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AstraZeneca's troubles with its Covid-19 vaccine are not over yet

AstraZeneca's troubles with its Covid-19 vaccine are not...

Washington [USA], may 13: The European Commission recently announced the termination of circulation of AstraZeneca 's Covid-19 Vaxzevria vaccine from...

Earth 'struggles' with solar storms

Earth 'struggles' with solar storms

Washington [USA], May 13: AFP quoted an announcement from the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) of the US National Oceanic...

Changing times, changing circumstances in the Maldives

Changing times, changing circumstances in the Maldives

Male [Maldives], May 13: The party that benefits the most is China, so this new development cannot help but be...

North Korea condemns the West, Mr. Kim Jong-un visits weapons factories

North Korea condemns the West, Mr. Kim Jong-un...

Pyongyang [North Korea], May 13: Pyongyang called on Britain, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, France and Australia to immediately stop using...

The US commander hinted at Britain sending special forces to Ukraine

The US commander hinted at Britain sending special...

Washington [USA], May 13: Business Insider reported on May 12 that in an interview with the press, Mr. Fenton said...

Egypt announced its intervention in the ICJ case amid rising tensions with Israel

Egypt announced its intervention in the ICJ case...

Cairo [Egypt], May 13: The move highlights growing tensions between the two neighbors, as Israeli military operations in Rafah ,...

The US says Israel lacks a 'credible plan' to protect Rafah civilians

The US says Israel lacks a 'credible plan'...

Washington [USA], May 13: In an interview on NBC News' Meet the Press program on May 12, Mr. Blinken warned...

Brazil floods kill 143, government announces emergency spending

Brazil floods kill 143, government announces emergency spending

Brasilia [Brazil], May 13: The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143,...

Western Canada blazes cause evacuation orders, air quality concerns

Western Canada blazes cause evacuation orders, air quality...

Ottawa [Canada], may 13: The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 8,000 hectares across Western Canada as authorities...

UAE President receives condolences from King of Jordan by phone over passing of Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed

UAE President receives condolences from King of Jordan...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 13: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from...

Emir of Kuwait signs decree of new government

Emir of Kuwait signs decree of new government

Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 13: His Highness Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah signed a decree Sunday approving...

Putin replaces Russian defence, security chiefs

Putin replaces Russian defence, security chiefs

Moscow [Russia], May 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced replacing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov, an economist.

Mr. Trump denied rumors of choosing Ms. Nikki Haley as his deputy

Mr. Trump denied rumors of choosing Ms. Nikki...

Washington [USA], May 12: " Nikki Haley is not in my consideration for vice president, but I hope she is...

Unique 'Australian Flavor' in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City

Unique 'Australian Flavor' in the heart of Ho...

Sydney [Australia], May 12: Responding to Thanh Nien , Mr. Ciaran Chestnutt , Deputy Consul General of Australia in Ho...

UN agency says 150,000 have fled Rafah after Israeli warning

UN agency says 150,000 have fled Rafah after...

Gaza [Palestine], May 12: Some 150,000 Gazans have fled from Rafah since the start of the week, fearing an Israeli...

US government says Israel may have violated international law in Gaza

US government says Israel may have violated international...

Washington [USA], May 12: The US government considers it possible that Israel may have used weapons provided by Washington to...

UAE lashes out at Netanyahu over joining post-war Gaza administration

UAE lashes out at Netanyahu over joining post-war...

Cairo [Egypt] May 12: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lashed out on Saturday at a suggestion from Israeli Prime Minister...

Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian attack

Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian attack

Kyiv [Russia], May 12: Russian attacks in north-east Ukraine have prompted the evacuation of almost 1,800 people from the Kharkiv...

UN general assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine as member

UN general assembly calls on Security Council to...

New York [USA], May 12: The UN General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organisation and urged it be...

Israeli govt accuses South Africa of acting 'as legal arm of Hamas

Israeli govt accuses South Africa of acting 'as...

Jerusalem [Israel], May 12: The Israeli government has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to...

Israeli forces shot at fuel truck, denied help to dying Palestinian

Israeli forces shot at fuel truck, denied help...

Gaza [Palestine], May 12: A new UN report has outlined how Israeli forces are hindering humanitarian operations inside Gaza -...

Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays

Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm...

Washington [USA], May 12: The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in...

Wildfire evacuation notice issued for major Canada oil town

Wildfire evacuation notice issued for major Canada oil...

Ottawa [Canada], May 12: An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages...

Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar

Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of...

Ottawa [Canada], May 12: A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep...

US 'alarmed,' 50,000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill

US 'alarmed,' 50,000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill

Tbilisi [Georgia], May 12: About 50,000 opponents of a "foreign agents" bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian...

Afghanistan floods kill at least 153

Afghanistan floods kill at least 153

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 12: The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people...

World Bank provides US$125 million in emergency support to flood-hit Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

World Bank provides US$125 million in emergency support...

Brasilia [Brazil], May 12: The World Bank is providing emergency support to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, heavily...