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UAE, Indonesia ink economic pact to boost bilateral trade 01 Jul 2022 - 08:03 pm

The United Arab Emirates signed a wide-ranging economic pact with Indonesia on Friday as the two countries seek to boost bilateral trade to...

Norway pledges €1 billion to support Ukraine 01 Jul 2022 - 07:21 pm

Norway on Friday pledged 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to help Ukraine defend itself, support people in need and for reconstruction in the...

Turkey hikes minimum wage in face of soaring prices 01 Jul 2022 - 06:26 pm

Istanbul: Turkey will increase its minimum wage by around 30% to a net 5,550 lira ($331.26) per month with immediate effect because of...

Omicron-specific COVID shots could increase protection as boosters: EMA 01 Jul 2022 - 04:38 pm

Coronavirus vaccines tweaked to include the Omicron variant strain can improve protection when used as a booster, the European Medicines Agency and other...

Galloping inflation forces Sri Lankan households to cut back on meals 01 Jul 2022 - 04:22 pm

COLOMBO: With an out of work husband, housewife Sujeewa Nelum Perera is all too familiar with the struggle of feeding a family of...

COVID cases up by more than 30% in Britain last week 01 Jul 2022 - 03:58 pm

LONDON: The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, new data showed Friday,...

Whale of a fight: trapped whale freed in Arctic Norway 01 Jul 2022 - 03:22 pm

OSLO: Norwegian coastguards rescued a whale entangled in ropes off the coast of northern Europe before the animal swam away to freedom, flipping...

Russia scraps remaining COVID restrictions 01 Jul 2022 - 11:00 am

Russia said on Friday it was ending all restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19, including the requirement to wear masks, citing a...

At least 18 dead in Russian missile attack on Odesa building 01 Jul 2022 - 10:36 am

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Friday killed at...

Japanese asked to save power as country's east sizzles 01 Jul 2022 - 10:30 am

TOKYO: The highest temperatures in at least 147 years have scorched much of eastern Japan for a week as of Friday, with the...

Philippines' Marcos appoints career diplomat as foreign minister 01 Jul 2022 - 10:22 am

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos appointed career diplomat Enrique Manalo as foreign affairs secretary, the president's press secretary said on Friday. Before the...

China cyberspace regulator cracks down on counterfeit investment platforms 01 Jul 2022 - 10:16 am

SHANGHAI: China's cyberspace regulator said on Friday that it has cracked down on counterfeit investment platforms, as part of the country's campaign to...

Mudslide leaves 16 dead, over 70 missing in northeast India 01 Jul 2022 - 10:11 am

GAUHATI, India: Rescuers found two more bodies as they resumed clearing operations after an overnight halt looking for nearly 70 missing people after...

India bans some single-use plastic as part of broader plan 01 Jul 2022 - 09:32 am

NEW DELHI: India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material...

Police: shooting in Newark wounds 9; all expected to survive 01 Jul 2022 - 09:27 am

NEWARK, N.J: Nine people, including a teenager, were wounded Thursday evening in gunfire outside a neighborhood grocery shop in Newark, police said. All...

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker, Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions President focus on human rights 01 Jul 2022 - 08:26 am

Beirut:The Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri met on Wednesday President of the Doha-based Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions,...