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Storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, heads for France 09 Oct 2024 - 02:46 pm

Lisbon: The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain, before high winds and heavy...

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein design, prediction 09 Oct 2024 - 02:03 pm

Stockholm: Americans David Baker and John Jumper, together with Briton Demis Hassabis, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work revealing...

Gaza's north hit by heavy shelling, road closures: civil defence 09 Oct 2024 - 01:35 pm

The Israeli army targeted northern Gaza with intense shelling and closed roads preventing the delivery of aid, the war-torn Palestinian territory's civil defence...

Taylor Swift got police escort to London gigs after Austria terror plot 09 Oct 2024 - 01:34 pm

London: US star Taylor Swift got a special police escort for her London concerts after an alleged suicide attack plot led to the...

Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing 09 Oct 2024 - 01:26 pm

Istanbul: A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the...

Turkiye blocks access to Discord messaging platform 09 Oct 2024 - 01:04 pm

Istanbul: Turkiye blocked access to the Discord social media platform Wednesday to "protect" children and young people from online abuse, the justice minister...

Soldier killed after abduction in Indian Kashmir 09 Oct 2024 - 01:01 pm

Srinagar, India: A soldier was abducted by suspected militants and killed in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Wednesday, hours after results were announced for...

Pyongyang to 'permanently' shut border with South Korea 09 Oct 2024 - 11:24 am

Seoul: North Korea's army said on Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with the South and...

Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld will all close ahead of Hurricane Milton 09 Oct 2024 - 12:01 am

ORLANDO, Florida:Orlando’s tourism machine began grinding to a halt on Tuesday with at least three major theme parks and the main airport announcing...

New French PM survives first no-confidence motion 08 Oct 2024 - 10:49 pm

Paris: France's new prime minister Michel Barnier on Tuesday survived a motion of no confidence brought by the left, a first test for...

Kenya lawmakers vote to impeach deputy president in historic move 08 Oct 2024 - 10:38 pm

Nairobi: Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office in an unprecedented political drama that has...

Wildfire fight continues in western North Dakota 08 Oct 2024 - 08:32 pm

Bismarck, North Dakota: Firefighters have a greater handle on two large wildfires burning in western North Dakota, some of several fires that took...

Five Russian climbers die on Nepal's Dhaulagiri peak: official 08 Oct 2024 - 08:13 pm

Kathmandu: Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while...

US finalizes rule to remove lead pipes within a decade 08 Oct 2024 - 08:08 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, a...

Over 40,000 dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far in 2024 08 Oct 2024 - 08:06 pm

COLOMBO: Over 40,000 dengue cases have been reported so far this year in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the...

Libya's oil production rebounds as political accord eases crisis 08 Oct 2024 - 08:01 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's oil production has rebounded sharply, reaching 1.13 million barrels per day on Tuesday, just days after the country's eastern-based government lifted...