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Giant effigy of former UK PM Truss to go up in smoke 02 Nov 2022 - 03:28 pm

Edenbridge, United Kingdom: A giant effigy of former UK prime minister Liz Truss, who quit after a disastrous 49 days in power, will...

Ukraine grain export deal back on as Russia resumes participation 02 Nov 2022 - 03:16 pm

Ankara /Kyiv: Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal to free up vital grain exports from war-torn Ukraine...

White House announces $13.5 bln funding to help households with energy bills 02 Nov 2022 - 01:55 pm

President Joe Biden's administration will make $13.5 billion available to help low-income households lower their heating costs this winter, the White House said...

Rishi Sunak says he will attend COP27 next week 02 Nov 2022 - 01:49 pm

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he’ll attend the United Nations climate change talks in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision not...

Delhi to compensate labourers as construction stopped over pollution 02 Nov 2022 - 01:37 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi will pay construction labourers 5,000 rupees ($60) in one-time compensation after the government suspended most construction and demolition work to...

China pledges high-tech support for climate, environmental problems 02 Nov 2022 - 12:55 pm

SHANGHAI: China will seek high-tech solutions to resolve its complex environmental challenges and make use of innovations in big data, biotech and artificial...

Indonesia human rights body blames use of tear gas for soccer stampede 02 Nov 2022 - 12:26 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesian police firing tear gas was the main trigger for a deadly soccer stampede at a stadium in East Java last month,...

All the pretty horses: Equine passengers travel on first Russian train to N.Korea since COVID 02 Nov 2022 - 11:54 am

London: Russia and North Korea restarted train travel for the first time since railway journeys were cut during the COVID pandemic with an...

North Korean fires 17 missiles; one lands off South Korean coast for first time 02 Nov 2022 - 11:18 am

Seoul: North Korea fired at least 17 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 kilometres off South...

Flags at half-mast as India's Gujarat mourns deadly bridge collapse 02 Nov 2022 - 08:55 am

MORBI, India: India's Gujarat state on Wednesday mourned the death of 135 people from a bridge collapse on the weekend, with the national...

Obama warns 'more people are going to get hurt' if political climate persists 02 Nov 2022 - 08:41 am

Democratic former President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned that "more people are going to get hurt" unless the U.S. political climate changes, after...

North Korea fires 10 missiles in biggest-ever daily barrage 02 Nov 2022 - 08:35 am

NorthKoreafired at least 10 ballistic missiles Wednesday including one that was the first to fly over a nautical border with SouthKorea, in its...

UK former health minister Matt Hancock suspended over jungle reality show 01 Nov 2022 - 11:43 pm

London: Matt Hancock, the former health minister who led Britain's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was suspended by the ruling Conservative Party after...

Russia orders wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukraine 01 Nov 2022 - 11:42 pm

KYIV/MYKOLAIV, Ukraine: Russia told civilians on Tuesday to leave an area along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian province...

Brazil's Bolsonaro avoids concession to Lula, but transition to begin 01 Nov 2022 - 11:36 pm

Brasilia / Sao Paulo: Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday avoided conceding defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday's election,...

Former Danish PM Rasmussen set to become king-maker in election -exit poll 01 Nov 2022 - 11:18 pm

Copenhagen: Former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen looked set to become the king-maker after Denmark's election on Tuesday in which neither the ruling...