Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a ‘lie’
BRASILIA: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday (Aug 11) angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling...
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New Zealand considers freight as possible source of new Covid-19 cluster
WELLINGTON: New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that its first Covid-19 cases in more than three months were imported...
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South Korea, US to hold smaller military drills due to COVID-19: Report
SEOUL: South Korea and the United States will kick off their annual joint military drills this week but without mobilising...
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Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise
SYDNEY: Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic today and the biggest daily rise in infections in three...
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Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise
SYDNEY: Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic today and the biggest daily rise in infections in three...
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New Zealand delays election process as it plunges back into coronavirus lockdown
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today delayed a key step toward next month’s general election, as the country...
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Joe Biden taps Kamala Harris to be first black woman vice-president
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday (Aug 11), a landmark pick...
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WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said any WHO stamp of approval on a Covid-19 vaccine candidate would require a rigorous...
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Belarusian opposition leader flees abroad after bloody clashes
MINSK: Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said todbelay she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two...
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New Zealand records 100 days without domestic virus case but warns against complacency
WELLINGTON: New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic transmission of the coronavirus on Sunday (Aug 9), but warned against...
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Seven die in fire at COVID-19 hotel facility in India
MUMBAI: At least seven people died after a massive fire broke out at a hotel that was being used as...
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Nagasaki marks 75 years since atomic bombing
NAGASAKI: The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday (Aug 9) commemorates the 75th anniversary of its destruction by a US...
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US to begin highest level Taiwan visit in decades
TAIPEI: A senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration will land in Taiwan on Sunday (Aug 9) for Washington's...
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Australia’s Victoria reports deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic
MELBOURNE: Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, reported its deadliest day of the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday (Aug 9), with 17...
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Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows
The protesters said their politicians should resign and be punished for negligence they say led to Tuesday’s blast, the biggest...
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Man shoots sister ‘for honour’ in Pakistan’s Karachi
The Senior Superintendent of Police South Sheeraz Nazeer said that the suspect confessed to “killing his sister for honour”. A...
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Trump signs Covid-19 relief orders after talks with Congress break down
Negotiations broke down this week between the White House and top Democrats in Congress over how best to help Americans...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sends aid to city locked down over Covid-19
A train carrying goods arrived in the “totally blocked” city of Kaesong on Friday, the official KCNA news agency reported....
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Philippines to charter flight to bring home citizens from Lebanon
MANILA: The Philippines will soon be sending a chartered flight to Lebanon to bring back Filipinos impacted by a massive...
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US sets record as COVID-19 cases top 5 million
WASHINGTON: The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday (Aug 8), with more than 5 million people...
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