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German man gets life sentence for murdering cashier in COVID mask row 13 Sep 2022 - 05:19 pm

BERLIN: A German court sentenced a 50-year-old man to life behind bars on Tuesday for last year murdering a petrol station worker who...

Lights out early for Eiffel Tower as Paris saves energy 13 Sep 2022 - 04:11 pm

Paris:Pariswill switch off the Eiffel Tower's lights an hour earlier than normal, lower the water temperature in municipal pools and delay heating public...

Ukrainians face even tougher winter due to power disruptions: UN migration agency 13 Sep 2022 - 04:02 pm

KIEV: Any damage inflicted on Ukraine's power and heating systems will seriously exacerbate living conditions this winter, especially for an estimated 6.9 million...

King Charles in Belfast, queen's coffin to return to London 13 Sep 2022 - 03:48 pm

BELFAST: King Charles III flew to Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the four parts of the...

New Wave film director Jean-Luc Godard has died: Paper 13 Sep 2022 - 12:35 pm

Paris: Film directorJean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema, died on Tuesday aged 91, newspaper Liberation said, citing people close to...

Germany will trigger a hydrogen industry boom: Chancellor Scholz 13 Sep 2022 - 11:56 am

BERLIN: Germany wants to create a huge boom in the hydrogen industry as part of efforts to diversify its energy sources and reach...

Staff at Britain's busiest container port Felixstowe plan new strike 13 Sep 2022 - 11:36 am

London: Workers at Britain's biggest container port Felixstowe plan to stage a second eight-day strike over pay, the Unite union said on Tuesday,...

UK unemployment hits lowest since 1974 but jobs boom is fading 13 Sep 2022 - 11:18 am

London: Britain's jobless rate hit its lowest since 1974 but the drop was due mostly to a fall in the size of the...

Zelenskiy says 6,000 square kilometers regained 13 Sep 2022 - 10:43 am

Ukrainian forces have recaptured more than 6,000 square kilometers (2,300 square miles) in the east and south of the country so far this...

Seeking right tone, new UK PM Truss had to quickly change gear for queen 13 Sep 2022 - 09:58 am

LONDON: Just a week after Queen Elizabeth asked Liz Truss to form a government, Britain's new prime minister is attending services of reflection...

Britain's swans get new owner with royal succession 12 Sep 2022 - 10:56 pm

WINDSOR: Swans swimming along the bends of the River Thames and delighting visitors on riverbanks across Britain have a new owner. On the...

Joy in northeast Ukraine as residents return after Russian retreat 12 Sep 2022 - 10:29 pm

ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian forces swept deeper into territory seized from fleeing Russian troops on Monday and joyful residents returned to former frontline villages,...

Scottish police make three arrests over protests following Queen's death 12 Sep 2022 - 08:53 pm

LONDON:Scottish police said they had made three arrests in Edinburgh relating to breaches of the peace - causing a disturbance - on Sunday...

Dutch government to cover energy bills of struggling consumers 12 Sep 2022 - 07:42 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government is set to allocate at least 150 million euros ($151.9 million) to prevent people being cut off by energy...

EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech's tweaked COVID booster 12 Sep 2022 - 07:34 pm

LONDON: The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against...

Germany's Scholz sees no imminent nuclear deal with Iran 12 Sep 2022 - 05:30 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear on Monday that he doesn't expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future to restore...

Swedish election puts anti-immigration Sweden Democrats centre stage 12 Sep 2022 - 04:16 pm

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's right bloc appeared in pole position on Monday to form a government for the first time in nearly a decade, helped...

King Charles, in parliament, promises to follow queen's example 12 Sep 2022 - 03:12 pm

London: King Charles told parliament on Monday he was "resolved faithfully to follow" the example set by his mother Queen Elizabeth, addressing lawmakers...