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Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use force on protesters 23 Jul 2022 - 06:14 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: International human rights groups on Saturday urged Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to cease use of...

Flash flood kills at least 21 people in southern Iran 23 Jul 2022 - 03:22 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Flash floods in Iran's drought-stricken southern Fars province have killed at least 21 people, state television said Saturday. Heavy rains swelled...

China says COVID vaccines are safe as it reveals leaders have received shots 23 Jul 2022 - 02:57 pm

BEIJING: China's COVID-19 vaccines are safe and have been given to leaders of the state and ruling Communist Party, officials said on Saturday,...

U.N. secretary-general condemns reported strikes on Ukraine's Odesa port 23 Jul 2022 - 02:51 pm

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "unequivocally condemns" reported strikes on Saturday on Ukraine's Odesa port, a U.N. spokesperson said, adding that all parties in...

'I am the underdog', says UK PM candidate Sunak 23 Jul 2022 - 02:31 pm

GRANTHAM, England: Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two remaining candidates to become Britain's next prime minister, on Saturday described himself...

Clashes erupt on outskirts of Libya's Misrata 23 Jul 2022 - 02:19 pm

TRIPOLI:Armed clashes erupted on Saturday on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Misrata between rival factions near the junction of the main...

Greek authorities evacuate coastal properties on Lesbos as wildfire spreads 23 Jul 2022 - 01:54 pm

ATHENS: Residents were evacuated on Saturday as a wildfire which started in mountainous forests in the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos threatened properties...

WHO experts split on monkeypox emergency ahead of decision: Sources 23 Jul 2022 - 01:35 pm

LONDON: Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group are split over whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, but...

China's home-grown C919 jet nears certification as test planes complete tasks 23 Jul 2022 - 01:25 pm

SHANGHAI: China's homegrown C919 narrow-body jet, designed to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, is nearing certification as its test planes completed all of the...

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa - Ukrainian military 23 Jul 2022 - 01:10 pm

KYIV: Russianmissiles hit infrastructure in Ukraine's port of Odesa on Saturday, a day after Russia and Ukraine signed a deal to reopen Black...

Singapore hotel room rates hit six-year high as tourism recovers 23 Jul 2022 - 12:47 pm

Singapore’s hotel room rates surged last month to the highest in almost six years as tourism makes a recovery in the city-state after...

UK holidaymakers face more long delays at Port of Dover 23 Jul 2022 - 12:43 pm

LONDON: Long queues of holidaymakers and lorries built up on Saturday outside the Port of Dover, Britain's main gateway to Europe, and officials...

China's leaders, Communist Party officials vaccinated against COVID-19 - official 23 Jul 2022 - 11:46 am

SHANGHAI: Leaders ofChina's government and the Communist Party have been vaccinated against COVID-19 with vaccines made inChina, a health official said on Saturday....

Zelenskiy says $10 billion in grain available 23 Jul 2022 - 11:06 am

The Pentagon is looking into the feasibility of providing fighter jets to Ukraine, a move previously seen as off-limits for fears Ukraine would...

Two children diagnosed with monkeypox in US, officials say 23 Jul 2022 - 10:20 am

NEW YORK: Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday. One is a toddler in California and...

US takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires 23 Jul 2022 - 10:15 am

LOS ANGELES: The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it's taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start...

China's Xinjiang warns of floods, cotton risks amid sizzling heatwaves 23 Jul 2022 - 10:00 am

SHANGHAI: China's Xinjiang on Saturday warned of more flash floods and mudslides and risks to agriculture as heatwaves swept across the region, accelerating...