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Tesla, Chinese EV brands jostle for limelight at German fair 04 Sep 2023 - 10:21 am

Munich, Germany: One of the world's biggest auto shows opens in Munich on Monday, with Tesla ending a 10-year absence to jostle for...

Bomb attack on Myanmar border hub kills 5 officials, wounds 11 04 Sep 2023 - 10:16 am

Yangon, Myanmar: A bomb attack on a government compound in the Myanmar border hub of Myawady killed five government and security officials and...

Storm Haikui heads to China after double landfall in Taiwan 04 Sep 2023 - 10:11 am

Taitung, Taiwan: Typhoon Haikui toppled hundreds of trees, damaged coastal roads and dumped torrential rains across Taiwan Monday before it weakened into a...

Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival, one dead 03 Sep 2023 - 07:43 pm

Black Rock City, US: Tens of thousands of festival-goers were stranded on Sunday in deep mud in the Nevada desert after rain turned...

Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Arévalo's political party 03 Sep 2023 - 07:21 pm

Guatemala City: Guatemala’s top electoral authority said Sunday it blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the...

France's Macron says schools will be 'intractable' in enforcing abaya ban 03 Sep 2023 - 05:48 pm

Paris: French students won’t get past the door if they show up for school wearing abayas, President EmmanuelMacronmade clear Friday, saying authorities would...

Italy's Meloni skips investor forum to attend Ferrari F1 race 03 Sep 2023 - 05:40 pm

Investors hoping to hear from Giorgia Meloni at the annual Ambrosetti Forum - particularly on her interventionist moves on Italian companies - were...

Italy Finance Minister defends new bank tax, confirms 1% growth 03 Sep 2023 - 05:33 pm

Italy’s finance minister Giancarlo Giorgetti defended the controversial windfall tax on banks announced in August in front of hundreds of investors skeptical about...

French wages tipped to rise by about 5% in 2023 03 Sep 2023 - 05:16 pm

French wages are expected to rise by about 5% this year, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Sunday, adding that an incoming social...

India's moon rover completes walk, scientists look for signs of frozen water 03 Sep 2023 - 05:15 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks...

Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island 03 Sep 2023 - 04:51 pm

BEIJING: Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay...

Partial cabinet reshuffle in Kuwait 03 Sep 2023 - 03:29 pm

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Government on Sunday announced a limited cabinet reshuffle following an Amiri decree appointing Dr. Adel Al-Manea as Minister of Education and...

Motorist fleeing police kills pedestrian in Paris 03 Sep 2023 - 01:41 pm

Paris: A pedestrian was killed in Paris early Sunday after being struck by a driver who was fleeing the police after refusing to...

Indonesia introduces golden visa to draw foreign investors 03 Sep 2023 - 12:34 pm

Indonesia will issue so-called golden visas allowing foreigners who make substantial investments to remain for between five and 10 years, in an effort...

North Korea test-fires missiles as part of mock 'nuclear attack' 03 Sep 2023 - 12:15 pm

Seoul: North Korea staged a "simulated tactical nuclear attack" drill at the weekend with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles...

Youthful, gaming-obsessed Saudi seeks homegrown hit 03 Sep 2023 - 11:27 am

Riyadh: Young Saudis wander through a museum of video game history stretching from the original Pac-Man to PlayStation 5, a project intended to...

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Haikui heads for Taiwan 03 Sep 2023 - 09:24 am

Yilan, Taiwan: Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui, with hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses closed as authorities...