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US jobless claims drop to 230,000, lowest in three weeks 24 Aug 2023 - 05:02 pm

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in three weeks, suggesting demand for workers is still healthy. Initial claims decreased...

Norway tries to stop costly reindeer escapades into Russia 24 Aug 2023 - 04:00 pm

Oslo: Norwegian authorities said Thursday they would mend a fence near Norway's border with Russia in the far north to stop its reindeer...

King Charles III to visit France in September 24 Aug 2023 - 02:40 pm

London: King Charles III will travel to France for a state visit next month, Buckingham Palace and the Elysee said Thursday, several months...

Sudan army chief makes first foray outside HQ in months of war 24 Aug 2023 - 02:13 pm

Wad Madani, Sudan: Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was seen Thursday outside his headquarters for the first time since fighting erupted...

Greece struggles to tame wildfires raging for a sixth day 24 Aug 2023 - 01:47 pm

Acharnes, Greece: Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to tame major wildfires burning for a sixth day, leaving 20 dead and prompting...

BRICS to admit six new members next year 24 Aug 2023 - 11:54 am

Johannesburg: BRICS leaders announced on Thursday the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging...

China halts all Japanese seafood imports over 'selfish' Fukushima release 24 Aug 2023 - 10:47 am

Beijing: China on Thursday banned all Japanese seafood imports over what it said was the "selfish" release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima...

North Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure, again 24 Aug 2023 - 10:11 am

Seoul: North Korea said its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed on Thursday, three months after the first one...

Japan begins release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant 24 Aug 2023 - 08:14 am

Namie, Japan: Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday in an operation it insists is safe but has...

Mercenary leader Prighozin aboard plane that crashed, no survivors: Russian agency 23 Aug 2023 - 11:49 pm

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard the plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to Russia’s...

North Korea conducts rocket launch in likely 2nd attempt to put spy satellite into orbit 23 Aug 2023 - 11:24 pm

SEOUL: North Korea launched a long-range rocket in a southern direction on Thursday, South Korea's military said, in the North's likely second attempt...

US approves new $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as aggression from China intensifies 23 Aug 2023 - 10:39 pm

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up military assistance to the island despite...

Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000 23 Aug 2023 - 10:33 pm

Atlanta:Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's loss...

Zimbabwean opposition leader alleges rigging in high stakes vote 23 Aug 2023 - 09:52 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Wednesday accused the ruling ZANU-PF government of "rigging" and "voter suppression" as long delays marred the start of...

Wagner chief Prigozhin on passenger list of deadly Russian jet crash 23 Aug 2023 - 08:32 pm

Moscow: A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, Russian emergency officials said....

22 killed in Indian railway bridge collapse 23 Aug 2023 - 05:36 pm

New Delhi: At least 22 labourers were killed on Wednesday when the railway bridge they were building across a ravine in India's remote...

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized for 'routine exams' 23 Aug 2023 - 05:15 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Wednesday for "routine exams" related to health issues caused by the stabbing attack that...