 15% on year-end rush 23 Dec 2022 - 12:36 pm

Thailand will exceed its most-recent target for foreign tourist arrivals by about 15%, buoyed by a year-end rush of visitors from Europe and...

Two dead, 400 homes damaged in Chilean seaside resort town fire 23 Dec 2022 - 11:14 am

Viña del Mar, Chile: At least two people died and some 400 homes have been damaged or destroyed in a fire that broke...

Deep freeze grips US as winter 'bomb cyclone' looms ahead of holiday weekend 23 Dec 2022 - 11:03 am

A deep freeze enveloping most of the United States early on Friday combined with a massive winter storm brewing in the Midwest to...

Chile to open embassy in Palestinian territories, says president 22 Dec 2022 - 11:37 pm

SANTIAGO: Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric said late on Wednesday, which could make the Andean...

Putin says Russia wants end to war in Ukraine 22 Dec 2022 - 11:22 pm

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia wants an end to the war in Ukraine and that this would inevitably involve a...

Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows 22 Dec 2022 - 10:45 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration said on Thursday it had closed universities to women partly due to female students not adhering to its interpretation...