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Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas dies of cancer, aged 41 16 May 2021 - 07:46 pm

BRASILIA - Bruno Covas, the 41-year old mayor of Brazil's largest city and financial hub Sao Paulo, has died of cancer, the Sirio-Libanes...

Jordan King says diplomatic contacts under way to halt Israel's military campaign 16 May 2021 - 07:21 pm

AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah said on Sunday his kingdom was involved in intensive diplomacy to halt what he described as Israeli military escalation...

CDC Chief says any vaccine mandates in US will be set locally 16 May 2021 - 07:19 pm

Any mandates in the U.S. to require people to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will be set locally, not federally, the head of the...

UN chief says hostilities in Middle East 'utterly appalling' 16 May 2021 - 05:58 pm

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council on Sunday that hostilities in Israel and Gaza were "utterly appalling" and...

Palestinian Health Ministry: Death toll in Gaza, West Bank rises to 202 16 May 2021 - 05:53 pm

General/ Arab Affairs/ PalestineRamallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that a total of 202 Palestinians have been killed and 5,588...

Muslim states condemn Israel's 'barbaric attacks' against Palestinians 16 May 2021 - 05:53 pm

DUBAI: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on Sunday for an immediate halt to what it described as Israel's barbaric attacks on...

2,788 Covid-19 cases registered in past five days: Oman Health Ministry 16 May 2021 - 04:21 pm

Muscat: The Omani Ministry of Health said that 2,788 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered in the Sultanate during the past five...

Vietnam's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record with 187 infections 16 May 2021 - 04:21 pm

Vietnam's daily locally transmitted coronavirus cases rose by 187 on Sunday, a record for the second time this week as many communities and...

There will be no impunity for Colombia police abuses, top cop says 16 May 2021 - 04:17 pm

Bogota: Members of Colombia's national police force who are responsible for abuses or acts of violence amid ongoing protests will be punished to...

Abu Dhabi likely to end quarantine for all international visitors from July 1: Report 16 May 2021 - 03:42 pm

Dubai: Abu Dhabi will likely end the quarantine for all international arrivals starting from July 1, local media quoted a government official. "It...

Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022 16 May 2021 - 02:48 pm

Melbourne: Australia is sticking to plans to start re-opening to the rest of the world only from the middle of next year, officials...

Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians; death toll in Gaza rises to 181 16 May 2021 - 01:54 pm

Israeli air strikes killed 33 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Gaza early on Sunday, Gaza health officials said as hostilities stretched into a...

Ministers will make England lockdown easing decision on June 14 16 May 2021 - 01:20 pm

London: Ministers will make a decision on June 14 about whether or not to proceed with the final phase of lockdown easing in...

India to start evacuating parts of west coast as cyclone approaches 16 May 2021 - 01:05 pm

Ahmedabad: India is preparing to evacuate thousands of people from low-lying areas along its western coast as a powerful cyclone is expected to...

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel's 'flagrant violations' of Palestinian rights 16 May 2021 - 01:04 pm

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday condemned Israel's "flagrant violations" of Palestinian rights and called on the international community to act urgently to...

EU Covid passport due in June: French official 16 May 2021 - 12:35 pm

The European Union could adopt a Covid-health document that would allow people to prove they’ve been vaccinated, tested or recovered from the virus...

Austria's Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case 16 May 2021 - 12:10 pm

Vienna: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz expects to be charged but eventually cleared in an investigation into whether he gave false testimony to a...