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Canadian government: Tycoon in China due to stand trial 04 Jul 2022 - 11:39 am

BEIJING: A Chinese-born Canadian tycoon is being put on trial in China, Canada's government said Monday, five years after he vanished from Hong...

Luhansk governor says Russia will shift main focus to Donetsk region 04 Jul 2022 - 11:25 am

KYIV: Russia will shift the main focus of its war in Ukraine to trying to seize all of the Donetsk region after capturing...

Iran TV: Sandstorm shuts offices, schools in Tehran, region 04 Jul 2022 - 11:17 am

Iran:Schools and government offices closed in Iran's capital and several other cities in the country on Monday, after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran...

Several eastern Chinese areas in mass COVID testing to curb new waves of infections 04 Jul 2022 - 11:09 am

SHANGHAI: Parts of eastern China are running fresh rounds of mass COVID-19 testing, as the country faces new waves of infections while recovering...

China downgrades Typhoon Chaba but heavy rain to fall in several provinces 04 Jul 2022 - 11:03 am

BEIJING: Typhoon Chaba weakened into a tropical depression, but it is still expected to bring heavy rain in the central and eastern part...

Video of police shooting African American man sparks outrage in US 04 Jul 2022 - 11:02 am

Washington: US police released footage from police camcorders showing officers firing dozens of shots at 25-year-old African American man, Jayland Walker, who tried...

BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea 04 Jul 2022 - 10:52 am

SEOUL: A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military...

EU lending arm aims to raise 100 bln euros to help rebuild Ukraine 04 Jul 2022 - 10:06 am

BRUSSELS: The European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union, is proposing a funding structure previously used during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Four critically wounded, three killed in Danish mall shooting on Sunday, police says 04 Jul 2022 - 09:44 am

COPENHAGEN: Danish police said on Monday four people, including two Swedish citizens, were in critical condition but stable after being hit by gunshots...

Bus falls into deep gorge in northern India, killing 16 04 Jul 2022 - 09:37 am

NEW DELHI: A passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India on Monday, killing 16...

4th crew member rescued after ship sinks south of Hong Kong 04 Jul 2022 - 09:34 am

HONG KONG: A fourth crew member has been rescued Monday after a storm sunk an engineering vessel two days earlier, according to Chinese...

3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall 04 Jul 2022 - 09:31 am

Copenhagen, Denmark: gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing three people and critically wounding three others,...

Tens of thousands of Sydney residents told to evacuate as rains flood suburbs 04 Jul 2022 - 09:22 am

SYDNEY: Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains triggered floods for the third...

Several people dead, wounded in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting 03 Jul 2022 - 10:09 pm

Copenhagen, Denmark: A shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall on Sunday left several dead and injured, police said. The suspect, who is custody,...

Bezos slams Biden over call for lowering of gas prices 03 Jul 2022 - 09:40 pm

Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos criticized a tweet from US President Joe Biden calling for oil executives to reduce gasoline prices. Bezos was...

Russian diplomats to depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions 03 Jul 2022 - 09:06 pm

Sofia, Bulgaria: Two Russian airplanes were set to depart Bulgaria on Sunday with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a...

Several people shot at Copenhagen shopping mall, police say 03 Jul 2022 - 08:40 pm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Danish police said Sunday that several people were shot at a Copenhagen shopping mall. Copenhagen police said that one person has...