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Seven injured in car bombing at Mogadishu port 04 Jul 2020 - 03:43 pm

Mogadishu: At least seven people were wounded on Saturday as police shot a suicide car bomber at a checkpoint outside the port in...

14 feared dead in nursing home as heavy rain lashes western Japan 04 Jul 2020 - 01:43 pm

Tokyo: Fourteen people were feared dead at a nursing home in western Japan Saturday as record rainfall triggered massive floods and landslides, forcing...

'Eat out to help out', finance chief tells Britons 04 Jul 2020 - 12:22 pm

London: Britain's finance minister urged people Saturday to "eat out to help out" the economy claw its way from a historic decline sparked...

Paris Louvre museum reopens Monday after crippling losses 04 Jul 2020 - 11:20 am

Paris: The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday but with coronavirus restrictions...

France's Macron picks little-known civil servant as new prime minister 04 Jul 2020 - 11:10 am

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron named Jean Castex, a senior civil servant, as his new prime minister on Friday as he acted to...

India coronavirus cases hit record high amid monsoon rains 04 Jul 2020 - 10:51 am

Mumbai: India recorded its highest singe-day spike of coronavirus cases on Saturday, with over 22,000 new cases and 442 deaths, as infections rose...

Pakistani foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19 03 Jul 2020 - 07:50 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19, days after holding high profile meetings...

Indian policemen arrested over custody deaths of father and son 03 Jul 2020 - 07:33 pm

CHENNAI - India has arrested four policemen over the deaths of a father and son in custody, a senior investigating official said on...

Thailand's main airport offers rapid coronavirus test for international arrivals 03 Jul 2020 - 07:27 pm

SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand - Thailand's main international airport unveiled rapid coronavirus tests on Friday for some overseas arrivals after a three-month ban on...

Canada's Trudeau unsure about Washington trip, cites concern over tariffs 03 Jul 2020 - 07:21 pm

OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was still unsure whether he would go to Washington D.C. next week...

India approves human trials for second COVID-19 vaccine candidate 03 Jul 2020 - 04:32 pm

BENGALURU - Zydus has received approval from Indian regulators to begin human studies for its COVID-19 vaccine contender, the drugmaker said on Friday,...

Dutch report new coronavirus infection on mink farm 03 Jul 2020 - 04:27 pm

The Hague - Dutch authorities announced Friday that yet another mink farm has been infected with the novel coronavirus, making 18 in total,...

Gilead's COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir gets conditional EU clearance 03 Jul 2020 - 04:11 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Friday it had given conditional approval for the use of antiviral remdesivir in severe COVID-19 patients...

19 Sikh pilgrims killed in Pakistan when train collides with van 03 Jul 2020 - 04:07 pm

LAHORE - At least 19 pilgrims of Pakistan's minority Sikh community were killed when a train collided with a passenger van in eastern...

Blasts at Turkish fireworks factory kill two, wound 73 03 Jul 2020 - 03:50 pm

ISTANBUL - A series of large explosions shook a fireworks factory in northwest Turkey's Sakarya province on Friday, killing two people and wounding...

Trump visits Mount Rushmore amid controversy, coronavirus concerns 03 Jul 2020 - 02:35 pm

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will begin his July Fourth celebrations with a trip to Mount Rushmore on Friday despite concerns about gathering...

England scraps quarantine for 50 countries - but not US 03 Jul 2020 - 02:12 pm

London - Travellers from more than 50 countries including France, Italy and Spain -- but not the United States -- can stop self-isolating...

Beijing lifts most travel restrictions, says city's outbreak contained 03 Jul 2020 - 02:04 pm

Beijing - Beijing has contained transmission of a new coronavirus outbreak and will lift travel restrictions on most residents at midnight, city authorities...