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China announces military exercise opposite Taiwan 30 Jul 2022 - 12:20 pm

BEIJING: China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House...

Social media platforms under scrutiny ahead of Kenyan elections 30 Jul 2022 - 11:37 am

Authorities in Kenya have given Facebook a week to comply with regulations related to hate speech after a report found the social media...

Gazprom says it halts gas supplies to Latvia 30 Jul 2022 - 10:47 am

Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Saturday it had stopped supplying neighbouring Latvia with gas, accusing it of violating conditions for gas withdrawal....

Governor: Search for Kentucky flood victims could take weeks 30 Jul 2022 - 10:43 am

JACKSON, Ky.: Kentucky's governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 16 people...

Tourism finally surpasses 2019 levels in Mexico 30 Jul 2022 - 10:29 am

MEXICO CITY: International tourism in Mexico has finally surpassed pre-pandemic levels, after 10.26 million visitors came to the country in the first half...

UN relaxes arms embargo on Central African Republic 30 Jul 2022 - 10:16 am

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Security Council voted Friday to relax the arms embargo against the Central African Republic, a disappointment to its government,...

North Korea reports no ‘fever cases’ for first time since April 30 Jul 2022 - 10:09 am

North Korea reported zero new "fever” cases Saturday for the first time since it confirmed an outbreak of what appears to be Covid-19...

New York declares state emergency as Monkeypox infections spread 30 Jul 2022 - 09:37 am

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency due to the spread of monkeypox in the state through Aug. 28. The state...

Japan's Foreign Minister warns against China's behavior in Indo-Pacific 30 Jul 2022 - 09:33 am

Washington:Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi warned against China's behavior in the Indo-Pacific region, saying that the "logic of brute force" is gaining more...

Spain confirms first monkeypox-related death in Europe 29 Jul 2022 - 10:21 pm

MADRID: Spain reported on Friday its first monkeypox-related death, the Spanish Health Ministry said, in what is Europe's first known death and the...

Floods kill at least 53 in Iran, rescuers hunt for the missing 29 Jul 2022 - 10:11 pm

Rescuers searched for the missing in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 53 people, officials...

Pelosi ‘excited’ by Asia trip, but no mention of a Taiwan stop 29 Jul 2022 - 09:39 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’s "very excited” about the prospect of an upcoming trip to Asia, while refusing to confirm any of...

Brazil reports first monkeypox death outside Africa in current outbreak 29 Jul 2022 - 09:04 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazil on Friday reported the first monkeypox-related death outside the African continent in the current outbreak, a 41-year-old man who, according...

Seven Asian expats die in UAE floods 29 Jul 2022 - 08:26 pm

DUBAI: Seven Asian expatriates have been found dead in the United Arab Emirates following recent floods across the country, the UAE's interior ministry...

Grenade explosion inside Kabul cricket stadium injures four 29 Jul 2022 - 07:43 pm

KABUL: An explosion went off inside Kabul's main cricket stadium during a domestic league match on Friday, injuring four people, an official of...

US sets 1.74 billion deal with Moderna for Omicron COVID-19 vaccine 29 Jul 2022 - 06:56 pm

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration said on Friday it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company's next...

Spain's PM advises going sans necktie to conserve energy 29 Jul 2022 - 05:24 pm

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez asked government officials and people working in the private sector to save energy by giving up neckties....