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Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks 25 Jul 2024 - 05:36 pm

Taipei: The strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed four people and flooded parts of the island's second-biggest city on Thursday,...

Air pollution falls after London vehicle curbs: mayor 25 Jul 2024 - 04:54 pm

London: London's Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday claimed success for his expanded pollution toll zone for motor vehicles, pointing to a drop in...

'Swallowed by mud': survivors' sorrow after deadly Ethiopian landslide 25 Jul 2024 - 04:34 pm

Kencho Shacha Gozdi: Survivor Tseganesh Obole, her voice hoarse, recalled the deadly deluge of red mud that swept down from a hill in...

Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes 25 Jul 2024 - 04:13 pm

Dhaka: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept on Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of deadly unrest, as student leaders...

Sheep 'buried alive' in Greece amid disease cull: official 25 Jul 2024 - 03:43 pm

Athens: A senior veterinary official in Greece was replaced after it emerged that sheep had been "buried alive" in a disease control move,...

Curry backs Harris White House bid, wants 'unifying' Olympic gold 25 Jul 2024 - 02:17 pm

Paris: USA basketball star Stephen Curry gave his public backing to Kamala Harris's bid for the White House on Thursday and believes Olympic...

'Back to zero': Manila flood victims clean up, start again 25 Jul 2024 - 12:47 pm

Manila: Manila street vendor Zenaida Cuerda said Thursday she is "back to zero" after floodwaters washed away the food she sells for a...

Pilot recovering after fatal Nepal plane crash 25 Jul 2024 - 12:42 pm

Kathmandu: The pilot and sole survivor of a plane crash in Nepal's capital was recovering in hospital after a miraculous escape from an...

Climate activists halt traffic at Frankfurt airport 25 Jul 2024 - 11:56 am

Frankfurt, Germany: Police on Thursday arrested climate activists who glued themselves to the tarmac at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, compelling it to temporarily...

Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 mn litres of oil capsizes off Manila 25 Jul 2024 - 10:39 am

Manila: A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they...

Biden says time to pass torch to 'younger voices' 25 Jul 2024 - 07:52 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying in a historic Oval Office...

Three dead in shooting among Ukrainian troops 25 Jul 2024 - 12:19 am

Kyiv, Ukraine: A shooting incident among Ukrainian soldiers stationed in the northeastern Kharkiv region has left three soldiers dead and four others seriously...

Bank of Canada lowers key lending rate to 4.5% 25 Jul 2024 - 12:18 am

Montreal: Canada's central bank on Wednesday lowered its key lending rate to 4.5 percent, saying the second straight cut of 25 basis points...

UN official calls on Israeli authorities to stop targeting Palestinian human rights defenders 24 Jul 2024 - 10:33 pm

Geneva: The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Mary Lawlor, on Wednesday, called on the Israeli authorities to stop targeting the Palestinian human...

Ethiopian Airlines says Eritrea suspends its flights 24 Jul 2024 - 10:16 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines said Wednesday that Eritrea has suspended its flights to the country starting September 30, without providing a reason. Air...

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles 24 Jul 2024 - 10:16 pm

San Juan: Puerto Rico’s governor on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other...

Tearful locals search in mud for Ethiopia landslide victims 24 Jul 2024 - 09:58 pm

Kencho Shacha Gozdi: Tearful crowds gathered around a mud pit containing dead bodies Wednesday as volunteers dug for survivors of landslides that have...