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UK's National Gallery bans liquids after activist art attacks 17 Oct 2024 - 06:30 pm

London: The National Gallery in London said Thursday that it was banning liquids in a move to bolster security of its artworks after...

Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support 17 Oct 2024 - 06:21 pm

Kampala, Uganda: The number of mpox -related deaths in Africa has surpassed 1,000, the head of the continent’s top public health agency said...

S Korean Nobel winner Han Kang hopes daily life 'won't change much' 17 Oct 2024 - 05:47 pm

Seoul: Author Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature said Thursday that she hoped her daily life...

345,000 Gazans face 'catastrophic' hunger this winter: UN 17 Oct 2024 - 05:17 pm

Rome: Some 345,000 Gazans face "catastrophic" levels of hunger this winter after aid deliveries fell, a UN-backed assessment said Thursday, warning of the...

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush 17 Oct 2024 - 04:37 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital and two other officers not guilty over...

Beirut building housing Al Jazeera, embassies evacuated after threats: security source 17 Oct 2024 - 04:11 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: A central Beirut building home to offices, broadcaster Al Jazeera and the embassies of Norway and Azerbaijan was evacuated Thursday after...

Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 sends shockwaves around the world 17 Oct 2024 - 02:51 pm

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Shockwaves spread around the world Thursday at the death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of...

Nokia sales fall on India slowdown 17 Oct 2024 - 11:35 am

Helsinki: Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported a 32-percent rise in net profit for the third quarter but sales dropped due...

Bangladesh court orders arrest warrant for ex-leader Sheikh Hasina 17 Oct 2024 - 10:52 am

Dhaka:A Bangladeshi court on Thursday ordered an arrest warrant for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was...

North Korea says constitution now defines South as 'hostile' state 17 Oct 2024 - 10:44 am

Seoul: NorthKoreasaid Thursday that its constitution now defines the South as a "hostile" state, the first time Pyongyang has confirmed legal changes called...

South Korea's auto exports up 4.9% in September 17 Oct 2024 - 10:38 am

Seoul: SouthKorea's car exports rose 4.9 percent on-year in September to reach a new record, data showed Thursday, driven by SUVs and electric...

Japan reports 1st bird flu outbreak of the season 17 Oct 2024 - 10:30 am

Tokyo:A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected in chickens at a poultry farm in Japan's Hokkaido after several chickens were found...

Chinese envoy calls for upholding, revitalizing effectiveness of UN Security Council resolutions 17 Oct 2024 - 10:21 am

United Nations: The effectiveness of UN Security Council resolutions should be upheld and revitalized, China's permanent representative to the United Nations said at...

Bondi beach 'closed' as Sydney shores hit by 'tar balls' 17 Oct 2024 - 10:08 am

Sydney: Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" globules washed up along...

Independent studio turns Disney's 'Tron' into video game 17 Oct 2024 - 09:49 am

Paris: Spearheading a small independent studio, British video game developer Mike Bithell has been writing his latest brainchild, an adaptation of Disney's sci-fi...