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U.S. transportation head: Boeing to face ‘enormous’ scrutiny 11 Mar 2024 - 06:11 pm

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the Federal Aviation Administration will rigorously assess Boeing Co. after the blowout of a fuselage section on...

Youths having to grow up 'too quickly' amid climate fears: Thunberg 11 Mar 2024 - 05:19 pm

Stockholm: Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg said Monday that young people like her have had to grow up "too quickly" to resolve a...

Philippines aims to produce nearly 130,000 semiconductor talents by 2028 11 Mar 2024 - 05:00 pm

Manila: The Philippines is poised to produce a "robust talent pool" of 128,000 semiconductor professionals, including engineers and technicians, by 2028, the country's...

12 hospitalised after technical problem on LATAM flight 11 Mar 2024 - 03:19 pm

Wellington: Twelve passengers were hospitalised Monday after a technical problem on a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland caused the plane to dip...

Muslim countries observe Ramadan on varying dates in shadow of Gaza war 11 Mar 2024 - 02:55 pm

Riyadh: The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins on Monday, Middle Eastern nations have announced, with the king ofSaudiArabia using the occasion to...

WHO delivers life-saving supplies to hospitals in Northern Gaza 11 Mar 2024 - 02:43 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the delivery of life-saving supplies to Al Ahli Arab and Al Sahaba hospitals in northern Gaza,...

Princess of Wales apologises over edited photo 11 Mar 2024 - 01:48 pm

London: Catherine, Princess of Wales on Monday apologised and admitted to editing an official portrait of her released by the palace, after AFP...

Student's murder allegedly by a migrant fans US political flames 10 Mar 2024 - 11:35 pm

Washington: The top US congressional Republican on Sunday demanded an apology from Joe Biden over the murder of an American student for which...

US evacuates some personnel as gang violence torments Haiti 10 Mar 2024 - 08:53 pm

Port-au-Prince: With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, the United States said Sunday it has airlifted non-essential American staff from its embassy...

Arab League underscores significance of stopping war, maintaining territorial integrity of Sudan 10 Mar 2024 - 08:22 pm

Cairo: Arab League has stressed that stopping war and protecting the territorial integrity of Sudan are among its top priorities, adding that it...

Four kidnapped missionaries, one other freed in Haiti 10 Mar 2024 - 07:55 pm

Port-au-Prince: Five people who were kidnapped in Haiti last month, including four missionaries, have been freed from captivity, their Catholic congregation said Sunday,...

Three killed in National Guard helicopter crash in Texas 10 Mar 2024 - 07:35 pm

Texas: Three people were killed and another was injured Friday when a National Guard helicopter crashed in Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border. A...

Rare Van Gogh fetches 'several million' at Dutch art fair 10 Mar 2024 - 07:05 pm

The Hague: A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh has been sold for a reported several million euros at an art fair...

Kyiv vows 'never' to surrender to Russia, slamming Pope negotiation call 10 Mar 2024 - 05:51 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis's call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing "never" to surrender after...

Portugal votes with centre-right poised to oust Socialists 10 Mar 2024 - 05:44 pm

Lisbon: Voters in Portugal went to the polls Sunday in an early election that could see the country join a shift to the...

Seven missing after floods snare cars in southern France: official 10 Mar 2024 - 03:49 pm

Dions, France: French rescue workers were on Sunday searching for seven people, including two children, missing after violent storms swept the south of...

English just 'badly pronounced French', Paris academic says 10 Mar 2024 - 02:55 pm

Paris:French linguist Bernard Cerquiglini would like to send a copy of his new book, "The English language doesn't exist: it's badly pronounced French",...