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Hong Kong's sovereign wealth fund suffers record loss 30 Jan 2023 - 05:03 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's half-trillion-dollar investment fund set up to defend the financial hub's currency has suffered its largest loss on record of...

Finland to stick with Sweden in NATO bid, hopes for green light by July 30 Jan 2023 - 05:00 pm

Helsinki: Finland is sticking to its plan to join NATO at the same time as Nordic neighbour Sweden, and hopes to do so...

Blinken reaffirms two-state solution as he lands in Israel 30 Jan 2023 - 04:54 pm

TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and Palestinians to calm tensions as he visited on Monday during the worst...

Russia claims gains in relentless battles in east Ukraine 30 Jan 2023 - 04:53 pm

Kiev: Russian forces claimed incremental gains in eastern Ukraine on Monday adding up to their biggest advances in months, after relentless battles that...

New tiger goes on the loose in Johannesburg 30 Jan 2023 - 04:43 pm

Johannesburg: A tiger escaped from a private property in Johannesburg on Monday, just weeks after another went on the loose near the city,...

Fight climate change without slowing growth, says UAE's COP28 chief 30 Jan 2023 - 04:41 pm

Abu Dhabi: The fight against global warming should not be at the expense of economic growth, the UAE oil chief who will lead...

Malaysia PM Anwar Tells Goldman to Pay Up on 1MDB Settlement 30 Jan 2023 - 04:28 pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim demanded that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. honor its settlement with the government for its role in the 1MDB...

Blinken says US will keep pressing Egypt on human rights 30 Jan 2023 - 04:25 pm

Cairo: The United States will continue to encourage Egypt to take steps on human rights, including freeing more political prisoners and guaranteeing freedom...

India hockey coach Reid quits after World Cup debacle 30 Jan 2023 - 04:16 pm

New Delhi: India hockey coach Graham Reid resigned Monday, the sport's administrators said, a day after a World Cup that the side embarrassingly...

At least 28 killed, scores injured in Pakistan mosque blast 30 Jan 2023 - 03:48 pm

At least 28 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in a security compound...

UK PM Sunak wants to "restore integrity" after sacking Zahawi 30 Jan 2023 - 03:45 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would do whatever was necessary to "restore integrity" when asked about the sacking of Conservative...

US professional skier named as one victim of Japan avalanche 30 Jan 2023 - 02:13 pm

TOKYO: One of two foreign men swept up in an avalanche in Japan while back-country skiing in the central prefecture of Nagano and...

WHO maintains highest alert over COVID, but sees hope ahead 30 Jan 2023 - 01:56 pm

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, its highest form...

China says COVID situation at 'low level' after holiday 30 Jan 2023 - 01:51 pm

BEIJING: China said on Monday that the COVID-19 situation in the country was at a "low level", and that fever clinic visits due...

German economy contracts as Ukraine war bites 30 Jan 2023 - 01:25 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: Germany's economy unexpectedly shrank at the end of 2022 due to the fallout from the war in Ukraine, official data showed...

At least 17 worshippers killed in Pakistan mosque blast 30 Jan 2023 - 01:21 pm

Peshawar,Pakistan: A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters inPakistanon Monday killed at least 17 worshippers and wounded 80 more, hospital officials...