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Budget readies US for possible China confrontation: Pentagon 23 Mar 2023 - 08:52 pm

Washington: The US military must be ready for possible confrontation with China, the Pentagon's leaders said Thursday, pushing Congress to approve the Defense...

Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US 23 Mar 2023 - 08:17 pm

NewYork: For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the US,...

Russia's only female cosmonaut praises ISS mission 23 Mar 2023 - 08:00 pm

Moscow: Russia's only active female cosmonaut Anna Kikina on Thursday described a "wonderful" atmosphere during her mission to the International Space Station where...

Russia hopes to sign major pipeline deal with China this year 23 Mar 2023 - 07:44 pm

Moscow: A Russian deputy prime minister said on Thursday he hoped Moscow and Beijing would sign a contract to build the massive Power...

IMF warns without reforms, Lebanon could see hyperinflation 23 Mar 2023 - 07:14 pm

BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund gave a grim assessment on Thursday of Lebanon’s prospects for getting out of its deepening financial crisis, saying...

Ukraine children held by Russia reunited with parents 23 Mar 2023 - 06:58 pm

Kiev: Moments after the bus returning him and more than a dozen other children from Russian-held territory arrived in Kiev, a ten-year-old boy...

Uganda orders Marburg screening after Tanzania outbreak 23 Mar 2023 - 06:35 pm

Kampala: Uganda has ordered health officials to step up screening along its border with Tanzania following a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus...

Nigerian politician found guilty in UK organ harvesting plot 23 Mar 2023 - 06:34 pm

LONDON:A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were found guilty on Thursday of conspiring to transport a street trader to the U.K. as...

Hungary would not arrest Putin over ICC warrant: govt official 23 Mar 2023 - 06:17 pm

Budapest: Hungary would not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he entered its territory, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on...

Death toll from Pakistan, Afghanistan quake rises to 21 23 Mar 2023 - 05:50 pm

ISLAMABAD: The death toll from a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan earlier this week rose to 21...

TikTok chief faces grilling in US Congress as ban looms 23 Mar 2023 - 05:12 pm

Washington: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday,...

Chinese diplomats oppose US military presence in Philippines 23 Mar 2023 - 04:53 pm

MANILA: Chinese diplomats expressed their strong opposition to an expanded United States military presence in the Philippines in closed-door talks with their Filipino...

Even free transport can't shake Luxembourg's love of the car 23 Mar 2023 - 02:58 pm

Luxembourg: Three years after Luxembourg declared all public transport free in a bid to clear its roads of jams and cut pollution, the...

Taiwan recalls ambassador as Honduras switches ties to China 23 Mar 2023 - 01:47 pm

Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan says it has recalled its ambassador to Honduras amid moves by the Central American country to establish formal diplomatic ties...

Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus 23 Mar 2023 - 01:45 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Equatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the "highly virulent” Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever with no authorized vaccine...

Rahul Gandhi gets 2 years for defamation of Indian PM Modi 23 Mar 2023 - 01:28 pm

NEW DELHI: An Indian court found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation Thursday over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname...

World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion 22 Mar 2023 - 11:52 pm

Washington: A World Bank report released on Wednesday puts the cost of Ukraine's recovery and rebuilding from Russia's invasion at $411 billion over...