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Sri Lanka seeks $17 billion debt reduction by restructuring 26 Apr 2023 - 02:28 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s president urged lawmakers Wednesday to approve a four-year International Monetary Fund program to reduce the country's debt by...

EU agency calls for reduction in pesticide use 26 Apr 2023 - 01:30 pm

Copenhagen: The EU environment agency on Wednesday urged member states to reduce pesticide usage over concern that sales of harmful chemicals remain strong...

EU set to put greener aviation fuel in planes 26 Apr 2023 - 01:15 pm

Brussels: EU lawmakers and member state governments have reached agreement on boosting "green" aviation fuels at airports to cut carbon emissions, officials said...

Thai woman accused of killing nine people with cyanide 26 Apr 2023 - 10:24 am

Bangkok: Thai police have arrested the wife of a senior officer on suspicion of murdering nine people by poisoning them with cyanide, officials...

US, Filipino forces show power in drills amid China tensions 26 Apr 2023 - 09:29 am

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines:Thousands of American and Filipino forces pummeled a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their...

China to scrap PCR test requirement for inbound travelers 26 Apr 2023 - 08:59 am

BEIIJING: Travelers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting from Saturday, in another easing of China's...

Boat with 1,687 civilians fleeing Sudan reaches Saudi Arabia: foreign ministry 26 Apr 2023 - 08:38 am

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A boat with 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday,...

Pakistani health officials confirm first case of monkeypox 25 Apr 2023 - 10:55 pm

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani man has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the country’s first confirmed case of the disease, authorities said on Tuesday. Health...

Prince William got 'very large sum' in phone hack settlement 25 Apr 2023 - 10:05 pm

LONDON: Prince William quietly received "a very large sum of money” in a 2020 settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's...

Ed Sheeran copyright trial over Marvin Gaye similarities underway 25 Apr 2023 - 09:00 pm

New York: Ed Sheeran arrived at US federal court on Tuesday for a trial over whether the British pop star plagiarized American music...

Mozambique cholera cases surge tenfold after cyclone 25 Apr 2023 - 08:49 pm

Johannesburg: Cholera cases in Mozambique have increased tenfold to 28,000 since the start of February, UNICEF said on Tuesday, as the country reels...

Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander, fate unknown 25 Apr 2023 - 08:12 pm

A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early on Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers...

WHO finds contaminated Indian cough syrup in Pacific Islands 25 Apr 2023 - 08:11 pm

The World Health Organization found contaminated cough syrup, manufactured in India, in the Western Pacific islands, it said in a statement Tuesday. The...

UK evacuation flights for citizens take off from Sudan 25 Apr 2023 - 07:59 pm

London: Britain on Tuesday began evacuating its citizens from Sudan, after criticism of a delay in getting its passport holders out of the...

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96 25 Apr 2023 - 06:50 pm

New York: Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian...

Damascus slams EU sanctions as 'threat' to quake-hit Syrians 25 Apr 2023 - 06:11 pm

Damascus: Syria on Tuesday condemned fresh European sanctions against individuals and entities linked to President Bashar al-Assad's government, arguing the measures impeded aid...

WHO says 'huge biological risk' after Sudan lab occupied 25 Apr 2023 - 05:01 pm

Geneva: Fighters have occupied a national public laboratory in Sudan holding samples of diseases including polio and measles, creating an "extremely, extremely dangerous"...