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NYC mayor declares state of emergency amid migrant busing crisis 07 Oct 2022 - 09:22 pm

NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to the thousands of Latin American...

Canada lifts work hour limits for international students to help labour shortage 07 Oct 2022 - 09:12 pm

TORONTO: Canada is lifting the 20-hour-a-week limit on the number of hours international students can work off-campus, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean...

India's IT hub directs Uber, others to stop three-wheeler services 07 Oct 2022 - 04:06 pm

BENGALURU: India's southern state of Karnataka has asked cab aggregators Uber, SoftBank-backed Ola and Rapido to stop three-wheeler services in Bengaluru, a top...

Ukraine's new central bank chief vows to ensure its independence 07 Oct 2022 - 03:55 pm

KYIV: Ukraine's new central bank chief vowed on Friday to protect its independence and hailed the country's banking system for continuing to work...

Paris petrol stations run low on fuel as refinery strikes bite 07 Oct 2022 - 03:16 pm

PARIS: Around 10% of petrol stations in the Paris region are having problems getting enough fuel supplies, French government spokesman Olivier Veran said...

US auto safety agency closes probe into Goodyear tires 07 Oct 2022 - 03:09 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. auto safety agency said Friday it was closing an investigation it opened in 2017 into the safety of some Goodyear...

England's heatwaves see highest ever excess deaths among elderly 07 Oct 2022 - 02:52 pm

LONDON: England saw the highest excess mortality figure from heatwaves this year since records began in 2004, health officials said on Friday, after...

Local tourism spending rises during China's Golden Week despite lockdowns 07 Oct 2022 - 02:44 pm

SHANGHAI: Spending on local tourism rose during China's Golden Week holiday that ends on Friday, according to data from China's largest online travel...

K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscription 07 Oct 2022 - 02:19 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea’s military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the...

Malaysia tightens 2023 budget, warning of slower growth 07 Oct 2022 - 12:43 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday unveiled a smaller budget for 2023 and warned of an economic slowdown but, with a possible national election...

Human rights campaigners of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize 07 Oct 2022 - 12:35 pm

Jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties won the...

Nobel panel to announce winner of peace prize 07 Oct 2022 - 12:13 pm

OSLO: The winner, or winners, of this year's Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. The...

Hong Kong cements Covid tests with centers just a 15-minute walk 07 Oct 2022 - 10:52 am

Hong Kong will make Covid PCR tests available within walking distance for about five million people, and slash prices, in a move that...

India's Jammu and Kashmir receives most tourists in 75 years 07 Oct 2022 - 10:44 am

NEW DELHI: India's Jammu and Kashmir has received 16.2 million tourists this year, the most since British colonial rule ended in 1947, which...

UK government not asking people to use less energy, minister says 07 Oct 2022 - 10:38 am

The British government is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Graham Stuart said on Friday, following a warning from the...

Thailand mourns after over 34 die in daycare centre attack targeting children 07 Oct 2022 - 10:32 am

NA KLANG, Thailand: Thai government buildings flew flags at half mast on Friday to mourn the death of more than 30 people, including...

Samsung, SK Hynix to be spared brunt of China memory chip crackdown 07 Oct 2022 - 12:22 am

Washington: The Biden administration plans to spare SK Hynix and Samsung from the brunt of new restrictions on memory chipmakers in China aimed...

Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns 06 Oct 2022 - 11:54 pm

Chicago: Diverted ambulances. Cancer treatment delayed. Electronic health records offline. These are just some of ripple effects of an apparent cyberattack on a...