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Malaysia plans state immunity law to deter frivolous lawsuits 10 May 2023 - 07:58 pm

Malaysia hopes to enact laws to protect the country from what Law Minister Azalina Othman termed as "ridiculous” lawsuits such as the territorial...

Hungary gives up hosting 2024 European figure skating championships 10 May 2023 - 07:42 pm

BUDAPEST:Hungary gave up the rights to host next year's European figure skating championships on Wednesday, blaming the economic impact of the war in...

Spain plans to ban outdoor work in extreme heat 10 May 2023 - 06:28 pm

MADRID: Spain says it plans to ban outdoor work during periods of extreme heat. Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz told reporters on...

German lawmakers mulls creating first citizen assembly 10 May 2023 - 06:11 pm

Berlin:German lawmakers considered Wednesday whether to create the country's first "citizen assembly’” to advise parliament on the issue of food and nutrition. Germany's...

Biden to host India's Modi for state visit in June 10 May 2023 - 06:08 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden will host India's Narendra Modi for a state visit in June, while Washington courts New Delhi as a...

UK tabloid publisher apologises in Prince Harry phone hacking trial 10 May 2023 - 04:36 pm

London: The publisher of the British tabloid The Mirror, accused by Prince Harry and other celebrities of unlawful information gathering, apologised at the...

Landslide kills 10 in east DR Congo 10 May 2023 - 03:49 pm

Goma, DR Congo: Ten people have been killed in a landslide after heavy rain hit eastern DR Congo, officials said Wednesday, in a...

World's largest spelling test to be held in Paris next month 10 May 2023 - 03:47 pm

Paris: The Champs-Elysees in Paris will hold the world's biggest spelling test next month, organisers said Wednesday. A giant classroom including school desks...

First babies born in Britain using DNA from three people 10 May 2023 - 03:27 pm

London: Britain's fertility regulator on Wednesday confirmed the births of the U.K.'s first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three...

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan remanded in custody for 8 days 10 May 2023 - 03:02 pm

Islamabad: A judge ruled Wednesday thatPakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan can be held for eight days. The ruling comes a day after...

Russia allows visa-free entry for Georgians, restores direct flights 10 May 2023 - 02:40 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed two decrees abolishing visas for Georgian nationals and lifting a 2019 ban on direct flights...

Knife attack in Polish orphanage kills one, injures 9 10 May 2023 - 01:13 pm

WARSAW, Poland: A 16-year-old girl was killed and nine other people were injured in a knife attack in an orphanage in central Poland,...

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan appears in special court 10 May 2023 - 12:50 pm

Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan appeared in a special court at the capital's police headquarters Wednesday to answer graft charges, local...

Japan backs use of GPS trackers for defendants on bail after Ghosn case 10 May 2023 - 12:13 pm

Tokyo: Japan on Wednesday enacted a law authorising courts to use GPS for tracking defendants on bail, a measure pushed for after the...

15 children drown, 25 missing in Nigeria boat accident 10 May 2023 - 12:04 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Fifteen children drowned and 25 others were missing when a boat capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, a...

Norway palace says King Harald recovering from infection 10 May 2023 - 11:56 am

Oslo: Norway's 86-year-old King Harald is recovering from an infection that saw him hospitalised earlier this week but will remain on sick leave...

Ecologists back culling of kangaroos in Australia 10 May 2023 - 11:50 am

Sydney: To outsiders, the kangaroo is an instantly-recognisable symbol of the Australian wilderness, but within the country the native animal poses a major...