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UK's King Charles celebrates 74th birthday with new role 14 Nov 2022 - 03:07 pm

LONDON: Britain's King Charles celebrated his 74th birthday on Monday, with the occasion marked by him replacing his late father as The Ranger...

Philippines lower house approves bill taxing single-use plastics 14 Nov 2022 - 02:49 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' lower house of Congress approved on Monday a measure that would slap taxes on single-use plastics, in step with President...

Sri Lanka announces budget aimed at clinching IMF deal, sees recovery by end-2023 14 Nov 2022 - 02:43 pm

COLOMBO: The crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy can turnaround by end of 2023 if budget policies, which are not limited to the International Monetary...

New China COVID rules spur concern as some cities halt routine tests 14 Nov 2022 - 02:39 pm

BEIJING: Several Chinese cities began cutting routine community COVID-19 testing on Monday, days after China announced an easing of some of its heavy-handed...

Police hunt suspect in US university campus shooting 14 Nov 2022 - 01:58 pm

Washington: Police were hunting Monday the suspect in a shooting that left three people dead and two others wounded on a university campus...

Biden, Xi greet each other warmly as they meet for talks ahead of G20 14 Nov 2022 - 01:57 pm

Nusa Dua, Indonesia: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and USPresident JoeBidenmet on Monday for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their countries are...

Xi, Biden shake hands as Bali summit begins 14 Nov 2022 - 01:00 pm

Nusa Dua, Indonesia: US President JoeBidenand Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shook hands at the start of their high-stakes summit in Bali, Indonesia on...

Pakistan will be among first to receive G7 'Global Shield' climate funding 14 Nov 2022 - 11:58 am

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 'Global Shield' initiative to provide...

Mexicans protest president's electoral reform plan 13 Nov 2022 - 11:25 pm

Mexico City: Thousands took to the streets in Mexico on Sunday to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's plan to overhaul the country's...

Melania Trump lawyer elected Slovenia's first woman president 13 Nov 2022 - 11:09 pm

Ljubljana: Slovenians on Sunday elected a lawyer linked to former US first lady Melania Trump as the country's first woman president, according to...

Climate activists splash liquid on Barcelona mummy exhibit 13 Nov 2022 - 10:56 pm

Barcelona: Climate activists splashed a viscous liquid over a glass case housing a replica mummy at Barcelona's Egyptian Museum on Sunday in the...

Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who defected to Ukraine shown in video 13 Nov 2022 - 10:49 pm

London: Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Sunday that a former mercenary who was filmed being executed...

Iran president ratifies controversial Belgium prisoner treaty 13 Nov 2022 - 10:06 pm

Tehran: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday ratified a prisoner exchange treaty with Belgium, official media said, after criticism in the European country...

Ukraine's Kherson races to restore power, water after Russian retreat 13 Nov 2022 - 09:55 pm

Kherson, Ukraine: Utility companies in Kherson were working to restore critical infrastructure damaged and mined by fleeing Russian forces, with most homes in...

Results arrive in Bahrain poll held without opposition 13 Nov 2022 - 09:43 pm

Dubai: Six candidates including one woman won seats in a first phase of Bahrain's parliamentary election, while others will compete for the remaining...

Hundreds of thousands rally to defend Madrid public healthcare 13 Nov 2022 - 09:19 pm

Madrid: Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Sunday in defence of the region's primary care services, warning that plans to...

Democrats' control of US Senate means boost for Biden 13 Nov 2022 - 09:08 pm

Washington: Democrats' continued control of the US Senate is not merely a symbolic victory for Joe Biden; the come-from-behind performance has real-world political...

South Africa's Ramaphosa brushes aside calls to quit 13 Nov 2022 - 08:45 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brushed aside calls for him to resign over an alleged criminal cover-up, as he set...