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Private space mission with Saudi astronauts splashes down 31 May 2023 - 05:21 pm

Washington: A SpaceX capsule carrying two Saudi astronauts has splashed down off the coast of Florida, completing the second private mission to the...

India records strong 7.2% annual growth 31 May 2023 - 05:11 pm

Mumbai: India's GDP grew by 7.2 percent in the year to March, official figures showed on Wednesday, boosted by services and consumption, putting...

Brazil unemployment for April records eight-year low 31 May 2023 - 05:01 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent for the three months through April, an eight-year low for the period, officials...

Philippine lawmakers approve $8.9 bn sovereign wealth fund 31 May 2023 - 04:36 pm

Manila: Philippine lawmakers approved the creation of an $8.9 billion sovereign wealth fund on Wednesday to boost growth and cut poverty, but critics...

Russia evacuates children from border villages as situation 'alarming' 31 May 2023 - 03:45 pm

Moscow: Russia said it would evacuate hundreds of children from villages due to intensifying shelling in the border region of Belgorod, where the...

Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan's Okinawa Islands 31 May 2023 - 03:18 pm

NAHA, Japan: Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan's Okinawa Islands, where the United States maintains a...

Germany orders four Russian consulates on its soil closed 31 May 2023 - 03:11 pm

Berlin: Germany will drastically reduce Moscow's diplomatic presence on its soil after Russia slashed the number of people Berlin can employ in its...

Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary foes: official 31 May 2023 - 02:47 pm

Khartoum: TheSudanese army has suspended its participation in US- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a government official told AFP on...

Peru battles record dengue outbreak, in a warning for a warming world 31 May 2023 - 02:35 pm

Peru is taking extraordinary measures such as banning households from filling vases with water, as it battles its worst dengue outbreak on record,...

North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea 31 May 2023 - 10:12 am

Seoul, South Korea: North Korea’s attempt to put the country’s first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim...

Wildfire on Canada's Atlantic coast spurs evacuation of 16,000 people 31 May 2023 - 09:46 am

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: A wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000...

New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights 31 May 2023 - 09:20 am

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand's national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before they board international flights. Air New Zealand...

Saudi astronauts bid ISS farewell after completing mission 31 May 2023 - 12:02 am

Riyadh: Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Alqarni bid farewell to the International Space Station (ISS) as they boarded their spacecraft, preparing to...

Burundi sticks to Ukraine neutrality as Russia's top diplomat visits 30 May 2023 - 09:52 pm

Bujumbura, Burundi: Burundi's foreign minister insisted on Tuesday that his country would not take sides in Russia's war against Ukraine, after a visit...

Saudi Arabia praises Lebanese authorities' efforts freeing abducted Saudi citizen 30 May 2023 - 09:15 pm

Beirut: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia praised the efforts of Lebanese authorities in freeing the Saudi citizen who was abducted by unknown individuals...

Fresh fighting in Sudan amid truce extension 30 May 2023 - 07:54 pm

Khartoum: Fighting flared again in Sudan on Tuesday despite the latest ceasefire pledges of the two warring generals, meant to allow desperately needed...