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Japan ship operator to pay $9M over Mauritius oil spill 11 Sep 2020 - 04:18 pm

TOKYO: The Japanese operator of a bulk carrier that struck a coral reef and caused a widespread oil spill off the coast of...

Austria opts for more face masks, smaller events as coronavirus advances 11 Sep 2020 - 03:52 pm

VIENNA: Austria is responding to an increase in coronavirus infections by making face-masks compulsory in more places including all shops and school corridors,...

Huge blast rocks Jordan military arms depot 11 Sep 2020 - 01:42 pm

Amman - A huge blast rocked a Jordanian military munitions depot early Friday sparking a large fire, but there were no reports of...

India reports record daily jump of 96,551 coronavirus cases 11 Sep 2020 - 01:38 pm

BENGALURU - India reported another record daily jump of 96,551 coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its caseload to 4.5 million, data from the...

English tourists rush back from Portugal to avoid COVID-19 quarantine 11 Sep 2020 - 01:25 pm

LISBON - Frustrated travellers rushed home to England cutting short summer holidays in Portugal on Friday to dodge a mandatory quarantine reimposed by...

Trump won’t extend deadline for TikTok to arrange US sale 11 Sep 2020 - 01:04 pm

President Donald Trump said he won’t extend his Sept. 15 deadline for ByteDance Ltd. to sell the U.S. operations of its popular TikTok...

Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire 11 Sep 2020 - 01:00 pm

BEIRUT - Lebanese firefighters and army helicopters on Friday put out the remains of a huge fire at Beirut's port that had flared...

China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border 11 Sep 2020 - 12:51 pm

BEIJING/NEW DELHI - China and India said on Friday they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take...

Philippine health ministry says no conditions set to access US vaccines 11 Sep 2020 - 11:56 am

MANILA - The Philippines will have access to potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed by U.S. firms without any strings attached, the health ministry...

South Korea sees uptick in COVID-19 cases as new cluster infections continue 11 Sep 2020 - 11:52 am

SEOUL - South Korea posted a slight rise in daily coronavirus cases on Friday, as infections eased from a church and political rally...

Gas explosion rips through hotel in China 11 Sep 2020 - 11:47 am

Beijing - A gas explosion ripped through a hotel in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Friday, but miraculously left only three...

Trump, Biden to try to outshine each other at 9/11 memorials 11 Sep 2020 - 11:43 am

New York - President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden on Friday will both visit the crash site in the key...

Russian police seek to question Navalny in Germany 11 Sep 2020 - 11:39 am

Moscow - Russian police said Friday they were seeking to question opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Berlin after Moscow rubbished Germany's declaration that...

At least eight killed as wildfires scorch US West Coast 11 Sep 2020 - 12:02 am

TALENT, Ore./EAGLE POINT, Ore - Dozens of extreme wind-driven wildfires burned through forests and towns in U.S. West Coast states on Thursday, destroying...

Microsoft believes Russian hackers 'Fancy Bear' targeted Biden campaign firm - sources 10 Sep 2020 - 11:47 pm

WASHINGTON - Microsoft identified a suspected hacking group that targeted a firm working with Democrat Joe Biden as the same Russian-backed unit blamed...

Nazi warship found off Norway coast after 80 years 10 Sep 2020 - 11:38 pm

Oslo - A World War II Nazi cruiser which was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Norway in 1940 has been found...

COVID-19 vaccine doses could arrive in Canada early in 2021 -minister 10 Sep 2020 - 11:18 pm

TORONTO - Canada is "aggressively negotiating" with drugmakers on delivery schedules for potential COVID-19 vaccines and shipments would begin early in 2021 under...