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Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting 11 Jul 2022 - 09:21 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden welcomed a crowd to the White House lawn on Monday to showcase a new law meant to reduce...

Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians 11 Jul 2022 - 08:03 pm

KHARKIV: As Russian missiles struck a key Ukrainian city, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding a fast-track procedure of...

Germany, Czech Republic pledge solidarity as Russian gas flows stop 11 Jul 2022 - 07:51 pm

BERLIN: Germany and the Czech Republic on Monday signed a joint declaration, pledging to overcome Russian fossil fuel dependency and to accelerate the...

Monsoon rains kill 150 in less than a month in Pakistan 11 Jul 2022 - 07:33 pm

KARACHI: Monsoon rains over the past month have killed at least 150 people as downpours continue to lash Pakistan, triggering flash floods in...

UK's Javid sets out tax-cutting plan in pitch to be next prime minister 11 Jul 2022 - 07:03 pm

LONDON: Sajid Javid, a contender to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister, said on Monday he would cut a slew of taxes...

No fries till autumn at some of McDonald's Russian successor restaurants 11 Jul 2022 - 06:22 pm

MOSCOW: Excitement was on the menu when former McDonald's restaurants reopened in Russia last month under new management and branding, but the successor...

Sri Lanka to get new president next week amid political and economic meltdown 11 Jul 2022 - 06:10 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's parliament will elect a new president on July 20, its speaker said on Monday, after protesters stormed the residences of...

Mourners throng Abe's wake as his party secures sombre Japan election win 11 Jul 2022 - 05:21 pm

TOKYO/NARA: Mourners streamed into a temple in Tokyo to pay their respects to Japan's slain former premier Shinzo Abe on Monday, as his...

Spain's running of the bulls: 3 people gored 11 Jul 2022 - 04:46 pm

Pamplona: A tense fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival on Monday left three people gored, including one American, and three others...

EU recommends second COVID booster for over-60s 11 Jul 2022 - 12:30 pm

BRUSSELS/LONDON: European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone above 60 amid a new rise in infections and...

Lebanon telecoms mark-up threatens migrants' link to jobs and safety 11 Jul 2022 - 12:11 pm

BEIRUT: Kenyan cleaner Noel Musanga survived Lebanon's economic meltdown, waves of COVID-19 and Beirut's port blast. But when her internet provider announced rates...

Death toll from Russian rocket attack on apartment block rises to 18 -Ukraine 11 Jul 2022 - 10:19 am

KYIV: The death toll from a Russian rocket attack that hit an apartment block in eastern Ukraine over the weekend rose to 18...

Gas pipeline shutdown starts amid German suspicion of Russia 11 Jul 2022 - 09:44 am

BERLIN:A major gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was shutting down for annual maintenance on Monday amid German concern that Russia may not...

Heathrow apologises for poor service, could ask for more flights cuts 11 Jul 2022 - 09:28 am

LONDON: London's Heathrow Airport apologised for unacceptable service in recent weeks, with long queues, delays for those with reduced mobility and baggage issues,...

Sri Lanka prime minister's office confirms president to resign after protests 11 Jul 2022 - 09:16 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the prime minister's office said on Monday,...

Shanghai plans more COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China 11 Jul 2022 - 09:01 am

BEIJING: Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub...

Wuhan University finds cholera case, sparking fears of spread 11 Jul 2022 - 08:55 am

China’s Wuhan University reported a case of cholera, spurring a rush to trace contacts and stem potential further spread. The district’s health department...

New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond 11 Jul 2022 - 08:49 am

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops...