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Tesla in pole position in Norway's race to EV goal 02 Jan 2023 - 08:00 pm

Oslo: Four out of five new cars sold in Norway in 2022 were battery powered, led by Tesla, but some in the industry...

Tens of thousands view body of former Pope Benedict 02 Jan 2023 - 06:54 pm

VATICAN CITY: A steady stream of tens of thousands of people filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to...

Spain confirms first death from 2021 volcano eruption 02 Jan 2023 - 06:15 pm

Madrid: The first death from a months-long volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma island in 2021 has been confirmed after a court ruled...

Russia says 63 soldiers killed by Ukrainian strike in Donetsk region 02 Jan 2023 - 05:25 pm

Moscow: Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday that 63 Russian soldiers had been killed in a Ukrainian New Year's Eve attack on their...

India proposes self-regulatory bodies for online gaming companies 02 Jan 2023 - 05:14 pm

NEW DELHI: India has proposed a body for the online gaming industry to regulate itself as concerns rise over the addictiveness of games...

Some in China return to regular activity after COVID infections 02 Jan 2023 - 04:51 pm

BEIJING: Some people in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan braved the cold and a rise in COVID-19 infections to return...

Two Senegal MPs get six-month terms for hitting colleague 02 Jan 2023 - 04:44 pm

Dakar: Two Senegalese opposition MPs were handed six-month jail terms on Monday for physically attacking a female colleague in parliament. In a case...

UK's Prince Harry: I want my father and brother back 02 Jan 2023 - 04:43 pm

LONDON: Britain's Prince Harry said his troubled relationship with the royal family "never needed to be this way" and he wants to get...

Spain sees hottest year on record in 2022 02 Jan 2023 - 03:59 pm

Madrid: Spain in 2022 experienced the hottest year since records began, the country's national weather service said Monday, as global warming stokes temperatures...

Lula takes over in Brazil, slams Bolsonaro's anti-democratic threats 02 Jan 2023 - 02:27 pm

Brasilia: Luiz InacioLulada Silva was sworn in as Brazil's president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and...

Sri Lanka freezes recruitment in fresh austerity drive 02 Jan 2023 - 02:16 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka began a fresh austerity drive Monday, freezing government recruitment as new taxes and higher electricity prices kicked in with authorities...

Cholera deaths surge in Malawi, keeping schools closed 02 Jan 2023 - 01:57 pm

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country's two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the...

Cruise passengers stranded by 'marine growth' on hull 02 Jan 2023 - 12:38 pm

Sydney: Passengers on a luxury New Year's cruise around New Zealand and Australia have reportedly been stranded on board for a week because...

Vietnam rescuers battle to save boy from 35-metre hole 02 Jan 2023 - 12:15 pm

Hanoi: Hundreds of rescuers in Vietnam battled Monday to free a 10-year-old boy who fell into a 35-metre-deep hole at a construction site...

Cambodian leader orders Mekong safe zones to save rare dolphins 02 Jan 2023 - 11:44 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on the Mekong river to protect critically endangered dolphins,...

Two helicopters collide in Australia, killing four 02 Jan 2023 - 11:35 am

Sydney: Two helicopters collided in mid-air, killing four people Monday at Australia's Gold Coast tourism hotspot, officials said, with images showing one of...

Modi’s cash ban was legal, India court rules amid faint dissent 02 Jan 2023 - 10:36 am

India’s Supreme Court upheld Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 decision to overnight invalidate high-value currency notes, a decision that could provide firepower to...