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UK government takes measures to ease penicillin shortages 15 Dec 2022 - 06:54 pm

LONDON: The British government on Thursday announced it was enacting protocols to ease shortages of penicillin medicines used to treat Strep A infections,...

Russia is running out of Missiles, Ukraine security chief says 15 Dec 2022 - 06:23 pm

Kiev: Russia has enough firepower for only three or four more missile barrages of the kind that have devastated Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Kiev’s...

Ghana alleges Burkina Faso paid Russian mercenaries with mine 15 Dec 2022 - 05:36 pm

Accra: Ghana’s president alleged the government of neighbouring Burkina Faso has given Russian mercenaries a mine as payment to help fight an insurgency...

14 million tonnes of grain exported from Ukraine: UN 15 Dec 2022 - 04:49 pm

Geneva: More than 14 million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal with Russia and eased global...

Nepal to end eight-month ban on imports of cars, phones as reserves rise 15 Dec 2022 - 03:07 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal will end an eight-month ban on the import of cars, and expensive mobile phones on Friday as the country's foreign currency...

India boosts facilities at Delhi airport to ease year-end travel congestion 15 Dec 2022 - 02:41 pm

NEW DELHI: A surge in travel that overwhelmed India's busiest airport this week as the holiday season sets in has eased after authorities...

UK airports to relax aircraft liquid rules from 2024 15 Dec 2022 - 11:25 am

London: The UK government announced on Thursday that it will significantly relax limits on taking liquids in carry-on luggage at airports from June...

'No space': German hospitals overwhelmed by sick kids 15 Dec 2022 - 11:07 am

Berlin: When Debora Zilz rushed her baby son Andreas to a Berlin hospital because of a serious respiratory illness, she got a shock....

Google says does not change search results after Hong Kong anthem row 15 Dec 2022 - 10:24 am

Hong Kong: Google said Thursday it does not manipulate search results, after Hong Kong's government said the tech giant had refused its demand...

Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025 15 Dec 2022 - 10:23 am

TOKYO: All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions,...

Peru declares state of emergency, seeks 18-months jail for Castillo 15 Dec 2022 - 12:28 am

LIMA:Peru's defense minister announced a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, which will take effect in the next few hours and allow soldiers...

IMF postpones meeting on Tunisia loan, new finance law not yet ready 14 Dec 2022 - 11:41 pm

TUNIS: The International Monetary Fund has postponed its board meeting on a loan program for Tunisia that was scheduled for December 19 to...

Biden joins Morocco PM for historic World Cup match 14 Dec 2022 - 11:32 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday kept short a speech to African leaders and joined Morocco's prime minister to watch the country...

No Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia says, as prisoner swap frees American 14 Dec 2022 - 11:25 pm

Kiev: Moscow on Wednesday said no "Christmas ceasefire" was on the cards after nearly 10 months of devastating war in Ukraine, even as...

Biden seeks principled Africa partnership as US businesses pour in 14 Dec 2022 - 11:17 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden called on Wednesday for a long-term partnership with Africa rooted both in trade and good governance as US businesses...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy opposes idea of Russian athletes at Olympics under neutral banner 14 Dec 2022 - 11:09 pm

Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday opposed the idea of Russian athletes taking part under any kind of neutral banner at the...

Rwanda leader says DR Congo bloodshed not his problem 14 Dec 2022 - 10:23 pm

Washington: Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday shrugged off a soaring death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, distancing his nation...