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Italian schools go digital as coronavirus shuts classrooms 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm

MILAN: For schoolchildren in northern Italy, the beginning of their second week blocked at home because of coronavirus saw a scramble to adapt...

‘No sense of celebration’ as Israel holds third election in a year 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought re-election on Monday under the weight of an imminent corruption trial, with voters turning out in...

‘All our dreams are gone:’ Desperation deepens for Syrians as conflict intensifies 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm

IDLIB, Syria: At a maternity hospital in northwest Syria, an alarm flashes at the main entrance to alert staff. It’s not patients en...

US judge gives Russian firm tied to election meddling subpoena deadline 02 Mar 2020 - 08:43 pm

WASHINGTON: During a testy hearing on Monday, a federal judge set a deadline for a Russian company facing criminal charges related to Moscow's...

Half of world's sandy beaches at risk from climate change 02 Mar 2020 - 08:43 pm

BERLIN: Scientists say that half of the world's sandy beaches could disappear by the end of the century if climate change continues unchecked....

Bloomberg’s big bet: Can money beat Biden's momentum? 02 Mar 2020 - 08:43 pm

RICHMOND, Va.: In his brief three-month campaign for president, Michael Bloomberg poured nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars into building an advertising and...

Guyana votes for leader to manage early years of oil boom 02 Mar 2020 - 06:17 pm

GEORGETOWN, March: Voters in Guyana were heading to the polls on Monday for an election that will decide who oversees an oil boom...

Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

KASTANIES/LESBOS, Greece: A child died after being pulled from the sea when a boat capsized on Monday off the Greek island of Lesbos,...

Policeman, fireman test positive for coronavirus in Rome 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

ROME: A policeman and a fireman based in Rome have tested positive for the new coronavirus, authorities said, raising the risk of the...

Tajikistan shuts border to nationals of 35 countries 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

DUSHANBE: The government of Tajikistan has instructed airlines and travel agencies to stop selling tickets to nationals of 35 countries including the United...

Iraq power vacuum deepens after PM-designate quits 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

BAGHDAD: A power vacuum has deepened in Iraq after plans for a new prime minister collapsed, further complicating the country's faltering efforts to...

Supreme Court to hear Democrats’ Obamacare appeal next term 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a Democratic appeal that seeks to reaffirm the Affordable Care Act’s constitutionality, taking up a blockbuster...

Gunmen in Nigeria kill 51 people in attacks in northern state 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

Kano, Nigeria: At least 50 people were killed in multiple attacks by armed 'bandits' on villages in an area of northern Nigeria rife...

Sacked security guard takes 30 hostage in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 02:39 pm

Manila: A security guard angered by his sacking shot one person and took around 30 others hostage at a Manila mall on Monday,...

Special relationship? Britain vows to drive hard bargain in US trade talks 02 Mar 2020 - 01:26 pm

LONDON: Britain unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States on Monday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a...

Bali prays as virus hits tourism on Island of the Gods 02 Mar 2020 - 12:56 pm

Denpasar, Indonesia: Bali's Galungan festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil, but a new enemy was threatening that cosmic balance this year...