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Extinction Rebellion occupy Norway's oil ministry as part of 10-day protest 23 Aug 2021 - 03:58 pm

Oslo: Some 150 Extinction Rebellion activists blocked access to the Norwegian energy ministry in Oslo on Monday as part of an ongoing 10-day...

In Germany, Syrians worry Afghan crisis could fuel anti-migrant vote 23 Aug 2021 - 03:50 pm

BERLIN: With just five weeks to go before Germany holds an election that decides who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel, Syrians on asylum visas...

Poland to build fence on Belarus border to halt migrants 23 Aug 2021 - 03:46 pm

Warsaw: Poland will build a fence along its border with Belarus, the defence minister said on Monday, to halt a flow of migrants...

Villagers evacuated as forest fire spreads near Athens 23 Aug 2021 - 03:41 pm

ATHENS: People were evacuated from two villages west of Athens on Monday as firefighters battled a new blaze in a forested area that...

UK orders 35 million more Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccines 23 Aug 2021 - 03:34 pm

LONDON: Britain has agreed to buy 35 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, to be delivered from the second half of...

22 dead, many missing after 43cm of rain in Tennessee 23 Aug 2021 - 03:25 pm

WAVERLY, Tenn.: At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of...

Lawyer for 'Hotel Rwanda' hero deported for visa violation 23 Aug 2021 - 03:10 pm

Kigali: A Belgian lawyer representing the man whose story inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", who is being tried on terrorism charges, has been...

Booster COVID-19 shots should be delayed -WHO director-general 23 Aug 2021 - 02:05 pm

BUDAPEST: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that COVID-19 booster shots should be delayed as priority should be given to raising...

Skiing in Africa? Tourists hit Lesotho slopes despite COVID-19 woes 23 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm

BUTHA-BUTHE, Lesotho: Suggest a holiday in Africa and most people picture baking hot sun, palm-fringed beaches or herds of wildebeest galloping across the...

Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1 amid chaotic evacuations 23 Aug 2021 - 12:53 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul's international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials...

Philippines reports record virus cases as Delta variant spreads 23 Aug 2021 - 12:46 pm

MANILA: The Philippines health ministry reported a record 18,332 COVID-19 infections on Monday and for the first time acknowledged community transmission of the...

Vietnam deploys troops to enforce lockdown in largest city 23 Aug 2021 - 11:18 am

HANOI: Vietnam deployed soldiers to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday to help enforce a strict lockdown in the country's...

China reports no new local COVID-19 cases for first time since July 23 Aug 2021 - 10:57 am

BEIJING: China's health authority reported on Monday that there were no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July,...

Iran is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, says Iranian official 23 Aug 2021 - 10:54 am

Dubai: Iran said on Monday it is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, a day after the leader of Lebanon's...

Germany says firefight involving Western forces erupts at Kabul Airport 23 Aug 2021 - 10:31 am

Kabul/Washington: A firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at Kabul airport on Monday, Germany's armed forces said,...

Indonesia official says vaccines help Jakarta reach 'herd immunity' 23 Aug 2021 - 10:26 am

JAKARTA: Weeks after the Delta variant of the coronavirus ripped through Jakarta, the Indonesian capital has reached "herd immunity", the city's deputy governor...

Taiwan's president leads way in first domestic COVID-19 vaccine 23 Aug 2021 - 10:03 am

TAIPEI: President Tsai Ing-wen got vaccinated with Taiwan's first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, giving her personal stamp of approval as the...