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France to face early heat wave from Wednesday - state forecaster 12 Jun 2022 - 07:43 pm

PARIS- An early heat wave is expected to hit France this week, the state forecaster Meteo France said on Sunday, with temperatures reaching...

Hong Kong reports more than 800 new Covid cases for second day 12 Jun 2022 - 07:31 pm

Hong Kong on Sunday reported more than 800 new Covid infections for the second straight day, and authorities warned that numbers could continue...

Mass COVID testing announced for Beijing's Chaoyang district amid 'ferocious' outbreak 12 Jun 2022 - 07:11 pm

BEIJING- Beijing's most populous district Chaoyang announced three rounds of mass testing to quell a "ferocious" COVID-19 outbreak that emerged in a shopping...

India's opposition leader Sonia Gandhi hospitalised with COVID-related issues 12 Jun 2022 - 07:00 pm

NEW DELHI- The leader of India's main opposition party, Sonia Gandhi, has been admitted to hospital in New Delhi with health issues related...

'Vkusno & tochka': McDonald's restaurants reopen in Russia under new name 12 Jun 2022 - 11:39 am

McDonald's restaurants flung open their doors in Moscow once again on Sunday under new Russian ownership and a new name: Vkusno & tochka,...

France holds parliamentary election in vital test for Macron 12 Jun 2022 - 11:18 am

Paris:French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat...

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises 12 Jun 2022 - 10:46 am

Houla, Lebanon: In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to examine his wheat crop. Food costs have soared amid...

Germany's Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia's EU bid 11 Jun 2022 - 06:14 pm

SKOPJE, North Macedonia:German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria on Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries...

Spain swelters in hottest pre-summer heatwave for 20 years 11 Jun 2022 - 06:01 pm

SEVILLE, Spain: Fan-sellers were doing good business in the southern city of Seville on Saturday as Spain sizzled in the hottest pre-summer heatwave...

Italy locates 7 bodies at scorched crash site of helicopter 11 Jun 2022 - 05:09 pm

ROME: Italian rescuers on Saturday located the bodies of seven people, including four Turks and two Lebanese, who died when their helicopter crashed...

Beijing warns of 'explosive' Covid outbreak as Shanghai begins mass testing 11 Jun 2022 - 04:16 pm

Shanghai: China's capital Beijing is facing an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak, a government spokesman warned on Saturday, as the commercial hub of Shanghai began...

Family of British man facing the death penalty in Donbas call for his release 11 Jun 2022 - 04:07 pm

London: The family of British man Shaun Pinner who has been sentenced to death by a court by Russian proxy authorities in Donbas...

US FDA staff says Moderna Covid vaccine effective and safe for children 11 Jun 2022 - 02:10 pm

USFood and Drug Administration staff reviewers on Friday said Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for use in children aged 6...

Ukraine in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds, governor says 11 Jun 2022 - 01:35 pm

KYIV: Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering, the region's governor said on...

Zelenskiy tells Asian meeting: Stopping Russian invasion crucial for whole world 11 Jun 2022 - 12:04 pm

Singapore: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking remotely at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, said the outcome of the war in his country affected...

Prince Charles calls UK's Rwanda migrants policy 'appalling': reports 11 Jun 2022 - 11:46 am

London: Prince Charles has privately described the British government's plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as "appalling", two media reports said, as...

Monkeypox isn’t spreading as easily as Covid, CDC says 10 Jun 2022 - 09:13 pm

Almost all US monkeypox cases have been associated with close contact rather than airborne transmission, US health officials said in response to concerns...