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Israeli strike on the South of Lebanon kills 10 17 Aug 2024 - 11:59 am

Beirut: An Israeli strike on the South of Lebanon killed 10 people Saturday. The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that the strike also...

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations 17 Aug 2024 - 11:39 am

Cairo: The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the...

More than 18,700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January: health agency 17 Aug 2024 - 11:07 am

Nairobi: A total of 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox were reported in Africa since the beginning of the year, including 1,200...

Thousands of wildfire evacuees return to Jasper, Canada 17 Aug 2024 - 09:35 am

Montreal: Thousands of residents who evacuated Jasper, a beloved tourist town in western Canada partly destroyed by a massive wildfire, were able to...

Stars and 'unscrupulous doctors': Perry death highlights toxic history 17 Aug 2024 - 09:31 am

Los Angeles, United States: "Friends" actor Matthew Perry's tragic death has highlighted the secretive and toxic relationship that has long existed between troubled...

New Zealand diplomat reportedly beaten at home in Paris 17 Aug 2024 - 09:23 am

Wellington: A New Zealand diplomat was involved in a "security incident" in Paris, officials in Wellington said Saturday, amid reports the individual was...

China youth unemployment jumps to 17.1% in July 17 Aug 2024 - 08:59 am

Beijing: Youth unemployment in China ticked up to 17.1 percent in July, official figures showed, the highest level this year as the world's...

Typhoon Ampil veers away from Japan, allows transport to resume 17 Aug 2024 - 08:56 am

Tokyo: A typhoon that blasted parts of Japan with more than 200-kilometre-per-hour winds moved out to sea on Saturday, mostly sparing the capital...

Indonesia celebrates Independence Day in future capital 17 Aug 2024 - 08:26 am

Nusantara, Indonesia: Indonesia held scaled-back Independence Day celebrations in Nusantara on Saturday as the government rushed to complete the future capital, which is...

Gaza health ministry confirms first case of polio 17 Aug 2024 - 12:52 am

Ramallah, West Bank: Palestinian health officials on Friday recorded the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city...

GCC welcomes decision of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council to open 'Adri' border crossing 17 Aug 2024 - 12:03 am

Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed the decision of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in the Republic of Sudan to open the "Adri"...

UN chief calls for 'Polio Pause' in Gaza 16 Aug 2024 - 11:31 pm

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down their arms so that humanitarians can...

Pakistan, Sweden report first cases of mpox virus 16 Aug 2024 - 10:35 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan health officials announced on Friday their first case of the deadly mpox virus this year, after the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Gunmen abduct at least 20 students in Nigeria 16 Aug 2024 - 10:01 pm

Abuja: At least 20 students travelling for a convention were kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's north-central state of Benue, the police said on...

India launches advanced earth observation satellite 16 Aug 2024 - 08:09 pm

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the advanced Earth observation satellite (EOS-08) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center...

UN says food trucks ready to roll from Chad into Sudan 16 Aug 2024 - 07:00 pm

Geneva: The UN said Friday it was ready to start delivering food into war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region after the government decided to...

OIC condemns escalating crimes by extremist settlers in the West Bank 16 Aug 2024 - 06:49 pm

Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the organized terrorism and daily crimes committed by extremist settler gangs, under the protection...