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Train driver to face trial for Spain's worst accident in decades 21 Jul 2021 - 08:03 pm

MADRID - A train driver and a former senior official will face trial in Spain for the country's worst train accident in decades,...

United Airlines CEO sees travel 'ups and downs' until more people vaccinated 21 Jul 2021 - 07:59 pm

CHICAGO - The head of United Airlines expects a recovery in travel demand to continue despite a resurgence in COVID-19 spurred by the...

US extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders through Aug. 21 21 Jul 2021 - 07:36 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism...

NYC to force Covid vaccine or tests for city health workers 21 Jul 2021 - 07:30 pm

New York City will begin requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or weekly testing of all workers in its public hospitals and clinics in an attempt...

3.4M global virus cases last week, up 12%: WHO 21 Jul 2021 - 07:21 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization says there were more than 3.4 million new global cases of the coronavirus last week, a 12%...

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade 21 Jul 2021 - 03:26 pm

BERLIN: A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany,...

No health pass, no cinema or museum: France tightens COVID-19 rules 21 Jul 2021 - 03:18 pm

PARIS: Where's your health pass? Visitors heading to museums, cinemas or swimming pools in France will be denied entry from Wednesday if they...

China’s ‘iPhone City’ relocates 100,000 after floods leave 12 dead 21 Jul 2021 - 01:54 pm

More than two dozen people have died and 100,000 have been evacuated as catastrophic floods swept through the central Chinese province of Henan....

Mexican president decries alleged spying, says no longer happening 20 Jul 2021 - 07:58 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that alleged government-ordered spying several years ago that may have targeted him...

France investigates alleged spyware use against politicians including Macron 20 Jul 2021 - 07:58 pm

PARIS: The cell phones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets in...

India's pandemic death toll could be in the millions 20 Jul 2021 - 05:12 pm

NEW DELHI: India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s...

Fewer pilgrims, less crowd risk at Hajj's symbolic stoning of the devil 20 Jul 2021 - 04:14 pm

JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia: Restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia have also reduced the risk of...

Belgium holds day of mourning in wake of deadly flooding 20 Jul 2021 - 02:53 pm

BRUSSELS: Belgium held a day of mourning Tuesday for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her...

Mali presidency says President Goita targeted by stabbing attack 20 Jul 2021 - 02:51 pm

BAMAKO: Mali's interim President Assimi Goita was the target of an attempted stabbing attack during Eid al-Adha prayers at Bamako's Grand Mosque, the...

Turkey looking into operating Kabul airport 20 Jul 2021 - 02:41 pm

Ankara: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country is looking into the possibility of operating the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, if...

South Korean Paralympian missing after fall from Pakistan mountain 20 Jul 2021 - 02:37 pm

ISLAMABAD: A South Korean Paralympian was missing on Tuesday after falling from the world's 12th highest mountain, the 8,047-metre (26,400 foot) Broad Peak...