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South Korea reports trade deficit for fourth straight month in July 01 Aug 2022 - 10:00 am

Seoul:South Korea suffered a trade deficit for the fourth consecutive month in July over high global energy prices, though its exports rose 9.4...

Sudan reports first case of Monkeypox 01 Aug 2022 - 09:54 am

Khartoum: The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced the first case of monkeypox in the country in West Darfur state. The Ministry of Health...

New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure 01 Aug 2022 - 09:48 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's borders fully re-opened to visitors from around the world on Monday, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed...

First ship leaving Ukraine has 26,000 tonnes of corn 01 Aug 2022 - 09:43 am

ISTANBUL: The first ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port since Russia's invasion will carry more than 26,000 tonnes of corn and undergo an...

Hot dogs - and cats - get wearable fans to beat Japan's scorching summer 01 Aug 2022 - 09:42 am

TOKYO: A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners...

S.Korea teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age to 5 01 Aug 2022 - 09:16 am

SEOUL: South Korean parents and teachers groups protested on Monday against a plan to bring forward school enrolment by one year to age...

Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain exporter, says governor 31 Jul 2022 - 09:56 pm

KYIV: Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and early on Sunday, killing the owner of one of...

Police fire tear gas on Sudanese protest as anti-military campaign enters 10th month 31 Jul 2022 - 09:25 pm

KHARTOUM: Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan's presidential palace was blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th...

Iraq cleric's followers camped out in parliament for 2nd day 31 Jul 2022 - 08:20 pm

BAGHDAD: With mattresses strewn about, food trucked in and protesters playacting as lawmakers, hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric camped out...

Biden tests positive for COVID for 2nd day in a row 31 Jul 2022 - 08:06 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day, in what appears to be in a rare case...

Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses 31 Jul 2022 - 06:11 pm

BEIRUT: A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed on Sunday after a weekslong fire triggered by...

Remittances from Egyptian workers abroad at $2.4 bln in May 31 Jul 2022 - 03:54 pm

CAIRO: Remittances from Egyptian workers abroad reached $2.4 billion in May, the central bank said on Sunday. Remittances, one of Egypt's main sources...

Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds International Community accountable for impunity of Israeli entity 31 Jul 2022 - 03:04 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated Sunday in a statement that it holds the Israeli entity's government fully and directly responsible...

Telecom Italia’s head of network is said to plan resignation 31 Jul 2022 - 02:33 pm

Telecom Italia SpA’s head of network plans to resign, in a move that could further complicate the company’s efforts to spin off its...

World's biggest Swiss flag unfurled on Alpine cliff 31 Jul 2022 - 02:30 pm

MOUNT SAENTIS, Switzerland: eams of workers unfurled the world's biggest Swiss flag on an Alpine cliff on Sunday to mark the country's national...

Philippine ex-President Fidel Ramos dies 31 Jul 2022 - 01:21 pm

MANILA:Philippine former President Fidel Ramos, who ruled the Southeast Asian country between 1992 and 1998, died on Sunday aged 94, online news site...

Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe - poll 31 Jul 2022 - 01:11 pm

TOKYO: Just over half of Japanese oppose plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister whose assassination this month...

First grain ship could leave Ukraine on Monday -Turkish presidential spokesperson 31 Jul 2022 - 12:39 pm

ISTANBUL: The possibility of the first grain-exporting ship leaving Ukraine's ports on Monday is high, a spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan said on...