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Japan warns of swiftly rising COVID cases, PM to give news conference 14 Jul 2022 - 09:40 am

TOKYO: Japan warned on Thursday that a new wave of coronavirus cases appears to be rapidly spreading through the nation, calling on people...

Three missing as helicopter crashes into Aegean sea in Greece 14 Jul 2022 - 09:32 am

Athens:Three people were still missing on Wednesday after a helicopter crashed off the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea during an...

Demand for monkeypox vaccine overwhelms NYC system 13 Jul 2022 - 09:49 pm

NEW YORK: Soaring demand for the monkeypox vaccine caused the appointment system to crash in New York City, one of many places where...

10 killed, 20 wounded in latest Russian attacks on Ukraine 13 Jul 2022 - 09:09 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian missile strikes in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv killed at least five people, Ukrainian authorities said on Wednesday, the latest...

Hungary declares 'energy emergency' over threat of shortages 13 Jul 2022 - 08:04 pm

BUDAPEST, Hungary: Hungary’s government has declared an "energy emergency” in response to supply disruptions and skyrocketing energy prices in Europe, an official said...

$250 million lawsuit filed over Beirut blast 13 Jul 2022 - 07:44 pm

BEIRUT: Families of some of the victims of Beirut’s deadly port blast have filed a $250 million lawsuit against an American-Norwegian firm suspected...

Wildfires scorch parts of Europe amid extreme heat wave 13 Jul 2022 - 07:27 pm

LISBON, Portugal: A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain and southern France on Wednesday...

US inflation reached a new 40-year high 13 Jul 2022 - 07:11 pm

WASHINGTON: Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely...

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem 'significant suffering' 13 Jul 2022 - 06:31 pm

Bill Gates, concerned about the "significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced on Wednesday that he will donate $20...

Amid Covid worries, fist bumps for Biden - with exceptions 13 Jul 2022 - 06:11 pm

TEL AVIV: The White House said President Joe Biden would try to limit physical contact during his Middle East trip because of concern...

Britain’s Covid death toll passes 200,000 as new cases soar 13 Jul 2022 - 05:20 pm

Britain’s Covid death toll topped 200,000 and could rise further as a new wave of infections driven by highly-contagious omicron subvariants sweeps across...

Sri Lanka Prime Minister forms panel to de-escalate tensions 13 Jul 2022 - 04:23 pm

Sri Lanka had to impose emergency rule because it received intelligence reports that attempts were on to take over the PM’s office and...

China says it 'drove' away U.S. destroyer that sailed near disputed isles 13 Jul 2022 - 04:01 pm

BEIJING: A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing,...

U.S. calls for 'accountability' in Abu Akleh case ahead of Biden Middle East visit 13 Jul 2022 - 03:51 pm

GAZA:The United States called on Wednesday for "accountability" over the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, whose killing during an Israeli West...

US president embarks Middle East tour 13 Jul 2022 - 01:58 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden headed Wednesday to the Middle East in his first visit to the region since taking office. US Secretary...

Germany presents climate emergency program for transport sector after missing CO2 targets 13 Jul 2022 - 01:45 pm

BERLIN: Germany's economy and transport ministries on Wednesday presented an emergency program to cut emissions in transport after the sector missed its 2021...

Heatwaves hammer millions in China's populated Yangtze River basin 13 Jul 2022 - 01:15 pm

BEIJING: Searing heatwaves swept across China's vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu...

Africa looks to private sector to fund ocean climate action 13 Jul 2022 - 12:51 pm

MOMBASA,kenya: Countries on Africa's west coast are increasingly turning to climate funding initiatives to boost livelihoods of oceanside communities, aid biodiversity and take...