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French-Japanese duo wins Nobel for solving chemical asymmetry puzzle 07 Oct 2026 - 02:00 pm

Stockholm: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel chemistry prize for solving the mystery of why only one...

WHO chief urges transparency amid Russia plague reports 07 Oct 2026 - 01:30 pm

Geneva: The WHO said Wednesday it wanted more information from Russia on the death of a plague laboratory technician -- and on reports...

Qatar participates in GCC Ministerial Meetings, Made in GCC 2026 opening 07 Oct 2026 - 01:23 pm

Manama, Bahrain: The State of Qatar participated in the 71st meeting of the GCC Commercial Cooperation Committee, the 57th meeting of the GCC...

Ukraine drone attack triggers huge tanker fire off Russia's Sochi 07 Oct 2026 - 01:14 pm

Moscow: Ukraine struck an oil tanker off the southern Russian coast on Tuesday evening, triggering a huge fire and black smoke cloud that...

Ghana to apply to join BRICS, foreign minister says 07 Oct 2026 - 12:42 pm

Accra: Ghana's cabinet has approved a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa...

New definition classifies fewer children as clinically obese 07 Oct 2026 - 12:27 pm

Melbourne, Australia: A new global definition of clinical obesity classifies far fewer children as obese than the widely used body mass index (BMI),...

Sri Lanka arrests ex-first lady in charity graft probe 07 Oct 2026 - 11:56 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's anti-graft authority arrested former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on Wednesday over allegations that her charity misused donations collected for a...

Bulgaria ends search for missing crew from drone-hit ship 07 Oct 2026 - 10:45 am

Sofia, Bulgaria: No survivors have been found from a ship that sank after a drone strike off the coast of Bulgaria, rescuers said...

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s 07 Oct 2026 - 10:35 am

Geneva: Medicine and surgery are not the answer for overweight children, the World Health Organization has said . Releasing its first guidelines addressing...

France suspends stun grenade use in school protests: minister 07 Oct 2026 - 10:31 am

Paris, France: France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of...

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino 07 Oct 2026 - 10:10 am

Ecuador: Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Nino causes tuna, anchovies and...

French PM to make public address Wednesday on school protests 07 Oct 2026 - 10:05 am

Paris, France: France's prime minister will make a public address on Wednesday evening on the school protests roiling the country and other issues...

AI 'widening economic inequality', warns IMF boss 07 Oct 2026 - 10:00 am

Singapore: The global AI boom is fast becoming the key driver of economies around the world but the boom is risking wider global...

Almost 500 arrested, over 40 police wounded in French school protests: ministry 06 Oct 2026 - 10:55 pm

Paris, France: At least 488 people were arrested and 43 members of the security forces wounded Tuesday as tens of thousands massed in...

Saudi, Egyptian FMs discuss regional developments 06 Oct 2026 - 07:56 pm

Riyadh:Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah discussed regional developments in a phone call Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty....

More than 250,000 protesters at school marches across France 06 Oct 2026 - 06:48 pm

Paris: Some 256,000 people took part in student-led protests over calls for better school classroom conditions across France on Tuesday, including 56,000 in...

Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker 06 Oct 2026 - 06:17 pm

Moscow: Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, as Washington called...