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4th crew member rescued after ship sinks south of Hong Kong 04 Jul 2022 - 09:34 am

HONG KONG: A fourth crew member has been rescued Monday after a storm sunk an engineering vessel two days earlier, according to Chinese...

3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall 04 Jul 2022 - 09:31 am

Copenhagen, Denmark: gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing three people and critically wounding three others,...

Tens of thousands of Sydney residents told to evacuate as rains flood suburbs 04 Jul 2022 - 09:22 am

SYDNEY: Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains triggered floods for the third...

Several people dead, wounded in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting 03 Jul 2022 - 10:09 pm

Copenhagen, Denmark: A shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall on Sunday left several dead and injured, police said. The suspect, who is custody,...

Bezos slams Biden over call for lowering of gas prices 03 Jul 2022 - 09:40 pm

Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos criticized a tweet from US President Joe Biden calling for oil executives to reduce gasoline prices. Bezos was...

Russian diplomats to depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions 03 Jul 2022 - 09:06 pm

Sofia, Bulgaria: Two Russian airplanes were set to depart Bulgaria on Sunday with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a...

Several people shot at Copenhagen shopping mall, police say 03 Jul 2022 - 08:40 pm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Danish police said Sunday that several people were shot at a Copenhagen shopping mall. Copenhagen police said that one person has...

Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers 03 Jul 2022 - 08:12 pm

Rome: A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose on Sunday afternoon and slid down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and...

At least 5 killed, thousands hurt in unrest-hit Uzbekistan region 03 Jul 2022 - 07:38 pm

Almaty: Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Sunday there were casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers after rare protests in the Central...

Air traffic returns to normal operation in Baghdad International Airport 03 Jul 2022 - 06:26 pm

Baghdad: Baghdad International Airport resumed its air traffic on Sunday, July 3, after a temporary suspension due to bad weather conditions in the...

With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed 03 Jul 2022 - 06:15 pm

Colombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday extended school closures for one week because there isn't enough fuel for teachers and parents to get...

Second woman killed in shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea 03 Jul 2022 - 05:31 pm

Cairo: Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment...

Splintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia 03 Jul 2022 - 04:53 pm

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine:A group of young off-duty Ukrainian soldiers gathered at a military distribution center to enjoy a rare respite from the fighting that...

Jordan port workers suspend work to protest deaths in chlorine gas leak 03 Jul 2022 - 04:48 pm

AMMAN: Workers at Jordan's Red Sea port of Aqaba began a work stoppage on Sunday to protest poor safety precautions following the deaths...

Bus falls into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 19 03 Jul 2022 - 04:46 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan:A passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine in heavy rain in southwest Pakistan on Sunday,...

S.Africa's Eskom extends daily power cuts for next week amid capacity shortage 03 Jul 2022 - 03:46 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African state power utility Eskom said on Sunday it would extend daily power cuts all through next week as generation capacity...

Sri Lanka struggling to pay for fuel shipments: Minister 03 Jul 2022 - 03:19 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is struggling to raise $587 million to pay for about half a dozen fuel shipments, a top minister said on...

From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden 03 Jul 2022 - 03:15 pm

WASHINGTON:Last Fourth of July, President Joe Biden gathered hundreds of people outside the White House for an event that would have been unthinkable...