Biden to end Trump-era California emissions battle: report
LOS ANGELES: US President Joe Biden is set to announce an end to a legal battle with California, established under...
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Italian police arrest 2016 Nice attack suspect: reports
ROME: Italian police have arrested a man suspected of supplying a weapon to the attacker who killed 86 people in a...
Israel retaliates after Syrian missile lands near nuclear reactor
A Syrian surface-to-air missile exploded in southern Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in an incident...
US police under scrutiny after new fatal shooting of Black suspect
WASHINGTON: An African-American father of 10 was shot dead by police during an investigation in North Carolina on...
Indonesia navy searching for submarine with 53 aboard
JAKARTA: Indonesian navy ships on Thursday scoured a patch of ocean off the coast of Bali searching for a submarine...
Minneapolis police face U.S. bias probe after Floyd murder verdict
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday launched a sweeping civil investigation into policing practices in...
Millions face hunger as Myanmar crisis worsens, United Nations says
(Reuters) - Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Panama to buy 2 million more doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
Panama will purchase another 2 million doses of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's (PFE.N), (22UAy.DE) vaccine against...
Japan weighs state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka regions amid virus surge -media
Japan government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge,...
Greece to lend Patriot battery to Saudi as Huthi attacks spike
RIYADH: Greece will lend a Patriot missile battery to Saudi Arabia to protect its critical energy infrastructure,...
Ukraine leader Zelensky urges Putin to meet in war-torn east
KIEV: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to meet in war-torn eastern...
J&J to resume rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe with safety warning
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after the...
Turkey says Afghanistan peace talks postponed
ISTANBUL: Turkey said Tuesday an international peace conference on Afghanistan scheduled for April 24 in Istanbul ...
Sinovac supplied 260 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses globally
Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) has supplied 260 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine globally, with over 60% supplied to...
UK imposes strictest travel curbs on India after Covid-19 cases surge
Britain has imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after explosion of coronavirus cases in the country.
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Israel's Netanyahu loses vote on key parliamentary committee
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost an important vote on Monday over who gets to join a powerful ...
Georgia ruling party, opposition sign EU-led pact to end crisis
TBILISI: Georgia's ruling party and the opposition on Monday signed an EU-mediated agreement to end a months-long...
Merkel party leadership backs Laschet as chancellor candidate
BERLIN: The executive board of Angela Merkel's party on Monday firmly backed Armin Laschet to be the conservative...
Canada to spend big to 'punch way out of Covid recession'
OTTAWA: Canada's finance minister announced Can$101.4 billion (US$80.9 billion) in spending Monday to help its...
US says Russian build-up on Ukraine border is bigger than in 2014
WASHINGTON: Moscow's military build-up on the border with Ukraine is even bigger than in 2014 when Russia invaded...
Texas police to demand Tesla crash data as Musk denies Autopilot use
Texas police will serve search warrants on Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Tuesday to secure data from a fatal vehicle crash, a senior officer told Reuters on Monday, after CEO Elon Musk said company checks showed the car’s Autopilot driver assistance system was not engaged.
Covid19: 7-day curfew enforced in New Delhi as cases hit record- high
On Monday, the Delhi government ordained a weeklong citywide lockdown beginning at 10 p.m. on 19th April and ending...
Vaccination certificate against coronavirus mandatory for foreign Umrah pilgrims: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced that vaccination certificate against coronavirus is mandatory for foreign Umrah ...
Thailand reports 1,390 new coronavirus infections, 3 new deaths
BANGKOK: Thailand reported 1,390 new coronavirus cases on Monday, slowing from six days of record highs, amid a ...
Argentine court orders city schools in Buenos Aires to open despite COVID-19 surge
Schools in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires will open after all on Monday morning after a court over-ruled a...
Israel and Greece sign record defence deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would...
Rescuers recover bodies of 11 killed in illegal Colombian mine
BOGOTA: Rescuers in Colombia have recovered the bodies of 11 people killed after an illegal goldmine flooded almost ...
US hits vaccine milestone as NZealand, Australia open travel bubble
WASHINGTON: The hard-hit United States has passed a hopeful milestone as half its adults have had at least one Covid...
Most Americans want to end lifetime SC appointments
NEW YORK: A majority of Americans want to end lifetime appointments for US Supreme Court justices, according to an...
Australia to continue review of COVID vaccinations - health minister
Australia will continue its review of coronavirus vaccines after a 48-year-old woman's death was likely linked to ...
