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London's top status for start-ups undimmed by pandemic 22 Sep 2021 - 11:56 am

LONDON: Tech start-ups in London raised nearly as much in the first six months of 2021 as they did in the whole of...

Police to resume search of Florida wilderness for fiance of Gabby Petito 22 Sep 2021 - 11:47 am

Police and FBI agents planned to resume their search of a swampy Florida wilderness for Gabby Petito's fiance on Wednesday, one day after...

COVID-19 sends northern Chinese city into semi-shutdown 22 Sep 2021 - 11:34 am

BEIJING: China's northeastern city of Harbin, population 10 million, went into semi-shutdown after reporting new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for the first time...

Australian documents showed French submarine project was at risk for years 22 Sep 2021 - 11:23 am

Sydney: France should not have been surprised that Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had...

Canaries volcano lava gushes towards sea, eruption goes on 22 Sep 2021 - 11:16 am

LA PALMA, Spain: Lava poured from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma for a fourth day on Wednesday, blanketing...

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, tremors rattle southeast Australia 22 Sep 2021 - 11:02 am

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country's biggest quakes on record, causing damage...

Melbourne quake rocks squawking falcon out of nest 22 Sep 2021 - 10:57 am

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake startled the residents of Melbourne on Wednesday morning - including one rare peregrine falcon shaken from a nest full...

Manila mayor declares Philippine presidential bid 22 Sep 2021 - 10:38 am

MANILA: Manila mayor, Francisco Domagoso, said on Wednesday he will run for the Philippine presidency in the 2022 election. Francisco Domagoso, 47, better...

Thailand to accelerate vaccinations, stimulus measures - PM 22 Sep 2021 - 10:27 am

Bangkok: Thailand will speed up vaccinations and introduce urgent stimulus measures to mitigate the impact of its most severe coronavirus outbreak, its prime...

Brazil's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 in NYC 22 Sep 2021 - 09:36 am

BRASILIA: Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for COVID-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in...

San Francisco requires TSA workers to vaccinate 22 Sep 2021 - 12:21 am

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco is requiring all workers at San Francisco International Airport to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees who are exempt...

German police detain suspect in bus hostage drama 22 Sep 2021 - 12:13 am

BERLIN - Police said they detained a passenger who took a bus driver hostage on a southern German motorway on Tuesday. "A weapon...

CDC study says COVID-19 can spread in vaccinated 21 Sep 2021 - 11:55 pm

NEW YORK - A new study of Texas prison inmates provides more evidence that coronavirus can spread even in groups where most people...

Fire breaks out on roof of Superdome 21 Sep 2021 - 10:15 pm

New Orleans firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze on the roof of the Superdome on Tuesday afternoon. Flames and black smoke were seen billowing...

Greece tests drone drug delivery for remote regions 21 Sep 2021 - 09:41 pm

TRIKALA, Greece - Greece on Tuesday tested a drone to deliver medicines to isolated places in an environmentally friendly way, sending the unmanned...

Argentina talks up 'last stage' of pandemic as controls loosened 21 Sep 2021 - 09:34 pm

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina on Tuesday unveiled plans to ease coronavirus pandemic restrictions, including loosening strict border controls, allowing more commercial activities and...

Horse show to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70th anniversary 21 Sep 2021 - 09:00 pm

LONDON - Britain's 2022 Royal Windsor Horse Show will feature a Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee celebration with hundreds of horses and 1,000 performers...