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Hope fading as search for Sicily yacht missing enters third day 21 Aug 2024 - 11:56 am

Porticello, Italy: Searches resumed for a third day Wednesday on the wreck of a luxury yacht that sank off Sicily, with hope fading...

Tech tycoon, defense attorney, and Morgan Stanley banker among those missing in freak yacht sinking 21 Aug 2024 - 11:34 am

London: A superyacht that sank Monday off the Sicilian coast during a storm left six passengers missing, including British tech kingpin Mike Lynch...

Australia greenlights world's 'largest' solar hub 21 Aug 2024 - 11:25 am

Sydney: Australiaon Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project billed as the...

Senegal 'agri-influencers' seek to shake up key sector 21 Aug 2024 - 11:19 am

Thiès, Senegal: Crouched next to a pile of fresh mangoes, Senegalese farmer Mame Abdou Diop shoots a TikTok clip hoping it will be...

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain 21 Aug 2024 - 11:08 am

Bangkok: Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has...

20 Pakistanis killed in bus accident in Iran 21 Aug 2024 - 11:02 am

Tehran: Twenty Pakistanis were killed and 22 others were injured in a bus accident in Yazd province in central Iran. According to initial...

Crocodile mauls woman to death in Indonesia 21 Aug 2024 - 10:52 am

Ambon, Indonesia: A crocodile killed a woman bathing in a river in eastern Indonesia, police and locals said Wednesday, with villagers later recovering...

Record-breaking Nepali teen eyes final 8,000-metre peak 21 Aug 2024 - 09:50 am

Kathmandu: At just 18 years old, Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa is on the brink of a remarkable achievement. With 13 of the...

Philippines says new mpox case 'not' deadly variant 21 Aug 2024 - 09:16 am

Manila: The first mpox case reported by the Philippines this year is a mild variant and not the deadly strain sparking global alarm,...

Blinken hopes Sudan humanitarian progress brings broader deal 21 Aug 2024 - 12:44 am

Doha: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Tuesday that an emerging humanitarian agreement in Sudan would build momentum for a broader...

One person dies from mpox in Ivory Coast 21 Aug 2024 - 12:04 am

Abidjan: Ivory Coast health authorities on Tuesday reported 28 cases of mpox, with one person dying from the virus that has killed hundreds...

Number of victims brought by Israeli airstrikes on Eastern Lebanon surges to 11 20 Aug 2024 - 10:50 pm

Beirut: The number of victims brought by the Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon, on Monday, climbed to 11. In a statement, the Lebanese...

Somalia traders shut businesses to protest sales tax 20 Aug 2024 - 10:47 pm

Commerce in Somalia was interrupted for a second day on Monday as traders protested the collection of a 5% sales tax in the...

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing 20 Aug 2024 - 10:21 pm

Minneapolis:Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months...

Turkiye Central Bank keeps interest rate at 50 percent 20 Aug 2024 - 09:52 pm

Istanbul: Turkiye Central Bank has kept the interest rate unchanged at 50 percent on repurchase (repo) operations for one week. The Monetary Policy...

Scotland drug deaths rise, among worst in Europe 20 Aug 2024 - 07:45 pm

London: Scotland recorded an increase in drug deaths last year, official figures showed Tuesday, as the country continues to have one of the...

Cambodian girl dies of H5N1 bird flu health ministry 20 Aug 2024 - 07:29 pm

PhnomPenh:A 15-year-old girl from southeast Cambodia's Prey Veng province died of H5N1 avian influenza on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a...

Petronas, ADNOC, Storegga team up for offshore carbon capture, storage in Malaysia 20 Aug 2024 - 06:40 pm

Petronas, ADNOC, Storegga team up for offshore carbon capture, storage in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm...