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DNA tests identify 19th-century teenager's skull found in Illinois home's wall 25 Oct 2024 - 07:47 pm

ST. CHARLES, Illinois: Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an...

163 health workers killed since start of Israeli aggression: Lebanese Health Ministry 25 Oct 2024 - 07:43 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Ministry of Health has announced that 163 people were killed and 272 injured among health and ambulance workers during the...

UK climate strategy ruled lawful in landmark court case 25 Oct 2024 - 07:38 pm

London: A man whose home had to be demolished because of coastal erosion lost a landmark legal claim on Friday against the UK...

Germany promises more visas for Indians during Scholz visit 25 Oct 2024 - 05:33 pm

New Delhi: Germany promised to dramatically boost the number of skilled Indians it permits to work in the country as Prime Minister Narendra...

Knife attacker wounds 4 in Russian hypermarket 25 Oct 2024 - 05:04 pm

Moscow: A man armed with a knife launched an attack in a hypermarket in Russia's northwestern city of Saint Petersburg on Friday, injuring...

'Darkest moment' of war unfolding in northern Gaza: UN rights chief 25 Oct 2024 - 04:53 pm

Geneva: The UN rights chief said the "darkest moment" of the war onGaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning Friday...

Ecuador extends drought-induced power cuts to 14 hours a day 25 Oct 2024 - 02:28 pm

Quito: Ecuador on Friday lengthened scheduled electricity rationing from eight to 14 hours per day due to the worst drought it has faced...

Calls to charge tourists to enter Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral 25 Oct 2024 - 02:26 pm

Paris: French ministers have raised the idea of charging tourists to enter Paris' world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral when it opens in December after a...

EU chief pledges 20 million euros for flood-hit Bosnia 25 Oct 2024 - 02:20 pm

Sarajevo: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday pledged 20 million euros in immediate aid for Bosnia after deadly and devastating floods....

Trees and power lines flattened as Cyclone Dana hits India 25 Oct 2024 - 01:54 pm

Balasore, India: Cyclone Dana tore the roofs off homes and flattened trees and power lines after making landfall Friday on India's east coast,...

Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris: reports 25 Oct 2024 - 01:26 pm

Tokyo: The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will resume an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material next week,...

Modi announces more German visas for Indians as Scholz visits 25 Oct 2024 - 01:12 pm

New Delhi: Germany will dramatically boost the number of skilled Indians it permits to work in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced...

Record-setting teen climber says Sherpas should be leading climbs 25 Oct 2024 - 12:42 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A Sherpa teenager who's won mountaineering celebrity as the youngest person ever to summit the world's 14 highest peaks called for...

Tropical storm leaves towns submerged, 66 dead in Philippines 25 Oct 2024 - 12:18 pm

Laurel, Philippines: Residents of the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear their homes of mud and debris on Friday while others...

14-year-old stabs police officer to death in Bosnia, wounds another 25 Oct 2024 - 10:55 am

Sarajevo: A 14-year-old broke into a police station in Bosnia late Thursday and stabbed to death one officer and wounded another, police said....

Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case 24 Oct 2024 - 10:18 pm

Washington: An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced they were ending...

20 killed in intensive Israeli raids on Lebanon 24 Oct 2024 - 09:54 pm

Beirut: 20 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in a series of raids launched by the Israeli Air Force on...