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Meta hit with record 1.2-billion-euro fine over EU data rules 22 May 2023 - 01:02 pm

Dublin: Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for transferring EU user data to the United States...

At least 20 dead in Guyana school dormitory fire: govt 22 May 2023 - 12:58 pm

Georgetown, Guyana: At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a school dormitory fire in Guyana, the government said in a statement, with...

Singapore life expectancy rises from a decade ago despite pandemic 22 May 2023 - 12:03 pm

Life expectancy in Singapore rose to an average of 83 years in 2022, increasing by almost one year from a decade ago, even...

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant face power cut 22 May 2023 - 11:36 am

Moscow:Ukraine's occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been cut off from the power grid again, its Russian administrators and the Ukrainian atomic agency said...

Ultra-low fare pioneer Ryanair says farewell to ultra-low fares 22 May 2023 - 10:42 am

Over the past three decades, Ryanair Holdings Plc built its model around cut-throat fares that ferried people across Europe for as little as...

El Salvador mourns victims of football stadium stampede 22 May 2023 - 10:35 am

San Salvador: El Salvador football fans were mourning Sunday after 12 people died and hundreds were injured in a stampede at a stadium,...

New Zealand sheep outnumber people less than 5 to 1, a record low 22 May 2023 - 09:04 am

Wellington: New Zealand's sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, official figures showed Monday, clipping their lead over humans to the...

Fire destroys historic Philippine post office building 22 May 2023 - 07:48 am

Manila: Ahuge fire destroyed a historic post office in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said Monday. More than 80 fire trucks were sent...

Anti-migration operation on Mayotte stirs tensions 21 May 2023 - 11:11 pm

Chirongui,Mayotte: Facing a migration quagmire on the French island territory of Mayotte, off Africa’s east coast, France’s government has mobilized 2,000 troops and...

Omani novel on water wins top Arabic fiction prize 21 May 2023 - 10:13 pm

Abu Dhabi: Omani poet and novelist Zahran Alqasmi was named on Sunday the winner of the prestigious International Prize for Arabic Fiction with...

Greece PM's party wins election, but no outright victory 21 May 2023 - 09:47 pm

Athens: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservative party scored a thumping win at Sunday's election, first results show, but would likely call a...

Martin Amis, British author, dies aged 73 21 May 2023 - 07:17 pm

Miami: Renowned and influential British writer MartinAmishas died aged 73 at his home in Lake Worth, Florida, the Booker Prizes said Saturday. Amiswas...

Makkah Grand Mosque expansion to be officially named 'The Saudi Riwaq' 21 May 2023 - 05:53 pm

Doha, Qatar: The General President of the Affairs of the Grand Holy Mosque and Prophet's Holy Mosque Sheikh Dr Al-Sudais said that a...

India's Modi arrives in Papua New Guinea for Pacific summit 21 May 2023 - 05:47 pm

Port Moresby: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Papua New Guinea Sunday for talks with Pacific island leaders, the first visit by an...

Rome's Trevi Fountain turned black by climate protesters 21 May 2023 - 05:10 pm

Rome: Climate activists in Italy turned Rome's famous Trevi Fountain black on Sunday, saying floods that have killed 14 people in the country's...

Pope urges Sudan's warring sides to lay down arms as new cease-fire looms 21 May 2023 - 04:54 pm

CAIRO:Pope Francis called on Sudan's warring forces to lay down their arms on Sunday, expressing dismay about the ongoing fighting and worsening humanitarian...