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Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns 22 Sep 2023 - 01:59 pm

Manila, Philippines:Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools...

Germany hires Julian Nagelsmann as men’s national soccer team coach through Euro 2024 22 Sep 2023 - 01:05 pm

Berlin:Germany hired Julian Nagelsmann to lead the men’s national soccer team on Friday, entrusting the former Bayern Munich coach with doing a better...

India cancels minister's trip to Asian Games in visa row 22 Sep 2023 - 12:47 pm

New Delhi: New Delhi cancelled Friday a trip by its sports minister to the Asian Games in Hangzhou, saying that Chinese authorities had...

HSBC plans climate tech funding push 22 Sep 2023 - 10:41 am

Doha, Qatar: HSBC yesterday announced that it plans to make available $1bn of financing to early-stage climate tech companies around the world. The...

Sudan army chief warns UN that war could 'spill over' in region 21 Sep 2023 - 11:46 pm

New York: Sudan's army chief warned on Thursday at the United Nations that months of war could spill over in the region as...

PM's comment on Ukraine arms was misinterpreted: Polish president 21 Sep 2023 - 10:37 pm

Warsaw: Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday claimed that the prime minister's comments on no longer arming Ukraine had been taken the wrong...

Poland ends sending arms to Ukraine as trade dispute escalates 21 Sep 2023 - 08:05 pm

WARSAW: Poland's prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates...

German borrowing costs hit highest since 2011 on ECB rate bets 21 Sep 2023 - 07:17 pm

Germanbonds tumbled to send the government’s benchmark borrowing costs to the highest in over a decade, as investors bet on European interest rates...

India suspends all visa services for citizens of Canada; says to cut diplomats 21 Sep 2023 - 07:17 pm

NEW DELHI: India halted all visa services for citizens of Canada and told it to reduce its diplomatic staffing on Thursday as a...

African leader blames West's 'plundering' of continent for migrant crisis 21 Sep 2023 - 06:02 pm

New York: The head of the Central African Republic on Thursday accused the West of triggering the migration crisis on his continent by...

Alex Murdaugh plans to do something he hasn't yet done in court - plead guilty 21 Sep 2023 - 05:16 pm

Charleston, South Carolina:Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is expected to stand before a judge Thursday and do something he hasn't done in the two...

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp 21 Sep 2023 - 05:04 pm

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of the boards of Fox Corp. and News Corp. following a nearly seven-decade career, and will...

Zelensky returns to Washington to face Republican skeptics over US spending for Ukraine 21 Sep 2023 - 04:30 pm

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time to face the Republicans now questioning...

Charles broaches France-UK Entente on environment 21 Sep 2023 - 03:47 pm

Paris: King Charles III on Thursday pledged to do everything he could to strengthen the relationship between France and Britain, suggesting the "indispensable"...

Former UK soldier denies prison break 21 Sep 2023 - 03:22 pm

London: An ex-British army soldier on Thursday pleaded not guilty to escaping from a London prison where he was being held on terror...

UK's Sunak defends climate policy shift 21 Sep 2023 - 03:05 pm

London: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday insisted he was "not slowing down efforts" to tackle climate change, a day after softening...

Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOM 21 Sep 2023 - 02:46 pm

Derna, Libya: Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organization for...