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Biden's health improving, no close contacts tested positive for Covid-19 24 Jul 2022 - 05:49 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, is improving in health and none of his 17 identified close...

USAID pledges $470 million grant to help Somalia tackle drought 24 Jul 2022 - 05:32 pm

MOGADISHU: The United States Aid Agency (USAID) pledged today a $470 million grant to Somalia. The grant will support the country's efforts in...

Russia FM visits Egypt, part of Africa trip amid Ukraine war 24 Jul 2022 - 04:23 pm

CAIRO:Russia's top diplomat Lavrov was in Cairo for talks Sunday with Egyptian officials as his country seeks to break the diplomatic isolation and...

Shanghai districts face mass COVID testing round during July 26-28 24 Jul 2022 - 03:42 pm

BEIJING:Shanghai ordered residents across nine of the city's districts and some smaller areas to do COVID-19 tests over July 26-28, the city government...

Western Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts: Weather agency 24 Jul 2022 - 03:24 pm

TOKYO: A volcano on Japan's western major island of Kyushu, called Sakurajima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m. (1105 GMT) on Sunday, the Japanese...

Brazil's Bolsonaro, down in the polls, set to officially launch candidacy 24 Jul 2022 - 03:13 pm

BRASILIA:Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to officially become a candidate for re-election at a party convention in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday,...

NNA stops broadcasting, announcing an open strike 24 Jul 2022 - 02:30 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) stopped broadcasting news, announcing an open strike due to living conditions. NNA commented in a statement...

India reports fourth monkeypox case in national capital 24 Jul 2022 - 01:52 pm

A 34-year-old from the Indian capital New Delhi is the latest person in the country to test positive for monkeypox, making it the...

Hong Kong to speed arrivals with new electronic declaration rule 24 Jul 2022 - 01:48 pm

Hong Kong will require travelers to the city to fill out an electronic health declaration form before boarding a flight, no longer allowing...

3 killed, 1 wounded in Philippine university shooting 24 Jul 2022 - 01:43 pm

MANILA, Philippines:At least three people, including a former Philippine town mayor, were killed and another was wounded in a brazen attack Sunday by...

Air depression coming from India to hit Oman on Tuesday 24 Jul 2022 - 01:32 pm

Muscat: Rainy winds are expected in northern Oman on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the extension of an air depression coming from India,...

Philippines police reports two deaths in university graduation shooting 24 Jul 2022 - 12:12 pm

MANILA: The Philippine police on Sunday reported two people dead and at least two more wounded in a shooting incident at a university...

California Authorities evacuate people as wildfires continue unabated 24 Jul 2022 - 11:39 am

US, Washington:US authorities in California evacuated thousands of people and shut off power to 2,000 houses and businesses in the wake of a...

Milley: China more aggressive, dangerous to US, allies 24 Jul 2022 - 11:05 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia:The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top U.S. military officer said during...

Iran announces arrest of members of Israeli intelligence service network 23 Jul 2022 - 10:17 pm

Tehran: Iran’s Intelligence Ministry on Saturday announced the arrest of a network of agents working for the Israeli spy agency, Mossad. The ministry...

Two Americans killed in Ukraine 23 Jul 2022 - 09:25 pm

Washington: Two American citizens have been killed recently in the Donbas region of Ukraine, the US State Department confirmed Saturday. "We can confirm...

Truss pledges to scrap EU rules if she wins race to be UK leader 23 Jul 2022 - 08:01 pm

Liz Truss vowed to scrap all remaining EU laws by the end of 2023 if she becomes prime minister, as she vies for...

Biden's physician: President's COVID conditions continue to improve 23 Jul 2022 - 07:17 pm

President Joe Biden's COVID-19 symptoms continue to improve and now include "less troublesome" sore throat, runny nose, loose cough and body aches, his...