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Attackers kill 88 people in northwest Nigeria 06 Jun 2021 - 02:30 pm

KADUNA, Nigeria: Attackers killed 88 people in Nigeria's Kebbi state on Thursday, spurring its governor to pledge a bigger deployment of security forces...

Death toll in Sri Lanka floods, mudslides rises to 14 06 Jun 2021 - 01:34 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The death toll from floods and mudslides following heavy rains in Sri Lanka rose to 14 with another two missing,...

Too soon to say if English lockdown will end June 21, Hancock says 06 Jun 2021 - 11:27 am

LONDON: British health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday it was too early to say whether the government would stick to its plan...

Data recovered as ship with chemicals sinking off Sri Lanka 06 Jun 2021 - 09:56 am

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Experts recovered the data recorder of a fire-ravaged ship carrying chemicals that is slowly sinking off Sri Lanka’s capital, as...

Australia's COVID-19 hotspot logs four new local cases 06 Jun 2021 - 09:15 am

MELBOURNE: Australia's second most populous state Victoria on Sunday reported two new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, with the low number raising hopes that...

India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus case numbers decline 06 Jun 2021 - 09:12 am

NEW DELHI: India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as...

Chinese city of Guangzhou reports seven new COVID-19 cases 06 Jun 2021 - 08:45 am

BEIJING: The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou on Sunday reported seven new local confirmed COVID-19 patients for June 5, bringing the city's total...

Amazon and Facebook to fall under new G7 tax rules: Yellen 05 Jun 2021 - 08:46 pm

LONDON: Both Amazon and Facebook will fall under new proposals for a global minimum corporation tax agreed by the Group of Seven on...

First post-COVID cruise ship leaves Venice amid protest 05 Jun 2021 - 08:27 pm

VENICE: The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over...

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment 05 Jun 2021 - 08:25 pm

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden turned to his old boss, former President Barack Obama, on Saturday to help him encourage Americans to sign up...

PM-designate asks Lebanon's government to pay dues to Special Tribunal 05 Jun 2021 - 07:13 pm

CAIRO: Prime Minister-Designate Saad al-Hariri asked the Lebanese government on Saturday to pay its dues to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and for...

India issues final warning to Twitter to comply with new rules 05 Jun 2021 - 02:17 pm

The Indian government issued a final warning to Twitter Inc. to immediately comply with new rules for social media companies or face "consequences”...

Left behind in modern Peru, rural poor find a voice ahead of election 05 Jun 2021 - 01:48 pm

Puna: When Luceli Banda Medina, 21, the first woman in her family to read and write, left the poor, isolated northern Peruvian village...

Indian states begin easing Covid lockdowns as case numbers decline 05 Jun 2021 - 12:31 pm

New Delhi: Some of India's states are easing lockdown restrictions as coronavirus infections subside, with the world's second most-populous nation on Saturday logging...

Facebook suspends Trump until 2023, shifts rules for world leaders 05 Jun 2021 - 12:20 pm

Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump until at least January 2023 and announced changes to how it will treat...

Biden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump 05 Jun 2021 - 11:39 am

Washington: The Biden administration says it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for...

China allows preschoolers to get emergency Covid-19 vaccine 05 Jun 2021 - 11:18 am

China authorized the emergency use of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s coronavirus vaccine for children, becoming the first major country to grant approval for those...