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Five killed, more than 10 injured as truck crashes into train in Hungary: Police 05 Apr 2022 - 11:15 am

Budapest: Five people were killed and more than 10 injured when a pick-up truck crashed into a train in southernHungaryearly on Tuesday, derailing...

Two people found with gunshot wounds in Hamburg: Focus 05 Apr 2022 - 11:12 am

Berlin: A large police operation was underway in the northern German port city of Hamburg after two people were found on street with...

Pakistan's top court resumes hearing on PM Khan's bid to stay on 05 Apr 2022 - 11:05 am

Pakistan's top court resumed deliberations on Tuesday about the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's attempt to block an opposition bid to oust...

Shanghai's 26 mln people in lockdown after tests uncover Covid infections 05 Apr 2022 - 10:59 am

Shanghai: Chinese authorities extended the lockdown of Shanghai to cover all of the financial centre's 26 million people on Tuesday, after city-wide testing...

Several killed as truck crashes into train in Hungary: Police 05 Apr 2022 - 09:58 am

Budapest: Several people were killed when a pick-up truck crashed into a train in southern Hungary early on Tuesday, derailing carriages, police said....

Russian parliament speaker says West staged Bucha to discredit Russia 05 Apr 2022 - 09:43 am

Russia's top lawmaker said on Tuesday that civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha were part of a deceitful attempt by the...

Peru imposes curfew to stymie protests over rising fuel costs 05 Apr 2022 - 09:28 am

Lima: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew in the capital, Lima, on Tuesday, banning people from leaving their homes in an attempt...

Singaporeans filling their cars with cheap Malaysian fuel upset neighbor 05 Apr 2022 - 08:59 am

As people start to cross from Singapore into Malaysia and back again, an old issue is raising the ire of Malaysian authorities: Singaporean...

Hundreds of Ukrainians shelter in Mexico as they wait to cross US border 04 Apr 2022 - 11:52 pm

MEXICO CITY- Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who fled to Mexico were transferred to a sports center that was converted into a government shelter...

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up 72% of COVID variants in US - CDC 04 Apr 2022 - 10:05 pm

The U.S. national public health agency said on Monday the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for nearly three of every...

Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine's streets 04 Apr 2022 - 09:35 pm

Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with...

Lebanese Prime Minister: Statement about Lebanon's bankruptcy "Fragmented" 04 Apr 2022 - 09:23 pm

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati underlined that the statement about "Lebanon's bankruptcy" was "fragmented". Mikati said in a statement reported by the Information...

Families of Beirut port blast victims mark 20 months 04 Apr 2022 - 09:20 pm

BEIRUT- Carrying portraits of their loved ones, relatives of victims of the August 2020 explosion at the Port of Beirut marched in the...

WHO says 99% of world's population breathes poor-quality air 04 Apr 2022 - 09:15 pm

GENEVA- The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for...

UK government's former head of ethics pays fine for attending lockdown party 04 Apr 2022 - 08:24 pm

LONDON- The British government’s former head of ethics apologised on Monday for an "error of judgement" after she attended a party in Westminster...

Spain seizes Russian oligarch Vekselberg's superyacht on behalf of US 04 Apr 2022 - 08:10 pm

MADRID/WASHINGTON- Spanish police on Monday impounded a superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg on behalf of U.S. authorities, the first time the...

Trump helped boost vaccine use after endorsement in online ads 04 Apr 2022 - 07:42 pm

An online ad campaign featuring former president Donald Trump boosted vaccination rates in counties where rates of Covid-19 shots were lowest, according to...