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Hong Kong scraps one of world's last Covid mask mandates 28 Feb 2023 - 11:25 am

Hong Kong: Hongkongers will finally be able to leave home without a face mask from Wednesday, nearly 1,000 days after the pandemic mandate...

Iran's rare cheetah cub dies of kidney failure 28 Feb 2023 - 10:54 am

Tehran: The last survivor of three critically endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran died in hospital Tuesday from kidney failure,...

In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home 28 Feb 2023 - 10:23 am

Freetown: Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed house where Lamrana Bah lives...

Blinken arrives in Kazakhstan seeking ties in shadow of Ukraine war 28 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am

Astana, Kazakhstan: Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived early Tuesday in Kazakhstan on a trip aimed at boosting the US role in Central...

UN will struggle to unify Libya with elections this year 28 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am

United Nations: The United Nations’ top diplomat in Libya said on Monday that he is launching a new attempt to calm the deeply...

Burkina survivors recall 'horror movie' of jihadist assault 27 Feb 2023 - 11:03 pm

Ouagadougou: Villagers in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday spoke of how a rebel attack turned into a "horror movie" and accused the army...

Canada bans TikTok on government phones, other devices 27 Feb 2023 - 11:02 pm

Ottawa: The Canadian government on Monday banned TikTok from all of its phones and other devices, citing concerns about data protection. TikTok, whose...

Moldova expels 2 foreigners caught in 'destabilization' plot 27 Feb 2023 - 10:33 pm

Chisinau: Moldova’s intelligence agency said on Monday that two foreign nationals who posed as tourists have been expelled from the country and banned...

EU extends sanctions on Belarus over Ukraine for one year 27 Feb 2023 - 10:27 pm

Brussels: The EU said on Monday that it had extended by one year sanctions on Belarus over Minsk's continued repression of the opposition...

Macron plans 'noticeable reduction' of French troops in Africa 27 Feb 2023 - 10:05 pm

Paris: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced a "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in Africa, where anti-French sentiment is running high in...

Chinese retailer in a bind after Kenyan minister targets store 27 Feb 2023 - 09:09 pm

Nairobi: Chinese businessman Lei Cheng was left in a bind over the weekend, announcing the temporary closing of his store in Kenya less...

Putin bestows friendship award on actor Steven Seagal 27 Feb 2023 - 08:53 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds Russian citizenship....

'Dilbert' creator loses distributor over recent race row 27 Feb 2023 - 08:53 pm

"Dilbert” creator Scott Adams experienced possibly the biggest repercussion of recent racist comments when a major comics syndicator, which also operates the GoComics...

That's an error: NYC road sign is spelled 'Jakie' Robinson 27 Feb 2023 - 08:50 pm

NEW YORK : New York City's Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that spelled...

US sending Ukraine another $1 billion, Yellen says in Kyiv 27 Feb 2023 - 08:34 pm

Kyiv: The United States is transferring an additional $1 billion to Ukraine as it fights to resist Russia's invasion, US Treasury Secretary Janet...

Egypt's top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria's Assad 27 Feb 2023 - 08:10 pm

DAMASCUS: Egypt's foreign minister on Monday met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus and promised to deliver more aid to the quake-hit...

World Bank estimates Turkiye quake damage at $34 billion 27 Feb 2023 - 07:55 pm

Washington: The devastating February 6 earthquake and aftershocks that hit southern Turkey have caused damage worth more than $34 billion in the country,...