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Air strikes in Ukraine's Dnipro kill one, emergency services say 11 Mar 2022 - 12:39 pm

Three air strikes early on Friday in Ukraine's central city ofDniprokilled at least one person, state emergency services said, adding that the strikes...

Hong Kong refugees struggle to find food on empty supermarket shelves 11 Mar 2022 - 10:12 am

HONG KONG- Panic buying in Hong Kong on fears of a new COVID-19 lockdown has hit the city's refugees particularly hard because they...

Russia says it will open evacuation corridors from five Ukrainian cities -agencies 10 Mar 2022 - 11:47 pm

The Russian defence ministry will declare a ceasefire on Friday and open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of Ukrainians from five cities, the...

UK eases customs rules for aid sent to help Ukrainians 10 Mar 2022 - 10:11 pm

LONDON- Britain said on Thursday it was easing customs processes for aid donations being exported to support those affected by the humanitarian crisis...

Italian museums to return loaned works to Russian galleries 10 Mar 2022 - 10:01 pm

MILAN- Two museums in Milan will return several works of art on loan from Russia after requests for their early return, the Italian...

Pakistani police arrest man suspected of killing infant daughter 10 Mar 2022 - 09:52 pm

LAHORE,Pakistan-Pakistanpolice on Thursday arrested a man suspected of shooting dead his seven-day-old baby girl because he wanted his first-born to be a boy,...

Germans offer up 300,000 private homes for refugees from Ukraine 10 Mar 2022 - 09:34 pm

BERLIN- Germans have offered up 300,000 private homes to house refugees from Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country, Germany's interior ministry said...

Shipping industry urges safe passage for trapped ships and crews in Ukraine 10 Mar 2022 - 09:25 pm

LONDON- Shipping industry officials called on Thursday for safe passage for hundreds of seafarers and their ships stuck in Ukraine after Russia's invasion....

Putin says Russia will emerge stronger, sanctions will rebound on West 10 Mar 2022 - 08:44 pm

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that sanctions imposed against Russia would rebound against the West, including in the form of higher food...

US to extend airplane, transit mask mandate through April 18 - Official 10 Mar 2022 - 07:42 pm

WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden's administration will extend requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and in transit hubs through April 18...

US VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of Russia 10 Mar 2022 - 04:48 pm

WARSAW, Poland: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of...

Singapore sets sights on opening to all vaccinated travelers 10 Mar 2022 - 03:45 pm

Singapore aims to open to all fully-vaccinated travelers sooner rather than later as the Asian country targets restoring passenger volumes to at least...

Seniors, freed from COVID isolation, sashay in New York dance class 10 Mar 2022 - 03:35 pm

NEW YORK: Seniors sway hips and stomp feet as they salsa, cha-cha, merengue and bachata in a New York dance class to get...

On brink of extinction, a new hope for Kenya's forest antelope 10 Mar 2022 - 02:19 pm

MAWINGU, Kenya: Still dizzy from the transquilizer, a mountain bongo made its first uncertain steps outside captivity as conservationists in Kenya opened a...

Lukashenko to meet Putin on Friday 10 Mar 2022 - 02:19 pm

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is to visit Moscow on March 11 to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the state-run Belarusian news...

Africa CDC has MOU with Pfizer for supplies of COVID-19 pill 10 Mar 2022 - 02:06 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Africa's top public health agency has agreed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer to bring supplies of the pharmaceutical firm's Paxlovid antiviral...

Russia-Ukraine talks yield no progress as war enters third week 10 Mar 2022 - 02:02 pm

Lviv, Ukraine: Russia's war in Ukraine entered the third week on Thursday with none of its stated objectives reached, despite thousands of people...

UK says Chelsea can keep playing after Abramovich sanction, sale halted 10 Mar 2022 - 12:54 pm

London: Britain's government said on Thursday it would enable soccer club Chelsea to continue playing matches after it imposed sanctions on its owner,...