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With travel limited, plane cafes take off in Thailand 13 Sep 2020 - 03:10 pm

Bangkok: With millions around the world stuck at home due to the pandemic, "plane cafes" in Thailand are offering customers the chance to...

Trump to visit California as deadly wildfires rage 13 Sep 2020 - 02:56 pm

Portland: US President Donald Trump said he will meet emergency services in California on Monday as record fires that have killed 31 people...

Former UK leaders unite to slam Boris Johnson on Brexit plan 13 Sep 2020 - 01:53 pm

LONDON: Two former British prime ministers who played crucial roles in bringing peace to Northern Ireland joined forces Sunday to urge lawmakers to...

Landslide kills 6, 26 more missing in Nepal mountains 13 Sep 2020 - 01:49 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A landslide triggered by overnight rainfall swept through three Nepalese villages Sunday, killing at least six people while 26 were reported...

Navalny's illness energises push to challenge Kremlin at vote in Siberian town 13 Sep 2020 - 01:41 pm

TOMSK, Russia: When Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny collapsed on a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk last month, his allies, who had...

Greece sees end to Lesbos migrant crisis within a week 13 Sep 2020 - 01:36 pm

Lesbos Island, Greece: Greece said Sunday it hoped thousands of asylum seekers left homeless by fires at Europe's largest migrant camp could be...

Indonesia reports sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new infections 13 Sep 2020 - 01:32 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia on Sunday reported its sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, just as the capital city...

U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for second hurricane in a month 13 Sep 2020 - 01:11 pm

HOUSTON: Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a hurricane, bringing the threat...

South Korea eases social distancing for two weeks ahead of major holiday 13 Sep 2020 - 11:01 am

SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday eased its tough social distancing policy for the next two weeks in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area,...

AstraZeneca resumes UK trials of COVID-19 vaccine halted by patient illness 13 Sep 2020 - 10:58 am

LONDON: AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after getting the green light...

Sri Lanka navy plugs leak on fire-hit supertanker 12 Sep 2020 - 07:07 pm

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan navy said on Saturday it had sealed an inlet on the fire-stricken New Diamond oil supertanker that was leaking...

Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace 12 Sep 2020 - 06:58 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese soldiers on Saturday fired rubber bullets and live rounds in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to march to...

Delhi summons top Indian Facebook official over hateful content 12 Sep 2020 - 06:52 pm

New Delhi: Delhi summoned Facebook's India chief Saturday to answer allegations that the social media giant failed to remove dangerous content in its...

Turkish capital hit by freak sandstorm 12 Sep 2020 - 05:49 pm

Ankara: A freak sandstorm hit Ankara on Saturday, the Turkish capital's mayor said, as officials said six people were injured after strong winds....

Erdogan warns Macron not to 'mess with Turkey' over eastern Med 12 Sep 2020 - 05:29 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron "not to mess" with Turkey, as tensions between the...

Belarus police detain dozens of protesters at anti-government rally 12 Sep 2020 - 05:04 pm

MOSCOW: Belarus police detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as thousands of people gathered in the capital Minsk demanding the release of a...

Clashes and low turnout at new French 'yellow vest' protests 12 Sep 2020 - 04:01 pm

Paris: Around 1,000 people gathered in two "yellow vest" protests in the French capital Paris Saturday in lower-than-hoped-for numbers for the movement's hoped-for...

Boris Johnson defends Brexit change to avoid UK 'carve-up' 12 Sep 2020 - 02:39 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his government's plan to override sections of the Brexit deal he negotiated with the...