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California sues oil giants, alleging climate risks deception: NYT 16 Sep 2023 - 11:12 am

Los Angeles: The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of...

Kim meets Russian defence minister, inspects missile and warship 16 Sep 2023 - 10:40 am

Moscow: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok on Saturday where he met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and inspected a...

Aid groups sound alarm in Libya as hopes fade for flood survivors 16 Sep 2023 - 10:22 am

Derna, Libya: Aid groups warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as...

Girl's relatives appear in UK court on murder charges after Pakistan manhunt 15 Sep 2023 - 11:27 pm

London: The father, stepmother and uncle of a 10-year-old girl whose death sparked an international manhunt in Pakistan have appeared in court in...

Quake-hit Morocco could demand assistance: UN 15 Sep 2023 - 10:58 pm

Geneva: The United Nations on Friday said Morocco could ask for aid "today or tomorrow" to help it recover and rebuild following a...

Tragic Libya flood toll result of years of division, say analysts 15 Sep 2023 - 07:46 pm

Tripoli: Over a decade of bloody power battles in Libya have resulted in vital infrastructure falling into disrepair, culminating in the catastrophic death...

Kim Jong Un tours Russia fighter jet plant as Kremlin denies arms deals 15 Sep 2023 - 07:16 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a Russian factory that makes fighter jets, as the US warned he is on a visit...

Kenya fuel prices hit all-time high 15 Sep 2023 - 06:58 pm

Nairobi: The cost of fuel in Kenya hit a record high on Friday after the energy regulator revised pump prices, adding to the...

UNESCO puts two locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger 15 Sep 2023 - 05:39 pm

RIYADH: The UN's World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it...

Greta Thunberg to face new trial in Sweden over protest 15 Sep 2023 - 02:18 pm

Stockholm: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will face another trial at the end of September, Malmo's public prosecutor said Friday, charged with "resisting...

Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation 15 Sep 2023 - 01:56 pm

Paris: Apple said on Friday it would update the iPhone 12 in France after regulators raised concerns over electromagnetic radiation emitted by the...

Firefighters battle peatland blazes as haze shrouds Indonesian city 15 Sep 2023 - 12:43 pm

Palembang, Indonesia: Firefighters on a western Indonesian island were battling large peatland fires on Friday that have covered Palembang, a city of nearly...

Nobel Foundation raises amount for this year’s Nobel Prize awards to 11 million kronor 15 Sep 2023 - 11:56 am

STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Foundation said Friday that it will raise the award amount for this year’s Nobel Prizes by 1 million kronor ($90,000)...

Floods wiped out quarter of Greek farm produce: experts 15 Sep 2023 - 11:48 am

Athens: A quarter of Greece's annual agricultural production was wiped out in last week's deadly flash floods triggered by Storm Daniel, which drenched...

Court suspends shark cull in French Pacific archipelago 15 Sep 2023 - 11:13 am

Noumea: A court in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has suspended a shark cull, saying there was insufficient information about their...

Biden's son Hunter indicted on gun charges 14 Sep 2023 - 11:01 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden's sonHunterwas indicted Thursday for illegally buying a gun five years ago at a time when he admits he...

Death toll soars to 11,300 in flooding in Libya's coastal city of Derna, Libyan Red Crescent says 14 Sep 2023 - 09:40 pm

Derna,Libya:TheLibyan Red Crescent said Thursday that the death toll from floods inLibya's easternLibyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300, as search efforts...