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California tries to harness megastorm floods to ease crippling droughts 15 Nov 2022 - 02:54 pm

HURON, Calif.: The land along the Arroyo Pasajero Creek, halfway between Sacramento and Los Angeles, is too dry to farm some years and...

Tuvalu turns to the metaverse as rising seas threaten existence 15 Nov 2022 - 02:33 pm

Tuvalu said on Tuesday it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture...

Trump to launch new White House bid while his party licks its wounds 15 Nov 2022 - 02:14 pm

Washington: Donald Trump is set to launch a fresh White House bid on Tuesday, hoping to box out potential Republican rivals and return...

India's population growth slows as world reaches 8 billion 15 Nov 2022 - 11:55 am

New Delhi: As the globalpopulationreaches 8 billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a...

Czech Republic considering bid to host COP29 climate summit 14 Nov 2022 - 11:49 pm

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: The Czech Republic is considering throwing its hat in the ring to host the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit in 2024,...

King Charles asks UK parliament to allow brother and sister to act in his place 14 Nov 2022 - 10:24 pm

LONDON: King Charles asked the British parliament on Monday to amend the law to allow two more of his siblings to act on...

Mexico president slams mass protest against electoral reform 14 Nov 2022 - 09:43 pm

Mexico City: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday criticized a mass protest against his proposed electoral reforms as an attempt by...

US offers $10 mn rewards for Somalia's Al-Shabaab 14 Nov 2022 - 08:48 pm

Nairobi: The United States said on Monday it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia's Al-Shabaab to $10 million...

Egypt's COP27 envoy dismisses warning of spying on delegates as 'ludicrous' 14 Nov 2022 - 08:02 pm

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Egypt's COP27 special envoy dismissed as "ludicrous" reports that his country was spying on delegates at the climate summit in...

Amazon founder Bezos says will donate most of fortune to charity 14 Nov 2022 - 06:09 pm

Washington: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for the first time said he will give away most of his $124 billion fortune to charity, but...

Victims' families want judges to clarify Russian role in MH17 downing 14 Nov 2022 - 04:50 pm

AMSTERDAM: Relatives of the 298 people who died when Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 hope that judges issuing a...

Ukrainian president visits Kherson, celebrates Russian retreat 14 Nov 2022 - 04:34 pm

KHERSON, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the southern city of Kherson on Monday to celebrate its recapture from Russian forces with joyful...

UN chief hopeful Russia to extend grain deal 14 Nov 2022 - 04:05 pm

Nusa Dua, Indonesia: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced hope Monday that Russia would extend an expiring deal that gives safe passage to...

Spanish truckers start new strike over freight rules, cost of living 14 Nov 2022 - 03:59 pm

MADRID: Truck drivers, who brought Spain to a halt earlier this year, began a new strike on Monday as hundreds marched through the...

Turkey arrests Syrian woman, accuses PKK over Istanbul attack 14 Nov 2022 - 03:11 pm

Istanbul, Turkey: Turkey on Monday accused a Syrian woman of planting a bomb that killed six people inIstanbul, blaming the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'...