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Africa CDC expects Mpox vaccines to arrive within 2 weeks 16 Feb 2023 - 06:00 pm

Nairobi: Africa’s public health body says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent "in another two weeks, tops” after months...

Biden takes new steps to address racial inequality in gov't 16 Feb 2023 - 05:51 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the federal government to do more to address racial inequality as the challenges and complexities of...

UK embassy guard 'paid for treachery' by Moscow, judge says 16 Feb 2023 - 05:32 pm

London: A British judge ruled on Thursday that a former security guard at the UK's Berlin embassy had an "ongoing relationship" with Moscow...

Biden gets routine medical exam as he prepares for 2024 run 16 Feb 2023 - 05:18 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden is heading to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a routine medical checkup, an event that is being...

Saudi Arabia embassy in Algeria receives bomb threat 16 Feb 2023 - 05:10 pm

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Algeria received a call on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from a person who made...

NATO must be ready for long standoff with Russia: Stoltenberg 16 Feb 2023 - 04:50 pm

Brussels: NATO must be prepared for a long standoff with Russia beyond the immediate crisis triggered by President Vladimir Putin's year-old invasion of...

Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew 16 Feb 2023 - 03:57 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala: A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard crashed Wednesday in Alabama, killing two crew members, the Tennessee National Guard...

Turkey rescues girl from rubble 248 hours after quake 16 Feb 2023 - 03:18 pm

Kahramanmaras, Turkey: Turkish rescuers on Thursday pulled a 17-year-girl from the rubble of last week's devastating earthquake, as hopes fade of finding more...

Tensions brew in Germany over refugee arrivals 16 Feb 2023 - 03:18 pm

Upahl, Germany: The main road through the northern German village of Upahl is lined with wooden placards, their bright letters standing out against...

Michigan State students' training kicked in during shooting 16 Feb 2023 - 02:55 pm

EAST LANSING, Mich: When the texts began coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that many students started receiving as...

Lebanese protesters smash bank facades as crisis bites 16 Feb 2023 - 02:49 pm

Beirut: Dozens of angry demonstrators attacked several banks in Beirut on Thursday after the Lebanese pound hit a record low, AFP journalists said,...

Africa CDC expects Mpox vaccines to arrive within 2 weeks 16 Feb 2023 - 02:44 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Africa’s public health body says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent "in another two weeks, tops” after...

Opioid antidote Narcan backed by panel to moving over the counter 16 Feb 2023 - 02:35 pm

Washington: The overdose-reversing drug naloxone should be made available over the counter to aid the national response to the opioid crisis, U.S. health...

Elon Musk nears world’s richest title again 16 Feb 2023 - 12:56 pm

Elon Musk is closing in on recapturing his title as the world’s richest person since falling behind Bernard Arnault in December, thanks to...

France prepares for 5th day of pension reform protest 16 Feb 2023 - 12:14 pm

Paris: France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against a pension reform that is the flagship policy...

Eco-friendly mud houses make comeback in Hungary 16 Feb 2023 - 12:07 pm

Acs, Hungary: They were long derided as old-fashioned symbols of grinding poverty, but mud and straw houses are making a comeback in Hungary...

Russian Wagner chief eyes Bakhmut capture by April 16 Feb 2023 - 11:29 am

The head of Russian mercenary outfit Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said that Russian forces could capture the embattled city of Bakhmut in eastern...