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No immediate surge of Chinese tourists expected after re-opening 27 Dec 2022 - 06:04 pm

Shanghai: China's relaxation of COVID-19 rules for international arrivals has raised hopes that its multi-billion dollar travel business will soon flourish again but...

Ethnic fighting kills 56 in South Sudan, official says 27 Dec 2022 - 05:54 pm

Juba: Clashes have killed 56 people during four days of fighting in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state, after youth from the Nuer community...

Fighting rages in east Ukraine as Russia reaffirms demands for ending war 27 Dec 2022 - 05:31 pm

KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine: Russian forces shelled and bombed towns and cities in eastern and southern Ukraine on Tuesday, a day after Russia's foreign minister...

Indian police probe deaths of Russian lawmaker, companion 27 Dec 2022 - 05:19 pm

New Delhi: Indian police are investigating the sudden deaths of a wealthy Russian politician who reportedly criticised the Ukraine war and his travelling...

Spain unveils €10 billion package of anti-Inflation measures 27 Dec 2022 - 05:04 pm

The Spanish government announced a fresh batch of measures worth €10 billion ($10.6 billion) for 2023 to help ease naggingly-high inflation stoked by...

Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital 27 Dec 2022 - 04:37 pm

Nairobi: Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after a shutdown...

'Proud and strong': Solo protest against Taliban university ban 27 Dec 2022 - 02:53 pm

Kabul: An 18-year-old Afghan student endured Taliban taunts and insults at the weekend as she staged a solo protest against the ban on...

'Blizzard of the century' leaves nearly 50 dead across US 27 Dec 2022 - 01:48 pm

Buffalo: Temperatures were expected to moderate across the eastern and midwest United States on Tuesday, after days of freezing weather from "the blizzard...

Fosun app lets China users get BioNTech COVID vaccines in Hong Kong 27 Dec 2022 - 12:47 pm

Hong Kong: China's Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group said users of its mobile health app in China can now register to take COVID-19 booster...

Jubilant Chinese plan trips abroad with Covid quarantines to end 27 Dec 2022 - 11:29 am

Beijing: People in China reacted with joy and rushed to plan trips overseas Tuesday after Beijing said it would scrap mandatory Covid quarantine...

South African tanker blast death toll climbs to 18 27 Dec 2022 - 11:09 am

JOHANNESBURG: The death toll from a gas tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve has climbed to 18, officials said on Tuesday, as...

New Delhi fog disrupts air and rail travel 27 Dec 2022 - 10:56 am

NEW DELHI: Low temperatures and fog in New Delhi hit air and rail movement on Tuesday morning as a cold wave gripped the...

China to step up financial support to COVID-hit catering, tourism sectors 27 Dec 2022 - 10:34 am

BEIJING: China will step up financial support to small and private businesses in the catering and tourism sectors that were hit hard by...

Japan to require Covid test on arrival for China travellers 27 Dec 2022 - 10:23 am

Tokyo: Japan will require Covid-19 tests on arrival for travellers from mainland China from Friday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, after Beijing announced...

Ethiopia govt team makes first Tigray visit after peace deal 27 Dec 2022 - 12:44 am

Nairobi: A high-level Ethiopian government delegation on Monday made the first visit to the capital of rebel-held Tigray since the signing of a...

Iran reroutes plane carrying soccer star's wife, blames UK over unrest 27 Dec 2022 - 12:35 am

DUBAI: Iranian authorities rerouted a flight bound for Dubai on Monday and prevented the wife and daughter of former national soccer team captain...

Rohingya refugees get emergency treatment after boat lands in Indonesia 26 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm

Laweueng: Rohingya refugees received emergency medical treatment after a boat carrying nearly 200 people came ashore in Indonesia on Monday, authorities said, in...