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INSIGHT-Why world's first malaria shot won't reach millions of children who need it 13 Jul 2022 - 12:09 pm

LONDON/KISUMU, Kenya:After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year - a historic milestone that promised to...

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters demand prime minister's ouster 13 Jul 2022 - 11:49 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday, hours before he was due to step down after a people's uprising...

Turkish unemployment falls to 10.9% in May 13 Jul 2022 - 11:23 am

ISTANBUL: Türkiye's unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points month-on-month to 10.9% in May, while a seasonally adjusted measure of labour underutilisation rose 0.8...

European shares slip ahead of U.S. inflation; investors focus on euro 13 Jul 2022 - 10:38 am

European shares slipped on Wednesday, as investors awaited U.S. inflation data which is expected to hit 40-year highs, cementing the case for a...

Philippines lifts decade-old ban on nursing programs in more schools 13 Jul 2022 - 10:33 am

The Philippines has lifted a decade-old ban on offering nursing programs in more schools as it looks to boost supply to meet the...

Uvalde’s new anguish: Video shows police waiting in school 13 Jul 2022 - 10:26 am

UVALDE, Texas:A new wave of anger swept through Uvalde on Tuesday over surveillance footage of police officers in body armor milling in the...

S. Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up 13 Jul 2022 - 10:26 am

SEOUL, South Korea: Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again...

Oil steadies after tumbling below $100 on concerns over demand 13 Jul 2022 - 10:11 am

Oil steadied after sliding below $100 a barrel on Tuesday as escalating fears about an economic slowdown rippled across markets. West Texas Intermediate...

Sri Lanka PM declares state of emergency, curfew: Spokesman 13 Jul 2022 - 10:10 am

NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president, after President...

Wildfires raging in southwestern France with 1,500 hectares burnt 13 Jul 2022 - 09:30 am

PARIS: Airborne firefighters and hundreds of emergency crew battled on Wednesday to bring under control wildfires in southwestern France, which have already burnt...

Emergency services: Death toll from collapsed Donbas apartment block rises to 43 12 Jul 2022 - 08:25 pm

KYIV: The death toll under a collapsed apartment block in the Donetsk region town of Chasiv Yar climbed to 43 on Tuesday evening,...

Yosemite wildfire grows, but giant sequoias remain protected 12 Jul 2022 - 08:08 pm

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif: A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California's giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but...

Unnerved Shanghai residents brave stifling heat for mass COVID tests 12 Jul 2022 - 08:00 pm

Shanghai: Shanghai residents queued up in sweltering heat for compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 on Tuesday, as persistent small outbreaks fuelled anxiety in...

Portugal and Spain swelter in heatwave, wildfire risk grows 12 Jul 2022 - 06:19 pm

LISBON: Soaring temperatures in Portugal forced authorities to place more than half the country on red alert on Tuesday and deploy hundreds of...

WHO says COVID-19 remains a global health emergency 12 Jul 2022 - 05:46 pm

LONDON: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly 2-1/2 years after it was first declared. The...

White House to prioritize vaccine boosters, testing to combat Omicron subvariant 12 Jul 2022 - 04:59 pm

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Tuesday it will ensure Americans continue to have easy access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and testing to...

UK leadership candidate Sunak: we can't promise lower taxes and more spending 12 Jul 2022 - 03:27 pm

LONDON: Britain's former finance minister, Rishi Sunak, set out his leadership campaign pitch on Tuesday, offering himself up as an "honest" prime minister...

Putin to visit Tehran next week to meet with Iranian and Turkish counterparts 12 Jul 2022 - 03:26 pm

Moscow:Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to make a foreign trip to meet his Iranian and Turkish counterparts, according to the Kremlin. Kremlin...