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Unexpected strawberry crop spins Burkina's 'red gold' 06 Apr 2024 - 07:33 pm

Ouagadougou: In the suburbs of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, lucrative strawberry farming is supplanting traditional crops like cabbage and lettuce and has become...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained twice at Dutch protest 06 Apr 2024 - 06:52 pm

The Hague: Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by Dutch police on Saturday after she and a group of marchers blocked a...

Virgin Atlantic plane clipped BA jet at Heathrow; no injuries reported 06 Apr 2024 - 06:30 pm

London:A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, aviation authorities said. There were...

UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity' 06 Apr 2024 - 06:11 pm

United Nations, United States: Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has escalated into a "betrayal of humanity", the United Nations' humanitarian chief said...

P&G recalls 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain and other laundry detergents 06 Apr 2024 - 05:47 pm

New York: Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in...

Finland tops world's happiest countries, Philippines ranks second in Southeast Asia 06 Apr 2024 - 04:27 pm

Doha, Qatar: Finland has once again secured its position as the world's happiest country for the seventh consecutive year, according to the latest...

Russia evacuates over 4,000 people after dam burst 06 Apr 2024 - 02:24 pm

Moscow: Russia said Saturday it had evacuated more than 4,000 people in the Orenburg region, which lies near the Kazakhstan border, due to...

Pakistan PM orders police punished after Chinese dam worker attack 06 Apr 2024 - 01:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's prime minister has ordered at least five senior police officials be punished for negligence after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese...

Some 200,000 perform Isha, Tarawih prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque 06 Apr 2024 - 12:49 pm

Occupied Jerusalem:Some 200,000 thousand Palestinians performed the Isha and Tarawih prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque, despite the restrictions and constraints of the...

Earthquake aftershocks halt demolition of a leaning building in Taiwan 06 Apr 2024 - 12:39 pm

Taipei, Taiwan: The demolition of a building that is leaning precariously after an earthquake in Taiwan was halted on Saturday because of aftershocks...

Qatar Fund For Development distributes aid in Port Sudan 06 Apr 2024 - 11:55 am

Port Sudan:A Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) delegation visited two shelter centers for displaced people in Port Sudan to inaugurate shelter tents in...

Mexico cuts ties with Ecuador after embassy storming in Quito 06 Apr 2024 - 10:28 am

Quito:Ecuadoran authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who was taking refuge there, prompting...

Moroccan protesters denounce 'massacres' in Gaza 06 Apr 2024 - 09:57 am

Casablanca, Morocco: Thousands of people protested in Morocco's commercial capital Casablanca late on Friday against "massacres" in the Gaza Strip and against the...

Taiwan helicopters pluck quake-stranded tourists to safety 06 Apr 2024 - 09:34 am

Hualien, Taiwan: Taiwan rescue helicopters flew sorties Saturday to pluck tourists to safety after a massive earthquake cut off roads and blocked tunnels,...

Aftershocks rattle NYC area after earthquake sent tremors across East Coast 06 Apr 2024 - 09:11 am

New York, USA: A 4.0-magnitude aftershock was recorded in northern New Jersey on Friday evening, a little more than seven hours after a...

How do Muslims across the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr? 06 Apr 2024 - 09:07 am

Doha, Qatar: Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of...

Bernie Sanders office in Vermont catches fire, arson suspected 06 Apr 2024 - 12:58 am

Burlington, Vermont:Police in Vermont are seeking a suspect who allegedly started a fire Friday outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. The...

'I am fine': New York rattled by small earthquake 05 Apr 2024 - 11:30 pm

New York: UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when...