World

Shipping disruption continues as Rhine water levels fall again in Germany 12 Aug 2022 - 11:18 am

HAMBURG: Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen again in dry weather on Friday, with some vessels no longer able...

Mass fish die-off in German-Polish river blamed on unknown toxic substance 12 Aug 2022 - 11:14 am

BERLIN: An unknown, highly toxic substance in the Oder river, which runs through Poland and Germany, appears to be the cause of a...

Iraq’s Central Bank declares rise in foreign exchange reserves 12 Aug 2022 - 09:31 am

Baghdad: Central Bank of Iraq announced yesterday that the foreign exchange reserves rose to USD 82 billion, while gold reserves exceeded 130 tons....

Wildfires spread, fish die off amid severe drought in Europe 11 Aug 2022 - 09:25 pm

PARIS: Firefighters from across Europe struggled on Thursday to contain a huge wildfire in France that has swept through a large swath of...

Sri Lankan ex-president who fled homeland arrives in Bangkok 11 Aug 2022 - 08:18 pm

BANGKOK: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who last month fled anti-government protests in his country, arrived in Thailand on Thursday night on...

Lebanese bank hostage situation ends after partial funds payout 11 Aug 2022 - 07:52 pm

BEIRUT:A hostage situation in a Beirut, Lebanon, bank ended on Thursday after authorities agreed to grant a Lebanese gunman partial access to his...

Satellite images show destruction at Russian air base in Crimea 11 Aug 2022 - 06:23 pm

KYIV: Satellite pictures released on Thursday showed devastation at a Russian air base in Crimea, hit in an attack that suggested Kyiv may...

Mask mandates return in New Delhi as Covid-19 cases rise 11 Aug 2022 - 02:41 pm

New Delhi: The Indian capital reintroduced public mask mandates on Thursday as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country. The NewDelhigovernment reinstituted...

San Francisco metro system hires bird of prey to scare pigeons away 11 Aug 2022 - 02:34 pm

Metro system riders in California's San Francisco Bay Area may have noticed a new station guard in recent months. A 5-year-old Harris's hawk...

Armed man demanding savings holds Beirut bank staff hostage 11 Aug 2022 - 01:53 pm

Beirut:A Lebanese man armed with a shotgun broke into a Beirut bank on Thursday, holding employeeshostageand threatening to set himself ablaze with gasoline...

After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences 11 Aug 2022 - 01:32 pm

SEOUL: The heaviest rain in Seoul in 115 years has spurred the South Korean capital to revive a $1.15 billion plan to improve...

Ex-cop could get eight years in prison for role in storming US Capitol 11 Aug 2022 - 01:22 pm

WASHINGTON: A former Virginia police sergeant who joined Donald Trump's supporters in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could be sentenced to...

'Count on us': Scholz promises new package to help Germans with energy bills 11 Aug 2022 - 01:03 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday promised a new package of measures, including tax relief, to help people struggling with rising energy...

Heathrow CEO defends flight cap, says delays much reduced 11 Aug 2022 - 12:15 pm

London Heathrow airport Chief Executive Officer John Holland-Kaye defended a flight cap that’s truncated airline schedules and upset travel plans for thousands of...

South Africa negotiates deal with EU to clear citrus blockage at ports 11 Aug 2022 - 11:53 am

GENEVA: SouthAfricahas negotiated a settlement with the European Union to clear hundreds of shipping containers of citrus fruit stuck in EU ports, the...

Seoul to ban ‘Parasite’-type basement homes after storm deaths 11 Aug 2022 - 11:52 am

After at least four people drowned in basement homes during the worst storm to lash Seoul in more than a century, South Korea’s...

'Extreme' weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits 11 Aug 2022 - 11:47 am

LONDON: A four-day "extreme heat" warning came into force in parts of England and Wales on Thursday, with temperatures poised to exceed 35...

China, Nepal agree on building a trans-Himalayan network 11 Aug 2022 - 11:38 am

China and Nepal have agreed to build the so-called Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, the Chinese foreign ministry said, following a meeting between the...