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US Capitol shut down temporarily out of caution over fire nearby 18 Jan 2021 - 07:16 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol was shut down temporarily on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a fire broke out near...

Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp 18 Jan 2021 - 06:44 pm

WASHINGTON: Participants in a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration were evacuated from the West Front of the Capitol on Monday on orders...

U.S. Capitol on lockdown -Reuters witness 18 Jan 2021 - 06:27 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Capitol complex is on lockdown, with no entry or exit allowed due to an external security threat and people inside...

Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles 18 Jan 2021 - 05:31 pm

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a progressive ally...

Italy’s Conte calls on lawmakers to back his plan to govern 18 Jan 2021 - 05:22 pm

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged lawmakers to rally behind him and back his program to continue governing, as he struggles to bolster...

Russian prosecutors want Kremlin foe Navalny jailed for 30 days 18 Jan 2021 - 03:39 pm

Moscow: State prosecutors in Russia asked a judge on Monday to jail Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for 30 days, after he was detained...

Sinovac says its COVID-19 vaccine more effective with longer dosing interval 18 Jan 2021 - 03:29 pm

BEIJING: China's Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that a clinical trial in Brazil showed its COVID-19 vaccine was almost 20 percentage points more...

Winter weather hits parts of Europe, from Poland to Turkey 18 Jan 2021 - 03:27 pm

WARSAW, Poland: Extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland, snow blanketing the Turkish city...

Norway to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, keep others 18 Jan 2021 - 03:05 pm

OSLO: Norway will ease some coronavirus restrictions after extra measures in place for past two weeks seem to have had the desired effect,...

Kuwait Amir accepts cabinet resignation in government-assembly standoff 18 Jan 2021 - 03:02 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Amir has accepted the resignation of the cabinet, state news agency KUNA said on Monday, after a standoff between the government...

Taxis for ladies: Putting the brakes on crime in South African city 18 Jan 2021 - 02:31 pm

Johannesburg: From a women-only driving school to an all-female taxi service - a South African activist-turned-entrepreneur is tackling high rates of sexual assault...

Germany plans more tests, sequencing to deal with new coronavirus strains 18 Jan 2021 - 02:01 pm

BERLIN: Germany's health minister said new measures would be needed to slow the spread of new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus, including...

Nepali climbers successfully complete first winter summit of K2; Spanish climber killed 18 Jan 2021 - 12:20 pm

ISLAMABAD: A team of climbers from Nepal on Saturday become the first mountaineers to successfully complete a winter attempt on the summit of...

Sulawesi quake death toll at 81 as Indonesia battles series of disasters 18 Jan 2021 - 11:31 am

JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island last week has killed at least 81 people and displaced more than 19,000, the...

UK is vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says 18 Jan 2021 - 11:21 am

LONDON: The United Kingdom is vaccinating 140 people per minute against COVID-19 on average, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday. The...

Indian zoo stops feeding chickens to raptors as bird flu spreads 18 Jan 2021 - 10:57 am

A state-run zoo in India has stopped feeding chickens to birds such as hawks, eagles and owls as bird flu outbreaks spread to...

China reports more than 100 new COVID cases as New Year holiday exodus looms 18 Jan 2021 - 10:57 am

BEIJING: China reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for the sixth consecutive day, with rising infections in the northeast fuelling concerns of...