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Blinken mourns 'innocent' Palestinians
Ramallah [Palestine], February 1: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his sorrow Tuesday for "innocent" Palestinians killed in a...
100 confirmed dead in marathon search of rubble
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1: The death toll has risen to 100 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen...
French protests intensify against pension age rise
Paris [France], February 1: France has seen a second wave of protests and strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to...

Owner fined $90k after bird injures doctor
Taipei [Taiwan], February 1: A Taiwanese man has been given a two-month prison sentence and fined 3.04m New Taiwan dollars...
U.S. to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May...
Washinton [US], February 1: President Joe Biden's administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11,...
U.S. says Russia violating New START nuclear arms...
Washington [US], February 1: The United States on Tuesday accused Russia of violating the New START Treaty, the last major...

Twitter makes first interest payment on Musk buyout...
Washington [US], February 1: Twitter Inc has made its first interest payment on a loan that banks provided to help...

IMF says world not heading for 2023 recession
Washington [US], February 1: Inflation will likely slow over the next two years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in...

17 countries to participate in Asian Badminton Championship...
Dubai [UAE], February 1: The Dubai Sports Council and the Emirates Badminton Federation have announced the organisation of the Asian...

Agthia Group sees 14% increase in net profit...
Abu Dhabi [UAE],February 1: Agthia Group PJSC today announced preliminary and unaudited results for the fiscal year ending 31st December,...

Chairing ASEAN, Indonesia pushes for more concrete cooperation:...
Jakarta [Indonesia],January 31: As the 2023 ASEAN chair, Indonesia has aimed to push for more concrete and inclusive cooperation among...

Putin threatened to kill me with a missile,...
London [UK], January 31: Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin told him "I don't want...

Poland's birth rate reaches lowest point since World...
Warsaw [Poland],January 31: Poland's population posted its lowest birth rate since the end of World War II, with the number...

Cyclone in Madagascar kills dozens, displaces tens of...
Antananarivo [Madagascar], January 31: More than two dozen Madagascans have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless since...

Sunak marks 100 days as British prime minister
London [UK], January 31: On reaching 100 days in 10 Downing Street this week, Rishi Sunak will double the duration...

Manila plans labor talks with Kuwait as Marcos...
Manila [Philippines], January 31: Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr asked if there are "weaknesses" in the labor agreement between...
China warns new US House of Representatives speaker...
Beijing [China], January 31: China warned US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to visit Taiwan like his predecessor.

President Biden says no to warplanes for Ukraine
Washington [US], January 31: US President Joe Biden has said he will not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine even...

Boeing bids farewell to 'Queen of the Sky'...
Washington [US], January 31: Boeing will say goodbye to the legendary 747 aircraft after more than 5 decades since the...

NZ COVID-19: 10,589 new cases, 28 deaths and...
Wellington [New Zealand], January 31: The weekly number of new community cases of COVID-19 has fallen again, to 10,589, the...

Avalanche kills two skiers in Japan's Nagano region
Tokyo [Japan], January 31: The bodies of two men caught in an avalanche on Sunday have been found in Nagano...

Police targeted in attack that kills 59
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: At least 59 people have been killed by a bomb that apparently targeted policemen praying in...

Couples in Chinese province allowed to have unlimited...
Beijing [China],January 31: Couples in China's Sichuan province will be allowed to have as many children as they want, as...

Blinken visit reaches new urgency as Israeli, Palestinian...
Washinton [US], January 31: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Israel and the West Bank may have been...

7 officers involved in Tyre Nichols' death relieved...
Washington [US], January 31: Two additional Memphis police officers, including the white officer seen encountering Tyre Nichols during his traffic...

Half Moon Bay suspect was upset over $100...
California [US], January 31: A California prosecutor has said the Half Moon Bay gunman was angered by a $100 (£80)...

Hill: The formation of the ZSO is a...
Washington [US], January 31: The US ambassador in Belgrade, Christopher Hill, said tonight that he is "very satisfied with how...