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'Swimming in plastic': Greek fishermen fight pollution 02 Jun 2023 - 11:48 am

Keratsini, Greece: The fish market of Keratsini, west of Athens, is abuzz in the early morning, with trawlers disgorging crates of sardines and...

Morocco to teach Berber language in more schools 01 Jun 2023 - 09:48 pm

Rabat: Morocco plans to make the teaching of the Berber language, Amazigh, more widespread in primary schools, the education minister said Thursday. The...

US and Taiwan ink trade deal as China issues warning 01 Jun 2023 - 09:14 pm

Washington: The United States and Taiwan signed a trade deal on Thursday aimed at deepening economic relations between both sides -- in a...

Famed Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case 01 Jun 2023 - 08:53 pm

Sydney: One ofAustralia's most decorated soldiers lost a landmark defamation case Thursday after a bruising trial filled with accusations of murder, domestic violence,...

Billboard collapse kills one, injures five during Egypt sandstorm 01 Jun 2023 - 08:44 pm

Cairo: One person was killed and five others were injured Thursday when a billboard collapsed in a major thoroughfare as a result of...

Senegal's Sonko sentenced to two years in prison 01 Jun 2023 - 07:35 pm

Dakar: A court in Senegal on Thursday sentenced opposition leader OusmaneSonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison...

Jordan crown prince weds Saudi architect in lavish ceremony 01 Jun 2023 - 07:20 pm

Amman: Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah married Saudi architect Rajwa Al Seif on Thursday in a ceremony attended by royals from across...

Sudan groups hit with US sanctions as cease-fire crumbles 01 Jun 2023 - 06:06 pm

The US imposed economic sanctions on both sides of the conflict in Sudan after continued violence led to the collapse of a cease-fire...

India, Nepal PMs pledge to ramp up energy, economic cooperation 01 Jun 2023 - 06:06 pm

New Delhi: The leaders of India and Nepal pledged on Thursday to enhance cooperation on energy and economic projects, as New Delhi seeks...

Russia fines WhatsApp for failing to delete banned content 01 Jun 2023 - 05:24 pm

Moscow: A Russian court imposed a fine on US messenger service WhatsApp on Thursday for failing to delete banned content. The three-million-rouble ($37,000)...

Zelensky warns doubts on Ukraine NATO membership endanger Europe 01 Jun 2023 - 03:49 pm

Bulboaca, Moldova: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned European leaders on Thursday that any doubts they show before admitting Kyiv into the NATO alliance...

Planned layoffs have quadrupled so far this year in the US 01 Jun 2023 - 03:11 pm

US companies have announced more job cuts this year than during all of 2022, according to executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas...

Brussels 2016 bomb suspect is 'co-perpetrator': prosecutor 01 Jun 2023 - 03:07 pm

Brussels: Belgium's prosecutor's office on Thursday said Salah Abdeslam, a Frenchman convicted of a 2015 jihadist massacre in Paris, should be found guilty...

Japan to spend about $25 billion on families to boost births 01 Jun 2023 - 02:04 pm

Japan will spend around ¥3.5 trillion ($25 billion) on policies meant to bolster its sliding birthrate, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday, without...

Street sellers struggle as Hanoi sweats through heatwave 01 Jun 2023 - 01:55 pm

Hanoi: Covered from head to toe to keep herself cool, Vu Thi Phuong pushes a trolley of coffee, lime juice and ice around...

18 dead in attack on Khartoum market after army abandons talks 01 Jun 2023 - 01:21 pm

Khartoum: Shelling and aerial bombardments killed 18 civilians at a market in the capital of Sudan where fighting showed no signs of abating...

Japan experienced warmest spring on record: weather agency 01 Jun 2023 - 01:10 pm

Tokyo, Japan: Japan experienced its warmest spring on record this year, the national weather agency said Thursday, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino...

Pacific Islands slams Australia's backing for fossil fuels 01 Jun 2023 - 11:03 am

Wellington: Pacific Islands expressed dismay on Thursday at Australia's subsidies for fossil fuels, flagging climate concerns as a point of friction between the...