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Chinese cities in Tibet begin mass Covid testing, Hainan cluster grows 09 Aug 2022 - 10:10 am

Shanghai: Parts ofTibetare running mass COVID-19 testing on Tuesday, including the Chinese autonomous region's two largest cities, to fight a rare flare-up, while...

US state department commends Chadian parties signing of Doha peace agreement 09 Aug 2022 - 09:49 am

US State Department commends Chadian parties' signing of the Peace Agreement in Doha, and welcomes this step toward reconciliation in Chad. "We commend...

Kenyan presidential election winner to be announced by Aug. 16 09 Aug 2022 - 09:33 am

Kenyans vote Tuesday in the nation’s presidential elections. Here’s a timeline of when to expect key announcements. Voting kicked off at the nation’s...

Worst Seoul storm in 80 years kills eight, floods capital 09 Aug 2022 - 08:05 am

At least eight people were killed and six people missing in theSeoularea after one of the heaviest rain storms in 80 years hit...

We will link security belt zones in northern Syria soon: Erdogan 08 Aug 2022 - 11:34 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today, August 8, his country's intention to link the safe areas in northern Syria soon. Erdogan...

Biden surveys flood damage in Kentucky, pledges more US help 08 Aug 2022 - 11:15 pm

LOST CREEK, Kentucky: US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday witnessed the damage from deadly and devastating storms that...

Fire at Cuba oil facility spreads as 3rd tank ignites 08 Aug 2022 - 11:07 pm

HAVANA: A deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba spread on Monday after flames enveloped a third...

US returns to Cambodia 30 antiquities looted from historic sites 08 Aug 2022 - 10:16 pm

The United States will return to Cambodia 30 looted antiquities, including bronze and stone statues of Buddhist and Hindu deities carved more than...

Spain air conditioning crackdown set to take effect 08 Aug 2022 - 09:41 pm

Escaping the sweltering heat baking much of Spain just got a little bit harder. The government last week declared that businesses will not...

US pledges $1 billion more rockets, other arms for Ukraine 08 Aug 2022 - 09:32 pm

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration announced another $1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine on Monday, pledging what will be the biggest yet...

Five police officers killed in Mali 08 Aug 2022 - 05:02 pm

Bamako: Five police officers were killed Sunday in an armed attack in southern Mali, the national police said. "Five police officers were killed,...

Palestinian Prisoners Club Confirm Upsurge of Arrests in Jenin in 2022 08 Aug 2022 - 04:29 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Prisoners Club confirmed on Monday that the Jenin Governorate in the occupied West Bank has been witnessing an escalation in detention...

Lebanon continues communication with Syria on file of displaced persons 08 Aug 2022 - 04:13 pm

Beirut:Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Hector Hajjar announced that communication with Syria regarding the file of the displaced Syrians is ongoing and has...

Efforts to feed Beluga whale in France's Seine fail so far 08 Aug 2022 - 04:01 pm

PARIS: Efforts to feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River in France have failed so far and...

Italy kicks off vaccination campaign against monkeypox 08 Aug 2022 - 03:51 pm

ROME: Italy opened its vaccination campaign against monkeypox on Monday, as case numbers have increased at a time when health authorities are reporting...

US House lawmakers look to jump-start self-driving legislative push 08 Aug 2022 - 03:36 pm

WASHINGTON: Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a bipartisan effort to help revive legislative efforts to boost self-driving vehicles....

Thailand to lower Covid-19 to same disease category as influenza 08 Aug 2022 - 03:00 pm

Thailand will downgrade Covid-19 from a "dangerous” communicable disease to one that "needs monitoring” starting from October, as the country’s virus situation has...