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Police evacuate Dresden mall over suspected hostage taking 10 Dec 2022 - 02:11 pm

Berlin: Police evacuated a shopping mall and surrounding areas in the eastern German city of Dresden on Saturday due to a suspected hostage...

Kerry says US could 'tweak' green subsidies after EU anger 10 Dec 2022 - 01:33 pm

London: The United States is open to amending lucrative green subsidies that have drawn transatlantic anger for allegedly encouraging job losses in Europe,...

Lebanese actress questioned, detained in central bank graft probe 09 Dec 2022 - 07:39 pm

BEIRUT:Lebanese actress Stephanie Saliba was detained on Friday after being questioned by investigators over a corruption case related to Lebanon's central bank governor,...

China's Xi promises security, energy cooperation at Riyadh summits 09 Dec 2022 - 07:28 pm

Riyadh: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday touted close security and energy ties with Gulf nations during summit meetings in Saudi Arabia. On...

Croatia to buy French air defence system Mistral for $75.84 million 09 Dec 2022 - 07:00 pm

SARAJEVO: Croatia's government on Friday said it would buy French air defence system Mistral for 72 million euros ($75.84 million) as part of...

Sri Lanka shuts schools as cyclonic storm raises pollution, India braces for landfall 09 Dec 2022 - 11:52 am

COLOMBO/CHENNAI: Schools were closed across Sri Lanka on Friday due to high air pollution levels as a cyclonic storm passed by its coast,...

Canada proposes overhauling foreign investment rules to tackle security risks 08 Dec 2022 - 11:42 pm

Ottawa: Canada on Wednesday proposed beefing up its foreign investment rules to give the government greater power to scrutinize and potentially block overseas...

US police identify 'Boy in the Box' 65 years later 08 Dec 2022 - 11:36 pm

New York: US police announced on Thursday that they had used modern DNA testing and genealogical analysis to identify a boy found dead...

FDA approves first oral treatment for cats with a type of diabetes 08 Dec 2022 - 10:44 pm

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Elanco Animal Health Inc's drug for cats with a type of diabetes,...

Lebanon MPs again fail to fill vacant presidency 08 Dec 2022 - 10:40 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's divided parliament failed to elect a new president on Thursday for a ninth time, despite the damage the political deadlock is...

Yellen honors pioneers as US prints first banknotes with women's signatures 08 Dec 2022 - 10:05 pm

FORT WORTH, Texas: USTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday hailed fellow pioneers during the unveiling of the first U.S. banknotes printed with two...

EU sanctions Belgian gold trader, rebel chiefs over DR Congo fighting 08 Dec 2022 - 09:49 pm

Brussels: The EU on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Belgian gold trader, rebel chiefs and a senior army officer for fuelling fighting and...

Croatia joins Europe's free-travel zone, Romania and Bulgaria barred 08 Dec 2022 - 09:15 pm

Brussels: Croatia got the green light on Thursday to join Europe's open travel zone, but Bulgaria and Romania were kept out because of...

Mother of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout thanks Putin for his release 08 Dec 2022 - 09:11 pm

Moscow: The mother of notorious arms dealer, Viktor Bout, on Thursday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for her son's release as part of...

New York Times workers stage first strike in 40 years 08 Dec 2022 - 08:57 pm

New York: More than 1,000 New York Times employees went on strike Thursday in the first industrial action of its kind at the...

Climate activists block Champs Elysees to demand better insulation of buildings 08 Dec 2022 - 08:50 pm

Paris: Environmental activists briefly blocked Paris's Champs Elysees avenue on Thursday in protest at what they called the French government's lack of action...

Kazakhstan moves to reel in crypto mining 08 Dec 2022 - 08:45 pm

Almaty: Kazakhstan, one of the world's leading locations for cryptocurrency mining, has moved to reel in the power-hungry industry that has often burdened...