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Peru's president Boluarte names cabinet following Castillo ouster 10 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm

Lima: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday named a cabinet that includes a market-friendly finance minister, as protests accelerated around the country to...

China tackles medical supply snags, price gouging amid COVID fears 10 Dec 2022 - 10:49 pm

Shanghai: China said on Saturday it would stop checking truck drivers and ship crew transporting goods domestically for COVID-19, removing a key bottleneck...

Kansas residents hold their nose as crews mop up massive US oil spill 10 Dec 2022 - 10:44 pm

Kansas: Residents near the site of the worst US oil pipeline leak in a decade took the commotion and smell in stride as...

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over five years on fraud charge 10 Dec 2022 - 10:27 pm

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted...

Kenya's Maasai warriors gather to celebrate "Maasai Olympics," a rite of passage 10 Dec 2022 - 08:45 pm

Kimana Sanctuary: Hundreds of youths from the Maasai pastoralists in Kenya gathered on Saturday at a wildlife sanctuary to participate in "Maasai Olympics,"...

Russian drone attacks target power network in Ukraine's Odesa 10 Dec 2022 - 08:40 pm

Odesa: All non-critical infrastructure in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy...

PT Usha elected India's first woman Olympic chief 10 Dec 2022 - 07:09 pm

New Delhi: Former track and field star PT Usha was named the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association on Saturday, ushering...

Qatar wins three awards at 6th Theater Festival for People with Disabilities in Riyadh 10 Dec 2022 - 06:31 pm

Riyadh: Qatar won three awards at the 6th Gulf Theater Festival for People with Disabilities, which was held over a week in Riyadh,...

France, Spain to pursue €2.5bn hydrogen pipeline plan 10 Dec 2022 - 06:10 pm

Paris: France and Spain said they will move ahead with a 2.5 billion euro ($2.6bn) hydrogen pipeline, easing past tensions over an alternative...

Ukraine's Odesa without power after Russian drone attack 10 Dec 2022 - 03:30 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: The southern Ukrainian city of Odesa was left without power on Saturday following a night-time attack by "kamikaze drones" launched by...

UK charity suspends work after royal race row 10 Dec 2022 - 03:25 pm

London: The UK charity at the centre of a royal racism controversy says it has suspended work supporting black survivors of domestic abuse,...

Bangladesh opposition mounts huge protest, MPs quit 10 Dec 2022 - 03:01 pm

Dhaka: Nearly 100,000 supporters of Bangladesh's main opposition party descended on Dhaka Saturday to protest against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...

One killed, several missing after explosion on island of Jersey 10 Dec 2022 - 02:47 pm

London: One person was killed and a number of others were missing after an explosion early on Saturday morning at a block of...

Police evacuate Dresden mall over suspected hostage taking 10 Dec 2022 - 02:11 pm

Berlin: Police evacuated a shopping mall and surrounding areas in the eastern German city of Dresden on Saturday due to a suspected hostage...

Kerry says US could 'tweak' green subsidies after EU anger 10 Dec 2022 - 01:33 pm

London: The United States is open to amending lucrative green subsidies that have drawn transatlantic anger for allegedly encouraging job losses in Europe,...

Lebanese actress questioned, detained in central bank graft probe 09 Dec 2022 - 07:39 pm

BEIRUT:Lebanese actress Stephanie Saliba was detained on Friday after being questioned by investigators over a corruption case related to Lebanon's central bank governor,...