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Canadian Coast Guard says monitoring container ship fire 24 Oct 2021 - 08:59 am

The Canadian Coast Guard said it is monitoring a fire that broke out on a container ship off the coast of Victoria, British...

Russia-led bloc concludes drills near Afghan border to boost Tajik security 23 Oct 2021 - 07:39 pm

HARB-MAIDON TRAINING GROUND, Tajikistan: A Russia-led military exercise held over six days near the Tajik-Afghan border, designed to demonstrate Moscow stands ready to...

Obama stumps for Virginia candidate in race seen as referendum on Biden 23 Oct 2021 - 07:13 pm

RICHMOND, Virginia: Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday joins a roster of high-profile Democrats campaigning for Virginia governor candidate Terry McAuliffe, just...

Turkey to banish 10 Western ambassadors, says Erdogan 23 Oct 2021 - 05:48 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had ordered the foreign ministry to declare 10 ambassadors from Western countries 'persona non...

New Jersey governor race tests Murphy's progressive politics 23 Oct 2021 - 05:45 pm

TRENTON, New Jersey: Paid sick leave. Taxpayer-funded community college. A phased-in $15 minimum wage. New Jersey has taken a decidedly liberal shift under...

Akar: Turkey closely monitoring the situation in Northern Syria 23 Oct 2021 - 05:37 pm

Brussels: Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar confirmed that his country is closely monitoring the events in northern Syria. Akar told reporters at the...

White House signals Biden may address filibuster reform soon 23 Oct 2021 - 04:07 pm

Washington: The White House on Friday offered a strong signal that it is preparing to seek changes soon to a long-standing Senate tradition...

Italy's Salvini ridicules calling of actor Gere to kidnapping trial 23 Oct 2021 - 03:53 pm

Palermo: Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's right-wing League party, said a trial where he faces kidnapping charges for refusing to let a migrant...

As Russia's Covid-19 toll surges, a Siberian hospital struggles to cope 23 Oct 2021 - 03:48 pm

BIYSK, Russia: The beds at the intensive care unit at this Siberian hospital rarely stay empty for long. Doctors at Hospital No. 2...

Austrian chancellor threatens lockdown for unvaccinated 23 Oct 2021 - 02:57 pm

Vienna: Unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday night....

German Covid-19 infections at highest since mid-May 23 Oct 2021 - 12:01 pm

Berlin: Germany recorded the highest incidence of coronavirus infections since mid-May on Saturday, reaching the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 in the...

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets ‘net zero’ by 2060 23 Oct 2021 - 11:28 am

Riyadh: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that the world's top oil exporter aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060...

FDA says benefits outweigh risks for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in children 23 Oct 2021 - 11:20 am

New York: Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that the likely benefits of giving the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19...

Singapore to restrict workplace access for unvaccinated people 23 Oct 2021 - 11:14 am

Singapore is set to restrict access to the workplace for those who are unvaccinated from January unless they test negative daily as part...

A resurgent Covid-19 means another tough winter could be coming 23 Oct 2021 - 10:59 am

Restaurants and hair salons are shut. Schooling is remote. People are stuck at home after 8 p.m. At least one country in Europe...

Canada scraps advisory to avoid foreign travel, cites COVID-19 vaccination success 22 Oct 2021 - 07:42 pm

OTTAWA: Canada has scrapped an official advisory urging its citizens to shun non-essential foreign travel, given the successful campaign to inoculate people against...