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Madrid latest Ukrainian embassy to receive 'bloody package' with animal eyes 02 Dec 2022 - 06:14 pm

KYIV/MADRID: Ukraine's embassy in Madrid received a parcel containing animal eyes on Friday, the latest in a series of similar "bloody packages" sent...

Pakistan ex-PM Khan urges government to hold talks over snap polls 02 Dec 2022 - 04:37 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the government to hold talks to decide a date for an early election...

Indonesian families sue drug regulator, govt after children die of kidney disease 02 Dec 2022 - 12:55 pm

JAKARTA: More than a dozen parents are suing Indonesia's drug regulator and health ministry for allowing into the country medications linked to acute...

Tea culture in Azerbaijan, Turkey enters UNESCO list 01 Dec 2022 - 10:56 pm

Istanbul: The culture of tea practised in both Turkey and Azerbaijan was on Thursday added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, recognised as...

Winter warmer? Dutch homeowners put hydrogen heating to the test 01 Dec 2022 - 08:24 pm

AMSTERDAM: Hydrogen, hailed by some as the clean fuel of the future, is being put to the test on a domestic scale in...

Spanish PM, US embassy targeted in wave of letter bombs 01 Dec 2022 - 06:21 pm

Madrid: Spanish police were investigating on Thursday a series of letter bombs sent to targets including the prime minister and the US embassy,...

Death toll from Italy's Ischia landslide rises to 10 01 Dec 2022 - 03:32 pm

ROME: The death toll from a landslide that devastated a small town on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia rose to 10...

China set to loosen COVID curbs after week of historic protests 01 Dec 2022 - 03:15 pm

Hong Kong /Beijing: China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in...

Drop your gun: French hand over their unlicensed weapons to police 01 Dec 2022 - 03:02 pm

Nice, France: French gun owners were handing over their weapons at police collection points across the country this week as part of a...

Sri Lanka hopes for tourism revival with 1.5 mln arrivals next year 01 Dec 2022 - 02:07 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka hopes to double tourist arrivals to 1.5 million next year and bring in $5 billion in vital foreign exchange, the...

People need chocolate in a recession, Hotel Chocolat CEO says 01 Dec 2022 - 01:55 pm

London: British chocolate company Hotel Chocolat is preparing for a very busy Christmas period, confident that people turn to chocolate and treats to...

Spain steps up security as PM's office targeted in spate of letter-bombs 01 Dec 2022 - 01:49 pm

Madrid: Spain has stepped up security at public and diplomatic buildings after a spate of letter-bombs were sent to targets including the Spanish...

China to allow home quarantine for some infected with Covid: sources 01 Dec 2022 - 12:08 pm

Hong Kong: China will allow some people who test positive for COVID-19 to quarantine at home, among supplementary measures to be announced in...

Macron blasts US subsidies as 'super aggressive' to French firms 30 Nov 2022 - 11:23 pm

Washington: Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron delivered blunt criticism to American lawmakers and business leaders Wednesday when he called out US industrial subsidies...

EU warns Musk that Twitter must obey disinfo rules 30 Nov 2022 - 10:59 pm

Brussels: Europe's top official for enforcing digital regulation warned Twitter boss Elon Musk on Wednesday that he must do more to fight disinformation...

Interpol confirms red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos 30 Nov 2022 - 10:43 pm

Lisbon: Global police agency Interpol confirmed on Wednesday it had issued a red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the...

Panel paves way for debate on impeaching South Africa president 30 Nov 2022 - 10:29 pm

Cape Town: A special panel probing a burglary scandal engulfing South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said it found enough evidence to warrant a...