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Sudden power outage in Oman; affects operation at Muscat International Airport 05 Sep 2022 - 03:09 pm

Oman's capital Muscat has been hit by a power blackout, among several other provinces, but electricity will be restored gradually in about four...

Liz Truss set to become UK prime minister 05 Sep 2022 - 03:03 pm

LONDON: Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as...

Supreme court upholds Ruto’s Kenyan presidential election win 05 Sep 2022 - 02:45 pm

Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Aug. 9 election of William Ruto as president in a unanimous decision, Chief Justice Martha Koome...

Film makers found guilty of disturbing wreck of ferry Estonia 05 Sep 2022 - 01:51 pm

STOCKHOLM: A Swedish court said on Monday it had found two film makers guilty of disturbing the wreck of the ferry Estonia, which...

Gold steadies as Europe’s energy woes see dollar strengthen 05 Sep 2022 - 01:35 pm

Gold was steady as mounting concerns over a worsening energy crisis in Europe drove investors to the greenback over the euro. Europe’s currency...

Earthquake in China's Sichuan kills seven, shakes provincial capital 05 Sep 2022 - 01:19 pm

Beijing: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing at least seven...

Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300 05 Sep 2022 - 01:07 pm

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistani authorities are struggling to prevent the country's biggest lake bursting its banks and inundating nearby towns after unprecedented flooding, while the...

China says US hacked aeronautics, Space Research University 05 Sep 2022 - 01:04 pm

Chinaaccused a US spy agency of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programs, in Beijing’s latest effort to his back...

Two Russian embassy staff dead, 11 hurt in suicide bomb blast in Kabul 05 Sep 2022 - 12:49 pm

Kabul: Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a...

Sri Lanka bill to trim president's powers likely to become law within weeks: Minister 05 Sep 2022 - 12:19 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Monday a constitutional amendment bill trimming presidential powers is expected to become law in...

India's Bengaluru hit by flooding, traffic snarls after heavy rain 05 Sep 2022 - 11:56 am

BENGALURU: Large parts of India's tech capital Bengaluru were under water on Monday after torrential rains uprooted trees, caused crippling traffic and forced...

Britain's Truss expected to be named Conservative leader, new PM 05 Sep 2022 - 11:43 am

London: Liz Truss is expected to be named leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain's next prime minister on Monday, poised to...

European shares slide as Nord Stream 1 shutdown extends 05 Sep 2022 - 11:11 am

European shares tumbled on Monday after Russia extended a halt on gas flows down the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Europe, sparking worries...

Toyota, Nissan to suspend production in western Japan as typhoon nears 05 Sep 2022 - 10:44 am

TOKYO: Japan's Toyota Motor Corp will suspend some evening shifts at three plants in western Japan due to an approaching typhoon, it said...

Philippines' Marcos visits Indonesia in first overseas trip as president 05 Sep 2022 - 10:40 am

JAKARTA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr met with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on Monday for a state visit focused on bolstering defence,...

Poland seeks to mend ties with Hungary after rift over Ukraine 05 Sep 2022 - 10:21 am

Poland will attempt rapprochement with Hungary after a falling out earlier this year over the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said....