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Taliban calls for release of frozen funds after deadly earthquake 25 Jun 2022 - 08:25 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban administration on Saturday called on international governments to roll back sanctions and lift a freeze on central bank assets following...

Iran-US nuclear talks to resume 'in the coming days', Tehran and EU say 25 Jun 2022 - 08:03 pm

DUBAI: Iran's indirect talks with the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear pact will resume soon, the Iranian foreign minister said on...

Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved' 25 Jun 2022 - 05:06 pm

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a...

Images show motionless, bleeding migrants at Melilla border 25 Jun 2022 - 04:13 pm

Rabat: Dozens of people were pictured lying by a Moroccan border fence, some bleeding and many apparently lifeless, in video purporting to show...

Moderate quake jolts southern Iranian province, killing 1 25 Jun 2022 - 04:04 pm

TEHRAN, Iran:A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a southern Iranian province Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, Iranian...

Bangladesh marks opening of country's longest bridge 25 Jun 2022 - 03:49 pm

DHAKA, Bangladesh:Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid...

US screened 2.45 million air passengers Friday, highest since early 2020 25 Jun 2022 - 03:46 pm

The USTransportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.45 million air passengers on Friday, the highest daily number since February 2020. The number was however...

Denmark introduces tax cuts, subsidies to ease inflation burden 25 Jun 2022 - 02:41 pm

Denmark’s government will introduce tax cuts and subsidies, mainly aimed at the poorest of its citizens, after Danes have been hit by the...

UK body to recommend 4-5% pay rise for 1.5 mln health workers: Guardian 25 Jun 2022 - 02:21 pm

London:British public-sector health workers should receive an annual pay rise of 4-5% this year, a government advisory body plans to recommend, according to...

Two dead, 14 wounded in Norway shooting, police say 25 Jun 2022 - 11:21 am

Oslo: Two people were killed and 14 wounded on Saturday in a shooting at a nightclub and in nearby streets in Norway's capital...

Beijing to reopen schools, Shanghai declares victory over Covid 25 Jun 2022 - 11:09 am

Shanghai/Beijing: Beijing on Saturday said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in-person classes and Shanghai's top party boss declared victory...

US House passes gun-safety legislation in victory for Biden 24 Jun 2022 - 10:21 pm

Washington: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed significant gun-safety legislation for the first time in three decades, sending it to President...

Bristol Myers must face $6.4 bn lawsuit over delayed cancer drug: US judge 24 Jun 2022 - 10:09 pm

New York: A U.S. judge on Friday refused to dismiss a $6.4 billion lawsuit accusing Bristol Myers Squibb Co of delaying its Breyanzi...

Vatican to start monthly newspaper by and with the poor 24 Jun 2022 - 09:01 pm

Rome: The Vatican newspaper is starting a new monthly edition dedicated to the poor and people on the margins, aimed at not only...

Boris Johnson under pressure after crushing UK election defeats 24 Jun 2022 - 06:59 pm

London/Kigali: Boris Johnson's Conservatives lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, a new blow to Britain's prime minister who then lost a close ally...

Pakistan stock market plunges on new govt tax on industries 24 Jun 2022 - 06:19 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan’s stock exchange briefly halted trading on Friday after its benchmark index plunged sharply following an announcement by the newly elected Prime...