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India to widen COVID booster effort to all adults from Sunday 08 Apr 2022 - 03:45 pm

BENGALURU: India will offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all adults from Sunday, although free third doses will be limited to frontline...

Malaysia races to find 3 European divers, family optimistic 08 Apr 2022 - 03:32 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A plane, fishermen and and jet skiers joined an expanded search entering a third day Friday for three Europeans, including...

Two bodies found after S.Korea ship goes missing near Taiwan 08 Apr 2022 - 03:19 pm

TAIPEI/Seoul: Taiwan has recovered two bodies after a ship carrying six South Koreans went missing in the Taiwan Strait, and search and rescue...

Dozens Killed as Russia Strikes Ukraine Rail Evacuation Hub 08 Apr 2022 - 03:15 pm

Dozens were killed and injured as Russia bombed the major rail evacuation hub on the eastern flank of the territory held by the...

Amid criticism, Britain says 41,000 Ukrainian visas issued 08 Apr 2022 - 03:02 pm

LONDON: The British government said on Friday it had issued 41,000 visas to Ukrainians under schemes to help refugees come to Britain, amid...

Omicron spawns US search for better kids' masks, new standard 08 Apr 2022 - 02:57 pm

LOS ANGELES: The fast-spreading Omicron variant stoked U.S. interest in better masks for children to ward off COVID-19, and that is adding fuel...

Police hunting for man who left a parcel bomb at Toulouse Cathedral 08 Apr 2022 - 01:44 pm

ARIS- Police forces were hunting for a man who left a parcel bomb in the Cathedral of Toulouse, Southwestern France, on Friday, ahead...

Ally of Pakistan's embattled Khan denounces 'judicial coup' 08 Apr 2022 - 01:29 pm

ISLAMABAD- A member of Pakistan's government denounced on Friday a Supreme Court decision to quash an attempt by Prime Minister Imran Khan to...

Airport delays will hit aviation recovery, UK regulator warns 08 Apr 2022 - 01:19 pm

LONDON- Cancelled flights and long queues at British airports caused by a lack of staff due to the coronavirus pandemic will hit confidence...

Sri Lanka Sees APAC Tourism Momentum as Russian Arrivals Fall 08 Apr 2022 - 12:57 pm

Sri Lanka’s tourism visits rose to 105,000 in March as arrivals from neighboring Asian countries gained momentum and travel restrictions continued to ease....

Sri Lanka president yet to accept resignation of finance minister Sabry - lawmaker 08 Apr 2022 - 12:56 pm

NEW DELHI- Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to accept the resignation of Ali Sabry as finance minister, ruling party lawmaker Kanchana...

EU imposes sanctions on Putin's daughters 08 Apr 2022 - 12:43 pm

BRUSSELS- The European Union has imposed sanctions on two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a new package of...

EU leaders head to Kyiv to see Ukraine leader in show of support 08 Apr 2022 - 12:40 pm

The European Commission chief and the EU's top diplomat will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday to offer financial and...

Over 30 killed, 100 wounded in Russian rocket strike on Ukrainian station, rail company says 08 Apr 2022 - 12:40 pm

More than 30 people were killed and over 100 were wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station in east Ukraine...

Japan expels eight Russian diplomats, condemns situation in Ukraine 08 Apr 2022 - 12:32 pm

TOKYO- Japan expelled eight Russian diplomats on Friday, in a rare move it said was in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, including...

Food prices hit record high in March, UN agency says 08 Apr 2022 - 12:28 pm

PARIS- World food prices jumped nearly 13% in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets...

Rains drive biggest S. African locust infestation in decades 08 Apr 2022 - 10:10 am

South Africa is experiencing its biggest infestation of brown locusts in decades with heavy rains allowing the crop-eating insects to multiply rapidly. Read...