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Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb; battle for Mariupol rages 22 Mar 2022 - 02:48 pm

KYIV, Ukraine:Ukraine said it retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and...

Iconic Marilyn Monroe image by Andy Warhol coming to auction 22 Mar 2022 - 02:28 pm

NEW YORK:An iconic image of Marilyn Monroe created by Andy Warhol is coming to auction, with Christie’s auction house estimating the price at...

2 teachers killed at Swedish high school, suspect a student 22 Mar 2022 - 02:28 pm

STOCKHOLM: Two teachers were killed by a student at a high school in southern Sweden, police said Tuesday. The student, 18, was arrested...

Shanghai's local COVID cases hit daily record as Jilin outbreak persists 22 Mar 2022 - 01:30 pm

BEIJING: China's financial hub Shanghai on Tuesday reported a fifth consecutive daily record for locally transmitted COVID-19 asymptomatic cases as the highly infectious...

For 25 cents a day, poor Nigerians get a shot at science education 22 Mar 2022 - 01:17 pm

ABUJA: ANigerian school is targeting students from poor families to give them a chance to excel at science, maths and engineering for a...

Tesla rolls out first vehicles as German gigafactory goes live 22 Mar 2022 - 01:10 pm

BERLIN: Tesla will on Tuesday deliver to customers the first 30 Model Y cars made at its 5 billion euro ($5.5 billion) Gruenheide...

Shevchenko steps up relief efforts for Ukrainian war victims 22 Mar 2022 - 01:04 pm

Former Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko said he will use his platform to tell the world the truth about Russia's invasion of his country...

9 million children to be vaccinated against polio in Africa 22 Mar 2022 - 12:59 pm

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries...

Saudi Arabia lifts most Covid-19 restrictions for incoming travellers 22 Mar 2022 - 12:17 pm

Doha: The Saudi Ministry of Health has announced the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions for those coming to Saudi Arabia, including vaccination certificates against...

Hong Kong study says reopening of international travel to have little impact on future COVID transmissions 22 Mar 2022 - 11:48 am

HONG KONG: The full reopening of international travel in Hong Kong will have "little marginal impact" on the spread of COVID-19, an academic...

Japan warns of blackouts, issues dire plea to save energy as temperatures drop 22 Mar 2022 - 11:07 am

TOKYO: Japan on Tuesday issued an emergency plea for citizens, businesses and local authorities to conserve energy, warning of potential blackouts after a...

Telemedicine booms in S.Korea amid COVID, President-elect Yoon backs practice 22 Mar 2022 - 10:56 am

Seoul: Kim Jin-woo, a 27-year old resident of Seoul battling COVID-19 and recovering at home under a new government policy, needed to see...

Biden sees risk of Russian cyberattack on U.S. as sanctions bite 22 Mar 2022 - 10:15 am

President Joe Biden warned yesterday about new indications of possible Russian cyberattacks, pumping up the volume on weeks of growing concern about a...

Mali's detained ex-prime minister dies on medical parole 22 Mar 2022 - 09:56 am

BAMAKO: Mali's former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, arrested over corruption allegations last year, died of an undisclosed illness in hospital on Monday,...

Zelenskyy to address Japanese parliament 22 Mar 2022 - 08:55 am

TOKYO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to virtually deliver his address to the Japanese parliament on Wednesday to rally international support for...

China searches for victims, flight recorders after first plane crash in 12 years 22 Mar 2022 - 08:45 am

WUZHOU, China: Rescuers in China scoured heavily forested slopes on Tuesday with hopes fading of finding any survivors from the 132 people aboard...

Pentagon says it will help gather evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine 21 Mar 2022 - 11:25 pm

WASHINGTON- The Pentagon on Monday accused Russian forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine and said it would help gather evidence of them,...

Yacht linked to Russian oligarch Abramovich docks in Turkey's Bodrum 21 Mar 2022 - 10:00 pm

ISTANBUL- A superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich docked in the Turkish tourist resort of Bodrum on Monday, after skirting the waters...