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Trump expects 'arrest', calls for protests
Washington [US], March 19: Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be "arrested" on Tuesday over hush money...
Int'l war crimes court issues arrest warrant for...
The Hague [Netherlands], March 19: The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin...
WHO: COVID poses similar threat to flu
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19: The COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat...
US leadership role in Middle East facing deep...
Washington [US], March 19: China's shock success at bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran together has challenged the United States' longstanding...
Temporary increase in egg, poultry prices aims to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The Ministry of Economy said that increasing prices of eggs and poultry products in the...
UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation supports 'Bridges of Goodness' for...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation said the proceeds of registration in the Abu Dhabi World Professional...
President Biden says banking crisis has subsided
Washington [US], March 18: US President Joe Biden said the banking crisis had subsided after the bankruptcy of two mid-sized...
Building collapse kills 5, injures 2 in south...
Cairo [Egypt], March 18: At least five people were killed and another two wounded on Friday after a building collapsed...
Somali bank acquires 62.5 pct stake in Kenyan...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Somali lender, Premier Bank, has acquired a 62.5 percent stake in Kenya's First Community Bank Limited...
Huawei launches Wi-Fi 7 for east African market...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Chinese technology firm Huawei on Friday launched its latest Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 7 for the east...
4 IS militants killed in W. Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], March 18: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Friday in an operation in Iraq's western province...
Lebanese central bank chief denies financial misconduct in...
Beirut [Lebanon], March 18: Lebanese central bank governor RiadSalameh on Friday maintained his innocence by rejecting accusations of transferring public...
Gold rises as U.S. dollar weakens
Chicago [US], March 18: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as...
Oil prices drop as banking woes stoke recession...
New York [US], March 18: Oil prices fell on Friday, booking significant losses for the week, as banking turmoil rattled...
Japanese PM vows to raise childcare leave benefits...
Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday vowed to increase childcare leave benefits in a bid...
11 US banks pumped money to rescue 1...
Washington [US], March 18: Eleven of the largest banks in the United States will deposit a total of $30 billion...
Two NATO countries send fighter jets to Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18: On March 17, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said that the government of Slovakia had approved...
Protests erupt over pension reform in France
Paris [France], March 18: The French government faces fierce protests after pushing for controversial pension reforms without a vote in...
Vietnam calls for end to violence in Myanmar
Hanoi [Vietnam], March 18: The head of Vietnam's permanent representative mission to the United Nations expressed Vietnam's concerns and called...
Son of US President sues laptop repairman for...
Washington [US], March 18: Mr. Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, filed a lawsuit against a computer repairman...
Moldovan parliament approves law on Romanian language
Chișinău [Maldova], March 18: Moldova's parliament on Thursday approved a law on referring to the national language as Romanian in...
Mexico launches appeal in suit against U.S. gun...
Mexico City [Mexico], March 18: Mexico has filed an appeal in a civil lawsuit against U.S.-based gun manufacturers, it said...
Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo
Kinshasa [DR Congo], March 18:Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have detected cases of vaccine-derived...
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian in the West...
Jerusalem [Israel], March 18: The Israeli army announced that soldiers shot a Palestinian who approached them armed with a knife...
Xi to hold talks with Putin in Russia...
Beijing [China], March 18: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Russia next week, Beijing and...
Zionist raid in West Bank kills 4 Palestinians
Ramallah [Palestine], March 17: Zionist forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians including a teenager in the occupied West Bank, the...
US releases video of Russia drone collision
Washington [US], March 17: The United States on Thursday released a video it said shows an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" intercept...