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Radiation level of Iphone 12 too high, French watchdog orders Apple to withdraw 13 Sep 2023 - 11:31 am

Paris: A French government watchdog agency ordered Apple to withdraw theiPhone12 from the market, saying it emits levels of electromagnetic radiation that are...

Chinese tourists get visa-free entry to Thailand in busy season 13 Sep 2023 - 11:09 am

Thailand will waive visa requirements for travelers from China and Kazakhstan in the busy holiday season as the tourism-reliant nation turns to the...

Dozens dead in Hanoi apartment fire 13 Sep 2023 - 10:51 am

Hanoi: Dozens of people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, state media said Wednesday, with witnesses reporting...

Hong Kong tech park says data exposed by 'malicious' hack 13 Sep 2023 - 10:30 am

Hong Kong: Sensitive data, including employee details and credit card records, from a Hong Kong technology park that describes itself as a "digital...

Libyan city counts toll of huge flood, 10,000 missing 13 Sep 2023 - 10:09 am

Derna, Libya: Libya's eastern city of Derna was counting its dead Wednesday with 2,300 people confirmed killed in devastating flash floods unleashed by...

Putin, Kim hold summit at Russian space centre 13 Sep 2023 - 09:51 am

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks on Wednesday that could see them forge an arms...

King of Morocco visits earthquake patients at Marrakech, donates blood 13 Sep 2023 - 12:15 am

MARRAKECH: His Majesty King of Morocco showed solidarity with his suffering nation on Tuesday as it counts the dead from a powerful earthquake,...

More than 5,300 feared dead, thousands more missing in Libya floods 12 Sep 2023 - 11:46 pm

CAIRO: Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared...

Venice gives green light to ticket 'experiment' for tourists 12 Sep 2023 - 11:34 pm

Rome: Venice officials agreed on Tuesday to test a fee on day tourists to the overcrowded historic centre, weeks after UNESCO warned it...

Austria reopens embassy in Baghdad after 30 years 12 Sep 2023 - 07:52 pm

Baghdad: Austria reopened its embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Tuesday after a 30-year absence, in what was hailed as a sign of...

US sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah 12 Sep 2023 - 07:22 pm

BEIRUT:The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused...

EU lawmakers approve joint arms purchase push 12 Sep 2023 - 04:23 pm

Strasbourg: European Union lawmakers on Tuesday approved a 300-million-euro ($320-million) initiative to boost joint arms purchases by member states, as part of the...

Children of couple that fled Britain put into Pakistan state custody 12 Sep 2023 - 03:54 pm

Islamabad: Five British-Pakistani children brought to Pakistan by a fugitive couple wanted over the death of a 10-year-old girl in Britain were taken...

Race against time to find survivors 4 days after Morocco quake 12 Sep 2023 - 03:31 pm

Marrakesh, Morocco: Hopes were dimming on Tuesday in Morocco's desperate search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,800...

Chinese city hunts for crocodiles on the loose 12 Sep 2023 - 02:19 pm

Beijing: A Chinese city has launched an operation to find a large number of crocodiles that escaped when floods hit the region in...

American researcher doing well after rescue from a deep Turkish cave, calling it a 'crazy adventure' 12 Sep 2023 - 02:13 pm

Istanbul: An American researcher was "doing well” at a Turkish hospital, officials said Tuesday, after rescuers pulled him out of a cave where...

10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll 'huge': Red Cross 12 Sep 2023 - 01:40 pm

Geneva: The death toll from freak floods in easternLibyais expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on...