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Crews make progress against California wildfire that triggered evacuations 23 Jan 2022 - 11:07 pm

Firefighters on Sunday made progress in battling a blaze burning near the mountainous Big Sur area in California that forced evacuations and shuttered...

Italy's Berlusconi in hospital for routine tests, his doctor says 23 Jan 2022 - 09:39 pm

MILAN- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in a Milan hospital for routine checks, his personal doctor said on Sunday, a day...

Fauci says US Omicron outbreak ‘going in the right direction’ 23 Jan 2022 - 09:06 pm

President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser expressed optimism that the omicron surge that has pushed Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations to records will soon...

Queen Elizabeth flies to Sandringham after COVID disrupted Christmas plan 23 Jan 2022 - 08:38 pm

LONDON- Britain's Queen Elizabeth flew by helicopter to her Sandringham estate in East England on Sunday after delaying her traditional Christmas trip for...

Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels 23 Jan 2022 - 06:57 pm

BRUSSELS:Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas in Brussels on Sunday to disperse demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions...

French adventurer dies attempting solo Atlantic crossing 23 Jan 2022 - 04:23 pm

LE PECQ, France: A 75-year-old French adventurer has died on a solo attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean. The death of Jean-Jacques...

Germany likely to keep current pandemic measures, leaders say 23 Jan 2022 - 03:53 pm

Germany will likely keep its current pandemic measures in place, the country’s regional leaders said ahead of a meeting Monday with Chancellor Olaf...

GCC Transport and Communications Ministers approve timetable for establishing GCC railways authority 23 Jan 2022 - 03:36 pm

Their Excellencies Ministers of Transport and Communication in the GCC countries, members of the Ministerial Committee of Transportation, have approved the timetable for...

Stowaway survives in nose wheel of freight flight from South Africa: Dutch police 23 Jan 2022 - 03:32 pm

Amsterdam: A stowaway was discovered in the wheel section under the front of a freight plane that arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from...

Hong Kong reports 140 Covid cases, highest number in year 23 Jan 2022 - 02:16 pm

Hong Kong reported 140 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the highest daily number in more than a year, with about three quarters of...

Booster shots in US have strongly protected against severe disease from omicron, CDC studies show 23 Jan 2022 - 01:37 pm

Vaccine boosters provide robust protection against severe disease from the omicron variant in the United States, according to three reports released Friday that...

Kuwait minister says he presented suggestions to Lebanon on rebuilding trust 23 Jan 2022 - 01:00 pm

BEIRUT:Kuwait made suggestions to Lebanese President Michel Aoun on how he might rebuild confidence with the Gulf states, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad...

'Smells like death': Peru oil spill clear-up drags on as fishermen count cost 23 Jan 2022 - 12:17 pm

Lima: Spanish energy firm Repsol said on Friday a clear-up operation for a major oil spill on the coast near Peru's capital Lima...

Wildfire along California's Big Sur forces evacuations 23 Jan 2022 - 12:13 pm

BIG SUR, Calif: Firefighters on Saturday were battling a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains along Big Sur, forcing hundreds of...

Heavy gunfire heard in Burkina barracks, gov't denies army takeover 23 Jan 2022 - 12:03 pm

OUAGADOUGOU: Gunfire rang out from several military camps in Burkina Faso early on Sunday, the government said, but it denied the military had...

One person killed, two hurt in Budapest hospital fire -police 23 Jan 2022 - 11:53 am

BUDAPEST: One person has died and two people are being treated for smoke inhalation after a blaze swept through a hospital in Budapest...

Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami 23 Jan 2022 - 10:50 am

Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of last week's volcanic eruption and...