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Europe's generic drugmakers say they may cut output due to energy bills 28 Sep 2022 - 03:21 pm

FRANKFURT: Europe's drugmakers have warned they may stop making some cheap generic medicines because of surging electricity costs and are calling for an...

Cuba slowly begins to restore power after Hurricane Ian knocks out grid 28 Sep 2022 - 03:01 pm

HAVANA: Cuba had slowly begun to restore power across the eastern end of the island, the state electricity provider said early on Wednesday,...

Iran's nationwide demonstrations raise pressure on state 28 Sep 2022 - 02:47 pm

DUBAI: Iranian riot police deployed in Tehran's main squares on Wednesday to confront people chanting "death to the dictator" as nationwide protests over...

India extends free food programme by three months amid fiscal woes 28 Sep 2022 - 02:13 pm

NEW DELHI: India has extended by three months its free food programme for the poor, a move that will add $5.46 billion to...

N Korea test launches missile on eve of Harris trip to Seoul 28 Sep 2022 - 01:35 pm

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, a day before U.S. Vice President Kamala...

Body of missing famed US extreme skier recovered in Nepal 28 Sep 2022 - 12:35 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain was...

Private sector to pledge $8 bln to combat US hunger: White House 28 Sep 2022 - 12:28 pm

WASHINGTON: The White House on Wednesday plans to unveil $8 billion in new private sector spending to combat hunger, including hundreds of millions...

EU believes sabotage likely in leaking Russian gas pipelines 28 Sep 2022 - 12:11 pm

Berlin/Copenhagen: Any deliberate disruption to the EU's energy infrastructure would meet a "robust and united response", its top diplomat was quoted as saying...

Shionogi says COVID pill trial shows reduction in symptoms 28 Sep 2022 - 11:57 am

TOKYO: Japan's Shionogi & Co Ltd said on Wednesday its oral treatment for COVID-19 demonstrated a significant reduction in symptoms compared with a...

Pakistan finance minister vows to tame inflation, cut interest rates 28 Sep 2022 - 11:32 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's new finance minister, Ishaq Dar, will work to rein in inflation and cut interest rates, he said on Wednesday, calling the...

Vietnam suffers floods and blackouts after Typhoon Noru makes landfall 28 Sep 2022 - 10:55 am

Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early Wednesday morning, knocking out power for more than 500,000 households and causing flooding and property damage...

One killed, nine injured, in an ongoing Israeli army raid on Jenin refugee camp 28 Sep 2022 - 10:30 am

One Palestinian was killed and nine others were injured this morning, two of them critical, in an ongoing Israeli army assault on Jenin...

Hurricane Ian spurs evacuations as airports, schools shut 28 Sep 2022 - 10:27 am

HurricaneIan, projected to be one of the costliest storms in US history, prompted mass evacuations, school shutdowns and thousands of flight cancellations across...

Fighter jets scrambled after bomb threat on Singapore Airlines flight from San Francisco 28 Sep 2022 - 08:09 am

A Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight en-route from San Francisco was escorted by fighter jets after a passenger allegedly claimed there was a bomb...

Royal Mail workers union calls for 19 days of strikes 27 Sep 2022 - 10:56 pm

LONDON: A trade union representing postal workers in the UK said on Tuesday that it has called for a further 19 days of...

Chess world rocked by cheating accusation made by Carlsen 27 Sep 2022 - 10:43 pm

Oslo: The genteel world of Chess has been rocked by accusations of cheating made by the game’s leading player. Magnus Carlsen, the world...

Washington announces more aid for flood-ravaged Pakistan 27 Sep 2022 - 10:31 pm

ISLAMABAD: The United States has boosted assistance to Pakistan’s flood relief efforts, announcing $10 million in aid, in addition to Washington's already announced...