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Fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka extinguished after 3 days 06 Sep 2020 - 04:20 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A fire on a large oil tanker drifting off Sri Lanka's coast was extinguished on Sunday after burning for three...

Senegal activates emergency floods aid plan after downpour 06 Sep 2020 - 03:43 pm

DAKAR: Senegalese President Macky Sall has activated an emergency aid plan after a seven-hour downpour caused widespread floods. Water Minister Serigne Mbaye Thiam...

Beirut search effort sparked by dog stops, no survivor found 06 Sep 2020 - 03:29 pm

BEIRUT: A search operation of a building that collapsed during last month’s deadly blast in Beirut stopped on Sunday after rescue workers said...

Police hunt for man in Birmingham after stabbings leave one dead, seven injured 06 Sep 2020 - 03:15 pm

BIRMINGHAM, England: Police said they were searching for a man in relation to a two-hour stabbing spree in the city of Birmingham, central...

Berlusconi responding to virus drugs but in "delicate" phase 06 Sep 2020 - 02:56 pm

ROME: Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is responding "optimally” to COVID-19 treatment but is the most vulnerable type of patient and is in...

Pandemic turns summer into European tourism's leanest season 06 Sep 2020 - 02:17 pm

BRUGES, Belgium: Bruges mayor Dirk De fauw first realized something was desperately wrong with European tourism when on a brisk March morning he...

Typhoon unleashes rain, strong winds in southern Japan 06 Sep 2020 - 12:30 pm

TOKYO: The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off...

California grid operator warns of rotating power outages in record heat wave 06 Sep 2020 - 11:30 am

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a "Stage 2" power emergency late on Saturday, warning that rotating power outages were possible amid...

North Korea leader tours typhoon-hit area, directs recovery effort 06 Sep 2020 - 11:10 am

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured coastal areas hit by a typhoon, and ordered 12,000 core party members to join the...

China's CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test coronavirus vaccines 06 Sep 2020 - 10:25 am

BEIJING: China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Saturday they have each found two more countries to run late-stage...

India reports global daily record of new coronavirus cases 06 Sep 2020 - 09:33 am

NEW DELHI: India added more than 90,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a global daily record, according to data from the...

Several stabbed in Birmingham 'major incident': UK police 06 Sep 2020 - 09:21 am

London: British police declared a "major incident" early on Sunday after multiple people were stabbed in the centre of England's second city Birmingham....

Italy's Berlusconi 'stable' after coronavirus hospitalisation 05 Sep 2020 - 06:42 pm

Rome: Italy's flamboyant former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was "stable" Saturday, two days after being hospitalised with coronavirus, his doctor said. The 83-year-old...

Gas pipeline blast kills 16 praying at Bangladesh mosque 05 Sep 2020 - 04:41 pm

DHAKA, Bangladesh: An underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers outside Bangladesh's capital, leaving 16 Muslim worshipers dead and dozens...

Trump out to build 'permission structure' to win back voters 05 Sep 2020 - 04:37 pm

NEW YORK: Showcasing Black Americans at the Republican National Convention to allay white voters' fears that President Donald Trump is a racist. Sharing...

France expects more severe COVID cases in next 15 days 05 Sep 2020 - 04:24 pm

PARIS: France must stay vigilant as more people will be hospitalised in intensive care units in the next two weeks, reflecting a flare-up...

Italy's Conte ‘confident’ that Autumn lockdown won’t be needed 05 Sep 2020 - 04:10 pm

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that coronavirus outbreaks this autumn may prompt local restrictions but not a nationwide lockdown. "I am confident,”...