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UK sends war crimes experts to Ukraine - Foreign Office 29 Apr 2022 - 12:55 pm

LONDON- Britain said on Friday it was sending experts to help Ukraine with gathering evidence and prosecuting war crimes, with a team due...

China, N.Korea halt border rail crossing over COVID fears 29 Apr 2022 - 12:32 pm

BEIJING/SEOUL- China has suspended cross-border freight train services with North Korea following consultations after COVID-19 infections in its border city of Dandong, the...

Japan finds wreck of missing tourist boat -media 29 Apr 2022 - 10:28 am

TOKYO- Japan located on Friday the hull of a tour boat off its northern coast, media said, six days after the vessel disappeared...

South Africa may be entering fifth COVID wave - health minister 29 Apr 2022 - 10:20 am

JOHANNESBURG- South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 infection wave earlier than expected, after a sustained rise in infections over the past...

US FDA pushes ahead with move to ban menthol cigarettes 28 Apr 2022 - 10:04 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, a major victory for...

WHO-backed vaccine resolution wins 24% support at Moderna 28 Apr 2022 - 09:47 pm

BOSTON- A shareholder proposal calling on Moderna Inc to study transferring production of COVID-19 vaccines to less-developed countries won 24% support from investors...

US economy shrinks, threats loom, but growth likely to last 28 Apr 2022 - 09:18 pm

The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year, and faces threats from high inflation and rising interest rates, yet...

Italy orders mask wearing for some indoor venues until mid-June 28 Apr 2022 - 09:03 pm

ROME- Face masks will remain compulsory in Italy on public transport and in some indoor venues until June 15, the health minister said...

Ukraine accuses Russia of stealing grain during war 28 Apr 2022 - 08:55 pm

Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of stealing grain in territory it has occupied, an act which it said increased the threat to global...

Biden looks at student loan forgiveness but not $50,000 28 Apr 2022 - 08:35 pm

WASHINGTON- U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he will make a decision on whether to forgive some federal student loan debt...

UN doing all it can to make evacuation from Ukrainian steel plant possible: Guterres 28 Apr 2022 - 08:27 pm

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said after talks in Kyiv on Thursday that his organisation was doing all it could to enable the evacuation...

Amsterdam airport asks airlines to cut flights to avoid chaos 28 Apr 2022 - 08:27 pm

AMSTERDAM- Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has asked airlines to cancel flights over the weekend to avoid chaos due to overcrowding at Europe's third busiest...

Jellyfish invade northern Italian port of Trieste 28 Apr 2022 - 06:06 pm

ROME: Jellyfish have filled the port of the northern Italian city of Trieste, drone footage shows, an invasion scientists say could be due...

Taiwan's daily COVID cases top 10,000 for first time 28 Apr 2022 - 04:56 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan reported on Thursday that the daily number of confirmed domestic COVID-19 cases had topped 10,000 for the first time, in line...

Ukraine says Russian offensive in east gathering momentum 28 Apr 2022 - 04:37 pm

Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine gathered momentum Thursday as the United Nations' chief surveyed the destruction in towns outside Kyiv that experienced some...

Malnourished kids crowd hospital as Ethiopia hit by worst drought in 40 years 28 Apr 2022 - 04:36 pm

GODE, Ethiopia: Malnourished children are flooding into the paediatric ward of the main hospital in Ethiopia's Gode city as the worst drought for...

WHO donors reach preliminary deal on budget overhaul 28 Apr 2022 - 04:06 pm

GENEVA: World Health Organization members agreed this week to gradually raise their mandatory fees starting from 2024, sources following the talks and a...