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Iran removes central bank head who is running for president 30 May 2021 - 01:01 pm

Dubai: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, one of the few moderates running in a June 18...

UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony 30 May 2021 - 11:33 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small private ceremony in London, his Downing Street...

S.Korea says 1 mln doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccines to arrive this week from US 30 May 2021 - 11:01 am

Seoul: South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Sunday that 1 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) coronavirus vaccines will arrive...

Mortar shell hits Afghan wedding, kills at least six 30 May 2021 - 10:55 am

Kabul: At least six Afghan civilians were killed and several more were wounded when a mortar shell hit a house during a wedding...

India says will have 120 million vaccine doses for local use in June 30 May 2021 - 10:50 am

Mumbai: India will have nearly 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines available for domestic use in June, the government said on Sunday. This...

Police operation in France after reports of armed man on the run 30 May 2021 - 10:04 am

Paris: A large search operation involving elite forces and helicopters was under way in France's southern Dordogne region on Sunday after a man...

Vietnam business hub Ho Chi Minh City to enact social distancing 30 May 2021 - 10:00 am

Hanoi: Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh City will begin social distancing measures for 15 days starting from May 31 in an effort...

New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since outbreak 30 May 2021 - 09:31 am

Christchurch, New Zealand: Growing friction with China and how to reopen borders after the pandemic will likely be among the topics discussed by...

Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely 30 May 2021 - 09:00 am

Kathmandu: A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now...

One crew feared dead after Japanese cargo ship collision - media 30 May 2021 - 07:59 am

Tokyo: A crew member of a Japanese cargo ship was feared dead on Sunday after he was recovered near a vessel that had...

Australia's Victoria state reports 5 Covid-19 cases on day 3 of lockdown 30 May 2021 - 07:34 am

Melbourne: Australia's Victoria state reported five new local COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including in a worker at a Melbourne aged care facility where...

Lebanon ramps up COVID-19 fight with vaccination marathon 29 May 2021 - 08:15 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health authorities Saturday launched a COVID-19 vaccination "marathon" to speed up inoculations around the country, including areas where turnout has so...

Saudi Arabia reports 1,106 Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths 29 May 2021 - 06:53 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has reported 1,106 new COVID-19 cases and 14 virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the Saudi Ministry of Health...

US agency loosens mask guidance for summer campers 29 May 2021 - 06:48 pm

NEW YORK: Kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions, federal health officials said Friday. Children who aren’t fully...

Belarusians in Ukraine protest repression in homeland 29 May 2021 - 06:24 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political opposition in their homeland demonstrated Saturday against the country’s authoritarian president in the...

Afghan officials: Roadside bomb kills 4, wounds 11 students 29 May 2021 - 06:17 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: A roadside bomb struck a minivan full of university lecturers and students in Afghanistan's northern Kapisa province on Saturday, killing at...

Spain to welcome back international cruises from June 7 29 May 2021 - 05:20 pm

MADRID: Spain will allow cruise ships to dock in its ports from June 7, the transport ministry said on Saturday, hoping to salvage...

China successfully launches cargo resupply spacecraft 29 May 2021 - 04:57 pm

SHENZHEN: China on Saturday successfully launched an automated cargo resupply spacecraft to rendezvous with an orbiting module, in the second of a series...