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MECCA, Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday (Jul 29) begin the annual Haj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi...

WASHINGTON: The United States and Australia said on Tuesday (Jul 28) they will expand military cooperation as tensions soar with...

SEOUL: Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Jul 28) that the company is open to licensing...

CHICAGO: The largest US air carriers have all signed letters of intent on federal loans to help them weather the...

MANCHESTER: Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has opened up about his personal struggles in a heartfelt message on social media,...

WASHINGTON: Republicans in the White House and the US Congress were in disarray over their own plan for providing US$1...

WASHINGTON: Five US states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday (Jul 28) and...

PARIS: Spain and Germany were among the countries tightening restrictions on Tuesday (Jul 28) in a bid to cool coronavirus...

An independent review of UK food policy is calling for "a gold standard level of scrutiny" to ensure new trade...

WASHINGTON: The United States warned Tuesday (Jul 28) that elections planned in Venezuela later this year would be deeply fraudulent,...

WASHINGTON: The chief executives of four of the world's largest tech companies –Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google – plan to...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump groused on Tuesday (Jul 28) about medical expert Anthony Fauci's high approval ratings and joked that...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Moderna on Tuesday (Jul 28) said its experimental COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and protected against...

MANILA: The Philippines was the deadliest country in Asia for land and environmental defenders again last year, while slipping to...

PARIS: France's recently installed interior minister dismissed on Tuesday (Jul 28) the term "police violence" and told lawmakers the police...

BOSTON: US prosecutors brought tax charges on Tuesday (Jul 28) against a Harvard University professor accused of lying to authorities...

OTTAWA: Canada's chief public health officer warned on Tuesday (Jul 28) that Canadians could face tighter health restrictions again as...

PARIS: French health authorities reported 725 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday (Jul 28), below the daily average of 924...

WASHINGTON: A coronavirus surge in Florida, California and a handful of other hard-hit states could be peaking while other parts...

NEW DELHI: Over half the people living in the slums of Mumbai have had the coronavirus, according to a city-commissioned...