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Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports as war rages on 22 Jul 2022 - 06:19 pm

ISTANBUL/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an...

Polar bear rescued in Russia after getting tongue stuck in milk can 22 Jul 2022 - 04:28 pm

A polar bear roaming around an Arctic outpost in northern Russia has been rescued after getting its tongue caught in a can of...

Biden doing 'fine' one day after COVID diagnosis, White House says 22 Jul 2022 - 04:20 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden continues to have mild symptoms of COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, one day after he tested...

China tightens data rules for online ride-hailing firms 22 Jul 2022 - 04:05 pm

BEIJING: China's transport ministry on Friday tightened existing rules governing how online ride-hailing firms should handle and share their data with regulators, a...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth not due to attend Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 22 Jul 2022 - 03:56 pm

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth is not scheduled to attend the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer, with her son and heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles...

China says it will make great efforts to consolidate economic recovery 22 Jul 2022 - 03:53 pm

BEIJING:China will make great efforts to consolidate the economic recovery, state media on Friday quoted the cabinet as saying. China's economy is in...

EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypox 22 Jul 2022 - 03:43 pm

LONDON: The European Medicines Agency said Friday that the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox, as the...

Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK over security arrangements 22 Jul 2022 - 01:15 pm

LONDON:Britain's Prince Harry was granted permission to challenge a UK government decision in court over his security arrangements, a High Court judgment showed...

Africa's top public health body gets $100 mln from World Bank 22 Jul 2022 - 01:11 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Africa's main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will receive $100 million from the World...

Biden says he is 'doing well,' working after testing positive for COVID 22 Jul 2022 - 11:56 am

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild...

New Zealand COVID-19 death rate at record levels 22 Jul 2022 - 11:23 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealanders are dying from COVID-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is...

Japan regulators approve release of Fukushima water into sea 22 Jul 2022 - 11:09 am

TOKYO: Japan's nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release into the ocean water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the...

Heatwaves to menace China as almanac's 'big heat' day looms 22 Jul 2022 - 11:01 am

BEIJING: China will suffer the return of more heatwaves over the next 10 days from east to west, with some coastal cities already...

New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade 21 Jul 2022 - 09:14 pm

NEW YORK: New York health officials on Thursday reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. Officials did...

World Bank to fund $100 million in food insecurity aid to Sudan through WFP 21 Jul 2022 - 08:51 pm

CAIRO: The World Bank has agreed to provide the U.N.'s World Food Programme with $100 million for an "emergency safety net project” to...

Russia resumes gas flow to Germany with cutback 21 Jul 2022 - 08:30 pm

KHARKIV, Ukraine: Russia reopened its biggest gas pipeline to Germany at less than half normal capacity on Thursday after a maintenance shutdown, raising...