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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...

Princess Diana's 'Black Sheep' sweater sells at auction for over $1.1 million 14 Sep 2023 - 09:34 pm

New York: An iconic red sweater worn by Princess Diana shortly after her engagement to then-Prince Charles, featuring rows of fluffy little sheep,...

Ukraine backtracks on retaking village near Bakhmut 14 Sep 2023 - 06:24 pm

Kyiv: Ukraine's deputy defence minister Ganna Malyar backtracked on an announcement earlier Thursday that Kyiv had retaken an eastern village near Bakhmut after...

Largest US newspaper chain is hiring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé reporters, drawing interest and ire 14 Sep 2023 - 05:44 pm

LOS ANGELES: This week the United States’ biggest newspaper chain posted to its site two unusual job listings: a Taylor Swift reporter and...

IMF reviews Sri Lanka bailout as Colombo eyes more funds 14 Sep 2023 - 05:28 pm

Colombo: The International Monetary Fund began a review on Thursday of Sri Lanka's bailout programme launched after its worst economic crisis, with Colombo...

Ukraine says it recaptured village near Bakhmut 14 Sep 2023 - 05:11 pm

Kyiv: Ukraine said on Thursday its forces had retaken a village near the war-battered city of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region, several...

Italian island struggles as migrant surge doubles population 14 Sep 2023 - 03:42 pm

Lampedusa, Italy: The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa struggled Thursday to cope with a surge in migrant boats from North Africa after numbers...

Putin, Kim gifted each other 'rifles': Kremlin 14 Sep 2023 - 03:37 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gifted each other rifles, the Kremlin said Thursday, after the two...

France probes Notre-Dame stained glass sale for theft 14 Sep 2023 - 03:01 pm

Paris: French police were on Thursday probing theft accusations linked to the sale of valuable stained glass that once adorned Notre-Dame, with auction...