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Fog-shrouded Kiev recovers after Russia strikes, power restored to 6 million 17 Dec 2022 - 11:20 pm

Kiev: Basic services were being restored in Ukraine's capital Kiev on Saturday after the latest wave of Russian air strikes on critical infrastructure,...

Polish police chief says exploding gift was grenade launcher 17 Dec 2022 - 07:38 pm

Warsaw: Polish police chief Jaroslaw Szymczyk revealed on Saturday that a Ukrainian gift which exploded and left him hospitalised with minor injuries earlier...

South Africa's Ramaphosa seeks re-election as ruling party boss 17 Dec 2022 - 07:34 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's ruling ANC was due to elect a new leader this weekend after the country's embattled president Cyril Ramaphosa pitched to...

Russia denounces Moldova's ban of TV channels as 'political censorship' 17 Dec 2022 - 07:06 pm

Moscow: Russia on Saturday denounced a decision by neighbouring Moldova to temporarily ban six television channels as "political censorship". The small ex-Soviet state...

Germany cuts the ribbon on first LNG terminal 17 Dec 2022 - 06:03 pm

Wilhelmshaven: Germany on Saturday inaugurated its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, built in record time, as the country scrambles to adapt to...

Mexico reinvents island prison as Pacific tourist draw 17 Dec 2022 - 05:16 pm

Islas Marias: One of Mexico's most notorious prisons begins a new chapter this weekend as a Pacific Ocean getaway after a makeover aimed...

Four leaders sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe 17 Dec 2022 - 03:00 pm

Bucharest: The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed an agreement on Saturday on an underwater electric cable under the Black Sea...

Death toll from Malaysia campsite landslide rises to 24, nine missing 17 Dec 2022 - 02:07 pm

Kuala Lumpur:Rescue teams searching for survivors from a landslide that tore though a campsite in Malaysia recovered the bodies of a woman and...

New Covid model predicts over 1 mln deaths in China through 2023 17 Dec 2022 - 02:00 pm

Chicago: China's abrupt lifting of stringentCovid-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to...

Argentina's World Cup 'spider' man Alvarez, the pride of his village 17 Dec 2022 - 01:39 pm

Calchín, Argentina: Julian Alvarez has been a revelation for Argentina at the World Cup but back in his tiny home village the player...

Putin sounds out military commanders on Ukraine 17 Dec 2022 - 12:48 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed,...

Elon Musk's team seeks new funding for Twitter - investor 17 Dec 2022 - 08:24 am

Elon Musk’s team has reached out to investors to raise new funds for his struggling social media platform Twitter, one of the investors...

Russia fires scores of missiles in one of its biggest attacks on Ukraine 16 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm

KYIV: Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war,...

Brittney Griner says she will advocate for Americans detained abroad, resume career 16 Dec 2022 - 09:55 pm

US basketball star Brittney Griner, who on Friday left an Army medical center where she had been recuperating following her release from a...

Croatia rejects joining EU mission of Ukrainian military support 16 Dec 2022 - 09:37 pm

ZAGREB: Croatian lawmakers on Friday narrowly rejected a proposal the country should join an EU mission in support of the Ukrainian military after...

France and Morocco mend ties after visa spat 16 Dec 2022 - 08:18 pm

RABAT: France and Morocco announced on Friday they were mending fences after months of tensions over visas, and said President Emmanuel Macron would...

Japan approves major defence overhaul, warning of China threats 16 Dec 2022 - 06:18 pm

Tokyo: Japan approved a major defence policy overhaul on Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the "greatest strategic...