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Cyprus ends mandatory mask wearing as COVID-19 measures eased 31 Aug 2022 - 03:12 pm

NICOSIA: Cyprus on Wednesday said it would end all restrictions on gatherings and the mandatory use of face masks in most areas after...

Investors flee UK bonds, pushing gilts to huge monthly loss 31 Aug 2022 - 02:48 pm

LONDON: Investors alarmed at Britain's bleak economic outlook and political uncertainty dumped government bonds on Wednesday, extending a recent selloff and putting some...

EU to restrict travel rules for Russians, split on how far to go 31 Aug 2022 - 12:57 pm

PRAGUE: The EU's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged bickering nations to settle their differences on restricting travel for Russian citizens, saying Europe...

10 people dead, 42 injured in bus accident northwest of Algeria 31 Aug 2022 - 12:50 pm

Algiers: Ten people died and 42 others injured due to a passenger bus accident in Naama province, northwest of Algeria. Algeria News Agency...

Ten killed in Indonesia in truck crash outside school 31 Aug 2022 - 12:50 pm

BEKASI, Indonesia: At least 10 people have been killed, including some children, after a truck crashed on Wednesday near a bus stop outside...

Typhoon Hinnamnor hit Japan's southwestern Islands 31 Aug 2022 - 12:41 pm

Tokyo: Typhoon Hinnamnor hit the southwestern islands of Japan on Wednesday with winds estimated at 180 kilometers per hour, while meteorologists warned that...

Photo of secret documents piled on Trump carpet adds to DOJ pressure 31 Aug 2022 - 12:34 pm

The Department of Justice filing against Donald Trump was stark, saying someone at his Mar-a-Lago club may have tried to conceal or remove...

UK energy bill help won't lower inflation, statisticians rule 31 Aug 2022 - 12:27 pm

London: British government energy bill rebates for households cannot be viewed as lowering inflation, official statisticians said on Wednesday, ruling out the possibility...

Baby killed by hailstone in storm in northeast Spain 31 Aug 2022 - 12:20 pm

Madrid: A 20-month old baby girl died after being hit by a massive hailstone during a fierce storm in the northeastern Spanish town...

Deadly floods inundate farms in Pakistan, flushing away crops 31 Aug 2022 - 11:55 am

The toll of extreme flooding on Pakistan’s food security is becoming apparent: large swathes of farmland under water, crops and food stocks washed...

Japan to allow non-guided group tours from September 31 Aug 2022 - 11:46 am

Japan will allow non-guided package tours from all countries from Sept. 7 and more than double the number of people it permits to...

S.Korea to end pre-departure COVID test requirement for overseas travellers 31 Aug 2022 - 10:16 am

Seoul: South Korea will from Saturday no longer require travellers to the country to test for COVID-19 before departure, although they will still...

40 People killed in armed attack in democratic Republic of Congo 31 Aug 2022 - 09:45 am

Kinshasa: Forty people, including women and children, were killed in an attack by armed men in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The...

Australia emissions rose in year to March as lockdowns ended 31 Aug 2022 - 09:32 am

Australia’s carbon-dioxide emissions climbed in the year through March due to increased economic activity in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Emissions rose...

Singapore sees the rise of million-dollar public housing 31 Aug 2022 - 09:23 am

Singapore: Hundreds of public housing apartments in Singapore, one of the world's most expensive cities, are being sold for over one million Singapore...

UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods 31 Aug 2022 - 08:55 am

Islamabad: The United Nations andPakistanissued an appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that have...

Austria is probing trades that prompted wien energie margin call 31 Aug 2022 - 08:35 am

Austrian authorities are probing the trades that forced Vienna’s municipal power utility to seek federal guarantees for its exposure to energy markets. Wien...