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UAE names oil chief to head COP28 climate talks 12 Jan 2023 - 04:44 pm

Dubai: The head of the United Arab Emirates' national oil company was named on Thursday as president of this year's COP28 climate talks,...

New York nurses end strike after reaching deals with hospitals on staffing 12 Jan 2023 - 03:44 pm

A strike involving over 7,000 nurses at two New York City hospitals has ended after three days, as they reached tentative deals with...

German employers urge action to fill two million jobs 12 Jan 2023 - 03:24 pm

Berlin: German businesses are struggling to fill vacancies amid a worsening labour shortage, with an estimated two million unfilled positions across the country,...

Russia suggests Sweden has 'something to hide' in Nord Stream blast probe 12 Jan 2023 - 02:03 pm

Russia questioned on Thursday whether Sweden had "something to hide" over explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, as it...

Surgery to separate Iraqi conjoined twins begins in Riyadh 12 Jan 2023 - 01:03 pm

Riyadh: The medical and surgical team specialized in separating Siamese twins has begun the surgery to separate Iraqi conjoined twins Ali and Omar,...

India moving some troops from sinking town near China border 12 Jan 2023 - 11:58 am

India has relocated some troops from areas surrounding a sinking Himalayan town that’s near a disputed border with China, Army Chief Manoj Pande...

Twitter tells Asia HQ staff to clear desks, work from home 12 Jan 2023 - 11:40 am

Workers at Twitter Inc.’s Singapore office were told to empty out their desks and vacate the premises, said people familiar with the situation,...

DR Congo says Rwanda using refugees for 'political purposes' 12 Jan 2023 - 12:15 am

Kinshasa: Kinshasa accused Rwanda of using refugees for political purposes on Wednesday, after its central African neighbour said it would no longer take...

Poll shows Lula with 51% approval after storming of Brasilia 11 Jan 2023 - 11:53 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's approval rate was 51% in a survey by pollster AtlasIntel released on Wednesday, in...

Saudi Arabia says seeks to use own uranium for nuclear project 11 Jan 2023 - 11:38 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia plans to use its own uranium resources to develop the kingdom's civilian nuclear programme, its energy minister said on Wednesday....

Robbers pull off multimillion-dollar copper heist in Chilean port 11 Jan 2023 - 11:15 pm

SANTIAGO: A group of armed men in Chile stole several shipping containers filled with copper that belonged to state-owned giant Codelco on Wednesday,...

Brazil makes official bid for Amazonian city to host COP30 11 Jan 2023 - 11:03 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he had officially launched a bid for the northeastern city of...

Britain, Japan sign defence pact during PM Kishida visit to London 11 Jan 2023 - 10:48 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida signed a defence agreement in London on Wednesday that will allow...

Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles 11 Jan 2023 - 10:31 pm

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the...

UK postal group Royal Mail hit by cyber-incident 11 Jan 2023 - 10:21 pm

London: British postal group Royal Mail said on Wednesday that it was suffering "severe disruption" to its international letter and parcel services following...

US extends Covid public health emergency, maintaining access to care 11 Jan 2023 - 07:59 pm

The US government again extended the Covid-19 public health emergency, maintaining measures that have expanded access to health care for millions of Americans...