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Hurricane Beryl kills seven as it churns towards Jamaica 03 Jul 2024 - 01:14 pm

Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Beryl churned towards Jamaica on Wednesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly winds and storm surge, after at least seven...

EU approves Sanofi drug for chronic lung disease 03 Jul 2024 - 12:53 pm

Paris: The European Union has approved Sanofi's blockbuster drug Dupixent for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the French pharmaceutical giant...

Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza children 03 Jul 2024 - 12:40 pm

Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories: Wafaa Elwan's five-year-old son cannot sleep in the Gaza tent city where she and her seven children shelter, but...

France's renowned Arles photo fest goes 'beneath the surface' 03 Jul 2024 - 12:07 pm

Arles, France: One of the world's most renowned photo festivals, in the French town of Arles, returned this week with a timely ode...

Indonesia launches first EV battery plant 03 Jul 2024 - 11:57 am

Jakarta: Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a...

New Zealand cat-killing contest vows to keep hunting 'crazy' felines 03 Jul 2024 - 11:10 am

Wellington: New Zealand's annual cat-killing contest plans to expand next year, the event's organiser said Wednesday, describing feral felines as a grave threat...

White House fights anxiety over Biden's future 03 Jul 2024 - 10:56 am

Washington: Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitness as he...

Australian coal mine battles five-day blaze 03 Jul 2024 - 10:44 am

Sydney:A major Australian coal mine battled on Wednesday to extinguish an underground gas fire that has been burning for five days following a...

Woman found dead swallowed by python in Indonesia 03 Jul 2024 - 09:54 am

Makassar, Indonesia: A woman was found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, police said...

Chad rangers battle to protect park from poachers, local farmers 03 Jul 2024 - 09:38 am

Binder, Chad: Between the orange trunks of the acacia trees in the Chad savannah, a herd of elephants move through Zah Soo National...

Terror, 'chaos' as India stampede kills 121 03 Jul 2024 - 09:14 am

Hathras, India: Survivors of India's deadliest stampede in over a decade on Wednesday recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded...

Solutions to climate change enhanced by collective action: GCC States 02 Jul 2024 - 11:37 pm

Geneva: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States have underlined their firm position on climate change as a priority issue due to its overlapping...

Over 55,000 flee Sudan town as RSF battles army: UN 02 Jul 2024 - 11:23 pm

Port Sudan: More than 55,000 people have fled Sinja, the capital of Sennar state in southeastern Sudan, as fighting rages between paramilitary forces...

Biden, aides urged to be open about his health 02 Jul 2024 - 10:01 pm

Washington: Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president on Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitness as...

US deports 116 Chinese migrants in first 'large' flight in 5 years 02 Jul 2024 - 09:57 pm

Washington: The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it sent 116 Chinese migrants from the United States back home in the first...

Protests continue in Kenya, some call for the president to step down 02 Jul 2024 - 09:32 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Protests continued in Kenya's capital and elsewhere on Tuesday over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even...

Israeli forces murder 8,672 students since beginning of Gaza genocide 02 Jul 2024 - 08:03 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered at least 8,672 Palestinian students and injured...