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Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities -paper 22 Aug 2021 - 10:00 am

TOKYO: Authorities in the Japanese capital are considering plans to convert some of the city's Olympics and Paralympics venues into temporary medical facilities...

Winds threaten to fan destructive California wildfire 22 Aug 2021 - 09:46 am

PLACERVILLE, California: Crews were digging in and burning out fire lines amid another round of high winds Saturday contributed to the fury to...

Australian PM Morrison defends lockdown strategy as daily cases hit record 22 Aug 2021 - 09:31 am

MELBOURNE: Prime Minister Scott Morrison defended on Sunday Australia's lockdown strategy for tackling the coronavirus, saying it would stay until at least 70%...

EU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime 21 Aug 2021 - 06:41 pm

MADRID: The European Union’s top officials warned the Taliban on Saturday that the current conversations being held to secure the exit of as...

Putin, Erdogan agree to strengthen coordination on Afghan issues: Kremlin 21 Aug 2021 - 05:57 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Afghanistan during a phone call and agreed to strengthen bilateral...

Henri close to hurricane strength as it takes aim at Connecticut 21 Aug 2021 - 05:47 pm

Tropical Storm Henri is on course to strike Long Island on Sunday then push into Connecticut and the upper Hudson River Valley or...

As Kabul turmoil mounts, Taliban's PR offensive falters 21 Aug 2021 - 05:32 pm

In the last few days, TV crews from Afghanistan's Al-Emarah Studio, which produces pro-Taliban multimedia content, have been out on the streets of...

Merkel's bloc steps up German election fight amid poll sag 21 Aug 2021 - 05:19 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel's would-be successor pledged Saturday to "fight with everything that I can” for victory in Germany’s Sept. 26 election, as...

India approves first DNA-based Covid shot, boosting vaccine plan 21 Aug 2021 - 03:33 pm

India granted emergency-use approval to its first DNA-based vaccine against Covid-19 as the world’s second-worst-hit nation seeks to bolster its immunization drive to...

US warns citizens away from Kabul airport due to potential threats 21 Aug 2021 - 02:54 pm

The United States advised Americans in Afghanistan to avoid travelling to Kabul airport in an embassy travel advisory on Saturday as thousands try...

Germany has evacuated almost 2,000 from Kabul airport, Berlin says 21 Aug 2021 - 02:23 pm

BERLIN: The German military has airlifted almost 2,000 people out of Kabul airport, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told journalists on Saturday. Two light...

Tropical Storm Henri to have dangerous impacts as hurricane over Northeastern US 21 Aug 2021 - 02:04 pm

PLYMOUTH, Mass: Parts of the Northeast could begin to experience impacts from Tropical Storm Henri as soon as late Saturday, as the system...

UNICEF warns millions of Lebanese face water shortages 21 Aug 2021 - 01:42 pm

Beirut: More than 4 million people in Lebanon could face a critical shortage of water or be cut off completely in the coming...

Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter Covid-19 lockdown 21 Aug 2021 - 01:00 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam's plan to prohibit residents of Ho Chi Minh City from leaving their homes from Monday has triggered panic buying in the...

Candidate pulls out of Hong Kong lawyers' group election over safety fears 21 Aug 2021 - 11:49 am

Hong Kong: A council member of a professional group of solicitors in Hong Kong on Saturday dropped his bid to seek re-election next...

Police arrest hundreds of protesters as Australia reports record Covid-19 cases 21 Aug 2021 - 11:16 am

Melbourne: Australian police arrested hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday and seven officers were hospitalised as a result of...

New Zealand reports 21 local Covid-19 cases, more expected 21 Aug 2021 - 11:03 am

New Zealand recorded 21 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warning the number will go higher in the...

Hurricane Grace strengthens, bears down on Mexico's Gulf coast 20 Aug 2021 - 09:16 pm

MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Grace gathered strength as it barreled towards Mexico's Gulf coast on Friday morning, threatening to lash the oil-producing state of...