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First draft of plastics treaty to be done by year's end: UN 02 Jun 2023 - 10:43 pm

Paris: The first draft of a highly anticipated international treaty to combat plastic pollution should be finished by the end of November, 175...

India rail crash toll jumps to at least 120 dead, 850 injured 02 Jun 2023 - 09:54 pm

UPDATE:The death toll from a multiple train collision in easternIndiahas risen to at least 120 people, with more than 850 others injured and...

Former Greek PM positive for Covid, suspends election campaign 02 Jun 2023 - 07:49 pm

Athens: Former Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the frontrunner in June 25 elections, on Friday said he was suspending his campaign after testing...

Heavy security presence in Senegal after deadly clashes 02 Jun 2023 - 07:29 pm

Dakar: Senegalese authorities on Friday deployed security forces around the capital Dakar, a day after an outburst of violence left nine people dead...

Kremlin foe Navalny's demands in prison: a balalaika and a pet kangaroo -- all denied 02 Jun 2023 - 07:11 pm

MOSCOW: Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released excerpts of his correspondence with prison administrators Friday, detailing his sarcastic demands for things like...

King Charles III arrives in Romania for first visit after coronation 02 Jun 2023 - 06:33 pm

Bucharest: Britain's King Charles III was received with military honours at Romania's presidential palace in Bucharest on Friday, as he kicked off his...

Tropical Storm Mawar intensifies rains for Japan, threatens floods and mudslides 02 Jun 2023 - 06:13 pm

NAHA, Japan: Heavy rains intensified by Tropical Storm Mawar fell on Japan’s main archipelago on Friday, halting trains and triggering floods and mudslides...

Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators 02 Jun 2023 - 05:55 pm

Nairobi: A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook's...

Russia accuses US of hacking thousands of Apple devices 02 Jun 2023 - 04:22 pm

Moscow: Russia's security service has accused the United States of being behind a cyberattack on thousands of Apple devices as cybersecurity firm Kaspersky...

Tanzania declares end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak: WHO 02 Jun 2023 - 02:20 pm

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania on Friday declared the end of a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, more than two months after it...

Addressing Russia, Blinken says only strong Ukraine can bring peace 02 Jun 2023 - 01:21 pm

Helsinki: America's top diplomat on Friday insisted that a strong Ukraine in control of its own territory was a prerequisite for talks with...

Heavy rain triggers evacuation warnings in Japan 02 Jun 2023 - 12:55 pm

Tokyo: Hundreds of thousands of residents in Japan were urged to evacuate on Friday as tropical storm Mawar brought heavy rain and caused...

Two dead in shelling in Russian border region near Ukraine: governor 02 Jun 2023 - 12:10 pm

Moscow: Two civilians died Friday in shelling in the Russian region of Belgorod, on the border with Ukraine, which has witnessed intensified attacks...

'Swimming in plastic': Greek fishermen fight pollution 02 Jun 2023 - 11:48 am

Keratsini, Greece: The fish market of Keratsini, west of Athens, is abuzz in the early morning, with trawlers disgorging crates of sardines and...

Morocco to teach Berber language in more schools 01 Jun 2023 - 09:48 pm

Rabat: Morocco plans to make the teaching of the Berber language, Amazigh, more widespread in primary schools, the education minister said Thursday. The...

US and Taiwan ink trade deal as China issues warning 01 Jun 2023 - 09:14 pm

Washington: The United States and Taiwan signed a trade deal on Thursday aimed at deepening economic relations between both sides -- in a...

Famed Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case 01 Jun 2023 - 08:53 pm

Sydney: One ofAustralia's most decorated soldiers lost a landmark defamation case Thursday after a bruising trial filled with accusations of murder, domestic violence,...