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Biden hosts Merkel at White House to renew US-German ties frayed under Trump 15 Jul 2021 - 11:53 pm

WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden welcomed outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Thursday to discuss disagreements over Russia and China...

UAE's Abu Dhabi announces partial lockdown effective July 19 -tweet 15 Jul 2021 - 10:52 pm

The United Arab Emirate's Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced on Thursday a partial lockdown and new entry requirements in the...

White House slams Facebook as conduit for COVID-19 misinformation 15 Jul 2021 - 10:41 pm

WASHINGTON - Facebook is not doing enough to stop the spread of false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines, White House press secretary Jen...

Heavy rain floods Zurich streets, causes travel chaos 15 Jul 2021 - 09:12 pm

ZURICH - Switzerland suffered one of its heaviest rainfalls on record during a thunderstorm that caused flooding and travel chaos on Tuesday in...

Thousands of Dutch urged to leave their homes as rivers flood 15 Jul 2021 - 09:07 pm

AMSTERDAM - Thousands of people in the south of the Netherlands on Thursday were urged to leave their houses quickly to escape floods...

Greece orders testing of unvaccinated tourism staff on islands 15 Jul 2021 - 08:46 pm

ATHENS - Unvaccinated workers in restaurants and tourism companies on some of Greece's main holiday islands will be regularly tested for COVID-19 after...

UK supermarkets ask shoppers to keep wearing masks 15 Jul 2021 - 08:41 pm

LONDON - Britain's biggest supermarket groups will encourage staff and customers to keep wearing face coverings from Monday despite new rules making it...

Brazil's Bolsonaro recovering but no forecast for leaving hospital 15 Jul 2021 - 08:01 pm

SAO PAULO - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's health is "evolving in a satisfactory manner" but the right-wing leader, who was hospitalized this week...

South Africa violence, looting ebbs but death toll up to 117 15 Jul 2021 - 07:51 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans counted the cost on Thursday of arson and looting that has destroyed hundreds of businesses and killed at least...

France unveils mini Statue of Liberty in US capital 15 Jul 2021 - 07:45 pm

PARIS - A second miniature version of the Statue of Liberty has found a second home in Washington D.C., nearly 135 years after...

EU adds Ukraine to safe travel list, removes Thailand, Rwanda 15 Jul 2021 - 07:36 pm

The European Union added Ukraine on Thursday to a list of countries for which it recommends that COVID-related travel restrictions be lifted. Rwanda...

Lebanon PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock 15 Jul 2021 - 04:46 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Thursday he was stepping down, nine months after he was named to the post by the...

Taliban propose to Afghan government three-month ceasefire 15 Jul 2021 - 03:57 pm

Kabul: Taliban proposed to the Afghan government a conditional ceasefire between the two sides for a period of three months. Afghan government negotiator...

More than 20 dead, dozens missing in heavy Europe floods 15 Jul 2021 - 02:37 pm

BERLIN: More than 20 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighboring Belgium after heavy flooding turned...

On farewell visit to US, Merkel brings message of stability 15 Jul 2021 - 02:28 pm

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House for what is likely to be her last official visit...

WHO says COVID-19 deaths surge 43% week-on-week in Africa 15 Jul 2021 - 02:24 pm

DAKAR: Africa recorded a 43% rise in COVID-19 deaths this week compared with last week as infections and hospital admissions have jumped and...

Grappling with 'worst-case scenario', Indonesia faces more COVID-19 pain 15 Jul 2021 - 02:12 pm

Indonesia is now fighting a "worst-case scenario" epidemic, a senior minister said on Thursday, adding the government was preparing for a further spike...