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New Yorkers face fines for refusing to mask up after coronavirus uptick 29 Sep 2020 - 09:48 pm

NEW YORK - New York City will impose fines on people who refuse to wear a face-covering as the rate of positive tests...

Hours before debate, Biden releases tax returns and urges Trump to do so, too 29 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm

Hours before his first debate with President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday released his 2019 tax returns and his...

Chinese company targets global sales with quick Covid-19 tests 29 Sep 2020 - 08:54 pm

Beijing - A Chinese company is entering the global race to help defeat the coronavirus, promising its testing machine will return results faster...

H H Sheikh Nawaf named Amir of Kuwait 29 Sep 2020 - 08:29 pm

Doha: His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has been named the Amir of Kuwait after the passing of the late Amir H H...

Meghan loses bid to stop newspaper using biography in court battle 29 Sep 2020 - 08:03 pm

LONDON - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has lost the latest skirmish in her privacy lawsuit against a tabloid newspaper after London's High...

More than 60 million Indians may have caught coronavirus: study 29 Sep 2020 - 07:31 pm

New Delhi - More than 60 million people in India -- 10 times the official figure -- could have contracted the novel coronavirus,...

Nine pilot whales die stranded on Spain's northern coast 29 Sep 2020 - 07:15 pm

CARRENO, Spain - Nine stranded pilot whales have died on a beach on Spain's northern coast but local authorities and residents managed to...

Kuwait Amir passed away, reports state TV 29 Sep 2020 - 04:49 pm

Doha: Kuwait Amir H H Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah died, state TV reported. “With great sadness and sorrow, we announce to the...

Romania mayor wins reelection -- from beyond the grave 29 Sep 2020 - 04:45 pm

Bucharest: A mayor in southern Romanian grabbed a landslide election victory -- despite dying of coronavirus days earlier, local reports said on Monday....

Trump paying $750 in income tax shows why he’s a billionaire 29 Sep 2020 - 04:17 pm

A New York Times story based on Donald Trump’s long-sought-after tax data shows he avoided paying income taxes for most of the past...

We can slash CO2 by 70% in a decade and still have welfare: Denmark 29 Sep 2020 - 03:51 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark said on Tuesday that it could reach its 2030 climate target of reducing emissions by 70%, one of the world's most...

UK PM says was obese but lost weight since virus scare 29 Sep 2020 - 03:21 pm

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed Tuesday he was obese when he contracted coronavirus earlier this year, but after losing weight said...

Macron promises Belarus mediation but Putin slams 'pressure' 29 Sep 2020 - 03:17 pm

Vilnius: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised to help with mediation in the political crisis in Belarus, but Russian Vladimir Putin lashed...

S.Korea on alert over holidays despite slight drop in COVID-19 cases 29 Sep 2020 - 02:20 pm

SEOUL: South Korea appealed on Tuesday for strict social distancing, despite a slight fall in the number of new coronavirus cases, with millions...

TUI cruise ship docks in Piraeus, COVID-19 tests on crew turn out negative 29 Sep 2020 - 02:06 pm

ATHENS: Twelve crew members of a cruise ship that docked at Piraeus port near Athens on Tuesday tested negative for the novel coronavirus...

Russia to supply 25 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal 29 Sep 2020 - 01:45 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday it had agreed to supply 25 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal...

Quebec imposes new curbs, Ontario warns of 'more complex' second wave as COVID-19 cases spike 29 Sep 2020 - 10:22 am

MONTREAL/TORONTO: Quebec on Monday ordered new restrictions on restaurants in coronavirus hot spots, while Ontario's premier warned of a "more complex" second wave,...