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TPG-Backed PharmEasy owner withdraws India IPO application 21 Aug 2022 - 10:57 am

API Holdings Ltd., owner of India’s largest online pharmacy PharmEasy, has withdrawn its preliminary filing for an initial public offering, citing market conditions...

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop amid drought 21 Aug 2022 - 10:40 am

CHONGQING, China: China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories...

Floods, landslides kill dozens as monsoon rains lash northern, eastern India 21 Aug 2022 - 10:20 am

Lucknow/Bhubaneshwar: Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three...

12 People injured in Russian bombing of Voznesensk, Southern Ukraine 21 Aug 2022 - 10:18 am

Kyiv: Twelve people were injured in a Russian bombing of the city of Voznesensk, which is close to a nuclear plant in southern...

New Zealand to temporarily boost worker intake amid shortfall 21 Aug 2022 - 10:18 am

New Zealand will make temporary changes to immigration rules, a minister said on Sunday, aiming to lure 12,000 workers over the next year...

Somali forces end 30-hour hotel siege, army officer says 21 Aug 2022 - 09:23 am

Mogadishu: Somali forces have ended a siege at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, an army officer told Reuters on Sunday, adding that...

Workers at UK's largest container port to join rail strikes 20 Aug 2022 - 06:50 pm

LONDON:Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.'s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay dispute, the latest industrial action...

Indonesia confirms first case of Monkeypox in local who traveled 20 Aug 2022 - 03:25 pm

Indonesia confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a local man who was recently overseas, prompting authorities to say they will distribute vaccines...

North Korea surged imports of Chinese masks, gloves before declaring Covid victory 20 Aug 2022 - 02:52 pm

Beijing: North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring...

Europe's drought exposes ancient stones, World War Two ships as waters fall 20 Aug 2022 - 02:42 pm

Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures...

US judge says he leans toward releasing some evidence for Trump search 20 Aug 2022 - 02:23 pm

A U.S. judge on Thursday said he is leaning toward releasing some of the evidence presented by the U.S. Justice Department to justify...

Ethiopian Airlines suspends pilots who didn’t respond to traffic control 20 Aug 2022 - 02:01 pm

Ethiopian Airlines Group suspended a plane crew pending an investigation after they lost communication with air-traffic control inAddis Abababefore later landing safely. Flight...

Body of Angolan ex-president to arrive in Luanda on Saturday, government says 20 Aug 2022 - 01:57 pm

LUANDA: The body of Angola's former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, was due to arrive in Luanda...

At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege, hostages held 20 Aug 2022 - 01:55 pm

Mogadishu: At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing hostages that authorities...

Qatar Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza to begin disbursement of August grant tomorrow 20 Aug 2022 - 12:47 pm

Gaza:The Qatar Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza announced that it will start tomorrow Sunday, in cooperation with the Qatar Fund for Development,...

At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege, intelligence officer says 20 Aug 2022 - 11:25 am

MOGADISHU: At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing control in a...