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Boakai vows to tackle graft as he takes oath as Liberia president 22 Jan 2024 - 06:39 pm

Monrovia: Liberia's new presidentJoseph Boakaipledged to fight corruption in the West African country as he was sworn into office on Monday following his...

Crypto firm Terraform Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 22 Jan 2024 - 06:37 pm

New York: Terraform Labs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, less than two years after a collapse of the company’s cryptocurrency devastated...

EU pushes for Palestinian statehood, rejecting Israeli leader's insistence it's off the table 22 Jan 2024 - 04:05 pm

Brussels: European Union foreign ministers argued Monday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only credible way to achieve peace in...

Saudi Arabia reveals specializations needed for Special Talent Residency 22 Jan 2024 - 03:42 pm

Doha, Qatar: Saudi Arabia has unveiled the proficiencies needed to be eligible for its Special Talent Residency Programme. The details revealed on Premium...

WHO chief warns pandemic accord hangs in the balance 22 Jan 2024 - 02:09 pm

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization voiced fears Monday that countries will fail to strike a pandemic preparedness agreement by May,...

UN migration agency needs $7.9 billion in 2024 22 Jan 2024 - 01:36 pm

Geneva: The United Nations migration agency launched its first global annual appeal on Monday, requesting nearly $8 billion for this year alone to...

Malaria jab rollout in Cameroon a 'turning point': Gavi 22 Jan 2024 - 12:43 pm

Geneva: The rollout of malaria vaccines in a regular immunisation programme marks a "turning point" in the fight against the disease, Aurelia Nguyen,...

Benito the giraffe leaves extreme weather at Mexico's border heads to congenial home 22 Jan 2024 - 12:17 pm

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito the giraffe left Mexico's northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and...

Health situation in Gaza catastrophic, painful: Health Ministry 22 Jan 2024 - 11:36 am

Gaza: The Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Sunday that the health situation in the Strip is "catastrophic and painful" amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas...

LIVE UPDATES: Israel bombs Gaza's southern city; health system struggles 22 Jan 2024 - 11:20 am

Doha, Qatar: Gaza's health situation is "catastrophic and painful" amid the ongoing conflict said the Health Ministry spokesperson. "The Israeli army deliberately strangles...

Storm Isha's rain and winds expected to batter parts of UK and Ireland and disrupt travel 22 Jan 2024 - 08:08 am

London: Britain and Ireland braced Sunday as Storm Isha unleashed rain and potentially deadly winds that were expected to batter a wide swath...

47 buried in southwest China landslide 22 Jan 2024 - 07:50 am

Beijing: Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, state media reported. The...

DeSantis ends struggling presidential bid, endorses Trump 22 Jan 2024 - 12:38 am

Manchester, New Hampshire:Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New...

Hundreds of thousands in Germany protest far right 21 Jan 2024 - 08:17 pm

Berlin: A protest against the far right in the German city of Munich Sunday afternoon ended early due to safety concerns after approximately...

Did Biden blunder with New Hampshire primary snub? 21 Jan 2024 - 07:03 pm

Manchester, United States: With all eyes on Donald Trump's bid to lead Republicans back into the White House, Joe Biden's reelection push has...

Sisi says Egypt will not allow threats to Somalia 21 Jan 2024 - 05:46 pm

Cairo: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Sunday that "Egypt will not allow anyone to threaten Somalia," after a controversial maritime deal between rival...

Staff, students visit Prague faculty month after shooting 21 Jan 2024 - 04:17 pm

Prague: Students and staff gathered at a faculty of Prague's Charles University on Sunday to mark a month since a deadly shooting there...

Seoul police chief charged over deadly Halloween crush 21 Jan 2024 - 04:11 pm

Seoul: Seoul's chief of police has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors...