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Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers 25 May 2021 - 11:03 am

Bamako, Mali: Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the...

Malaysian train collision injures more than 200 people 25 May 2021 - 11:00 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Two light rail trains collided in a tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, injuring more than 200 people, in the first...

Melbourne COVID outbreak sends a chill through Australian leagues 25 May 2021 - 10:35 am

Melbourne: An outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has sent a chill through Australia's sports leagues, with an entire Australian Rules football club forced...

Finland's Finnair stops using Belarus airspace 25 May 2021 - 09:15 am

HELSINKI: Finland's flag carrier Finnair said on Tuesday it would stop using Belarusian airspace after Belarus scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair...

Thousands evacuated in India as strong cyclone inches closer 25 May 2021 - 09:13 am

NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday in low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to...

Malta has achieved herd immunity with COVID shots, says minister 25 May 2021 - 12:26 am

VALLETTA - Malta has vaccinated 70% of its adult population with at least one COVID-19 shot, becoming the first European Union country to...

US agencies examine reports of early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan lab 25 May 2021 - 12:20 am

WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies are examining reports that researchers at a Chinese virology laboratory were seriously ill in 2019 a month before...

Mexico to begin phase three trials of Sanofi, Walvax COVID-19 vaccines 24 May 2021 - 11:47 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico Foreign Minister Marcel Ebrard said on Monday the country will soon begin phase three trials for COVID-19 vaccines by...

China offers vaccines to Taiwan to fight COVID-19 24 May 2021 - 11:32 pm

BEIJING/TAIPEI - China on Monday offered to urgently send COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan to help it battle a sharp rise in coronavirus infections,...

Sri Lanka extends travel ban for 2 more weeks 24 May 2021 - 10:06 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan government on Monday extended the on-going travel ban for another two weeks as health experts warned of...

New Jersey to drop indoor masking before holiday, Murphy says 24 May 2021 - 09:52 pm

New Jersey will discontinue mandatory indoor masking rules for fully-vaccinated residents on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend that kicks off...

Algeria plans strict health measures as it prepares to resume flights 24 May 2021 - 09:34 pm

ALGIERS - Algeria will impose strict health measures on passengers when it partially resumes international flights next month, the prime minister's office said...

US advises against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to COVID cases 24 May 2021 - 08:57 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department on Monday urged against travel to Japan due to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, issuing a...

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Jerusalem 24 May 2021 - 08:35 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: A Palestinian youth died of severe wounds sustained by bullets from the Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses told Palestine's...

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine highly effective against Brazil virus variant 24 May 2021 - 08:13 pm

BUENOS AIRES - Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in fighting off and neutralizing the aggressive coronavirus variant first discovered in...

Congo's Goma hit by tremors after volcanic eruption, scores missing 24 May 2021 - 08:09 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Repeated tremors shook the Congolese city of Goma on Monday, unnerving families still reeling from a volcano...

Former Trump ambassador sues Pompeo, US government for legal fees 24 May 2021 - 07:32 pm

WASHINGTON - Gordon Sondland, the former U.S. ambassador who testified against President Donald Trump during his first impeachment, sued former Secretary of State...