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India bans non-Basmati white rice exports to check local prices 20 Jul 2023 - 04:22 pm

India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, banned shipments of non-basmati white rice to maintain domestic prices at comfortable levels ahead of the general...

Kenya police says not allowed to report protester deaths 20 Jul 2023 - 04:22 pm

Nairobi, Kenya: Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths amid demonstrations against the rising cost of living, but...

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador: PM statement 20 Jul 2023 - 03:15 pm

Baghdad: Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a...

Charles to make first King's Speech in November 20 Jul 2023 - 02:24 pm

London: Charles III will make his first King's Speech at the UK state opening of parliament on November 7, House of Commons Leader...

Greece limits hours at Acropolis, other sites due to heat 20 Jul 2023 - 01:52 pm

Athens: Greece said Thursday that archaeological sites, including the Acropolis, will be closed during the hottest hours of the day due to a...

One dead, 41 injured in unexplained Johannesburg blast 20 Jul 2023 - 12:02 pm

Johannesburg: A body was found in centralJohannesburgearly Thursday after an unexplained blast ripped through a main road at rush hour the previous evening,...

Ten killed in landslide in India, dozens missing 20 Jul 2023 - 11:28 am

Mumbai: At least 10 people were killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains smashed into their village in India's Maharashtra state with...

Fur-ever after: Indonesians sorry after lavish dog 'wedding' backlash 20 Jul 2023 - 11:20 am

Jakarta: Two Indonesian women have apologised after a lavish "wedding" for their dogs sparked a backlash in the middle-income country, where wealth distribution...

Senior doctors in England stage rare walk out 20 Jul 2023 - 11:15 am

London: English hospitals were braced Thursday for the latest doctors' strike to hit the state-run health service, with managers warning it will leave...

Indian truckers eye electric as one way to tackle pollution 20 Jul 2023 - 10:07 am

India, the world’s most polluted country after Bangladesh, has a truck-sized problem to tackle if it wants to meet its climate goals: a...

German police search for a lioness suspected to be on the loose in Berlin's suburbs 20 Jul 2023 - 09:50 am

Berlin: German authorities warned people in Berlin's southern suburbs on Thursday to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a...

Iraqi protesters torch Swedish embassy in Baghdad 20 Jul 2023 - 09:40 am

Baghdad,:Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an AFP journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of...

Women's World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in Auckland 20 Jul 2023 - 09:28 am

Auckland,New Zealand: Security will be heightened ahead of Thursday night's opening Women's World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a...

Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmers 20 Jul 2023 - 09:06 am

Shenyang, China: Cattle wander between the concrete shells of half-finished mansions in northeastern China, some of the only occupants of a luxury complex...

Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed researcher Patrick Zaki 19 Jul 2023 - 06:57 pm

Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail...

EU digital chief urges TikTok to quickly adopt new rules 19 Jul 2023 - 03:44 pm

Brussels: The European commissioner overseeing the digital market on Wednesday urged Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok to accelerate its adoption of new EU standards....