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Indian journalist walks free after two years in jail 02 Feb 2023 - 11:22 am

New Delhi: An Indian journalist held in custody for more than two years without trial walked free on Thursday after being granted bail...

Deutsche Bank posts biggest annual profit in 15 years 02 Feb 2023 - 11:14 am

Frankfurt:Germany's Deutsche Bank on Thursday said it booked its highest annual profit since 2007 last year, thanks to higher interest rates and a...

Pandemic to paradise: Chinese tourists return to Bali after three years 02 Feb 2023 - 10:46 am

Denpasar, Indonesia: Donning yellow "Bali" hats featuring a surfer as the last letter, Chinese tourists walked along the Indonesian backpacker hotspot's pristine blue...

Pakistan mosque suicide bomber 'was in police uniform': police chief 02 Feb 2023 - 10:38 am

Peshawar: The suicide bomber who killed 101 people inside a mosque at a police headquarters in Pakistan was wearing a police uniform and...

Pope's push for peace in South Sudan faces tough hurdles 02 Feb 2023 - 10:35 am

Juba: PopeFrancis is making a long-awaited "peace pilgrimage" to conflict-torn South Sudan, but whether his plea for reconciliation is heard by the country's...

Australia to remove British monarch from banknotes 02 Feb 2023 - 10:13 am

Sydney: Australia will remove the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II's image on its $5 note with a...

Why is Gautam Adani's Indian empire in turmoil? 02 Feb 2023 - 09:31 am

Mumbai: The business empire of Gautam Adani is in mayhem, losing more than $100 billion in value and sending the Indian tycoon tumbling...

After 102 children, Ugandan villager says enough is enough 02 Feb 2023 - 09:30 am

Butaleja, Uganda: Musa Hasahya Kasera has so many children he can't remember most of their names. The Ugandan villager is struggling to provide...

GSK’s anemia drug for dialysis patients gets FDA backing 02 Feb 2023 - 08:00 am

GSK Plc’s anemia pill was cleared by US regulators for dialysis patients, adding a potential blockbuster to the drugmaker’s stable of new medicines....

Alleged Usain Bolt fraudster asked him for loan to repay victims 01 Feb 2023 - 11:43 pm

Kingston: The Jamaican financial firm at the center of an embezzlement scandal that ensnared Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt placed the blame on a...

Jihadists kill 11 soldiers in northwest Syria attacks: monitor 01 Feb 2023 - 11:19 pm

Beirut: Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in the country's northwest on Wednesday in separate attacks carried out by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist...

Ukraine lawmaker calls on US to target China, India energy purchases 01 Feb 2023 - 11:18 pm

Washington: A senior Ukrainian lawmaker called on Wednesday for the United States to impose secondary sanctions on China and India if they keep...

Haley to challenge Trump for 2024 Republican presidential nomination 01 Feb 2023 - 10:57 pm

Washington: Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday previewed a "big announcement" she plans to make in two weeks, widely expected to be...

Germany says goodbye to Ukraine-bound tanks 01 Feb 2023 - 10:47 pm

Augustdorf, Germany: Germany's defence minister on Wednesday showed off the tanks Berlin is preparing to send to Kyiv, but recognised a "bitter loss"...

Spanish PM arrives in Morocco on visit to cement ties 01 Feb 2023 - 10:08 pm

Rabat: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrived in Rabat on Wednesday for a visit aimed at mending ties following a deep diplomatic crisis...

EU unveils plan to counter US green subsidies, China competition 01 Feb 2023 - 09:57 pm

Brussels: The EU on Wednesday unveiled proposals including a controversial relaxation of state aid rules to counter the threat to European industry from...

Authorities find no classified documents at Biden beach home 01 Feb 2023 - 09:48 pm

Washington: US law enforcement did not find any classified documents at Joe Biden's Delaware beach house during a search on Wednesday, the president's...