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Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps

Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps

Canberra [Australia], January 6: The Australian government will publish the gender pay gap at large companies in a bid to...

At least 1 killed in shooting at Iowa high school; suspect also dead

At least 1 killed in shooting at Iowa...

Washington [US], January 6: At least one person was killed and others injured in a shooting Thursday morning at Perry...

Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped on main E22 road

Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped on...

Stockholm [Sweden], January 6: People who got trapped in 1,000 vehicles in heavy snow for more than 24 hours have...

Four people killed in Germany hospital fire

Four people killed in Germany hospital fire

Berlin [Germany], January 6: At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in a fire at a hospital...

US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts: Sources

US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind...

Washington [US], January 6: Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State's (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out...

Iran arrests 11 suspects over bomb blasts, mourners demand revenge

Iran arrests 11 suspects over bomb blasts, mourners...

Tehran [Iran], January 6: Iranian authorities said on Friday that security forces had arrested 11 people suspected of involvement in...

New York City sues bus firms over migrant transfers

New York City sues bus firms over migrant...

New York [US], January 6: New York City on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing 17 bus companies of illegally transporting...

UAE welcomes 8th group of wounded Palestinian children, cancer patients

UAE welcomes 8th group of wounded Palestinian children,...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 6: The eighth group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived in the UAE on...

Tunisia to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students

Tunisia to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian...

Tunis [Tunisia], January 5: Tunisia intends to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students currently studying in Tunisia, local media...

France detects bird flu on vaccinated ducks: official

France detects bird flu on vaccinated ducks: official

Paris [France], January 5: France detected on Jan. 2 an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among vaccinated ducks...

Spain registers 82 pct surge in illegal immigration

Spain registers 82 pct surge in illegal immigration

Madrid [Spain], January 5: Spain recorded 56,852 illegal immigrants in 2023, an 82.1 percent surge from a year earlier, according...

3 killed, more than 10 injured in Indonesia's train accident

3 killed, more than 10 injured in Indonesia's...

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 5: Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured as two trains were involved in...

NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defences after Russian assaults

NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defences after Russian...

Brussels [Belgium], January 5: The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet next Wednesday in response to Russia's recent wave of heavy air...

13 nations warn Houthis against attacks in Red Sea

13 nations warn Houthis against attacks in Red...

Washington [US], January 5: A group of 13 nations have given a strong warning to the Houthis against their ongoing...

Las Vegas judge attacked by felon during sentencing

Las Vegas judge attacked by felon during sentencing

Las Vegas [US], January 5: A Nevada man convicted of attempted assault vaulted over a judge's bench in a Las...

Voters aiming to ban Trump from Colorado ballot urge US Supreme Court ruling

Voters aiming to ban Trump from Colorado ballot...

Washington [US], January 5: Colorado voters seeking to bar Donald Trump from their state's ballot urged the U.S. Supreme Court...

Japan earthquake casts cloud over push to restart nuclear plants

Japan earthquake casts cloud over push to restart...

Tokyo [Japan], January 5: The powerful earthquake that hit Japan's western coast on New Year's Day has underscored the country's...

Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian grounds - state media

Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian...

Yangon [Myanmar], January 5: Myanmar's military government will release 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the...

IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84

IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that...

Tehran [Iran], January 5: The Islamic State group (IS) has said it carried out a bomb attack in Iran on...

Bangladesh holds general elections on Sunday

Bangladesh holds general elections on Sunday

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 5: Bangladesh will hold general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a...

UAE condemns in strongest terms statements by two Israeli Ministers

UAE condemns in strongest terms statements by two...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: The United Arab Emirates condemned in the strongest terms the extremist statements of the Israeli...

New ambassadors take oath before UAE President

New ambassadors take oath before UAE President

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: A number of new UAE ambassadors today took their legal oath before President His Highness...

UAE President receives Chairman of People's Council of Turkmenistan

UAE President receives Chairman of People's Council of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Gurbanguly...

Bahrain welcomes success of UAE's mediation to exchange captives between Russia, Ukraine

Bahrain welcomes success of UAE's mediation to exchange...

Manama [Bahrain], January 5: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain has welcomed of the success of...

Israel's top court delays law thwarting removal of Netanyahu from office

Israel's top court delays law thwarting removal of...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 4: Israel's Supreme Court delayed on Wednesday the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing...

Ukraine says mine-clearing in Black Sea to take up to 5 years

Ukraine says mine-clearing in Black Sea to take...

Kiev [Ukraine], January 4: The actions to clear the Black Sea and its neighboring Sea of Azov from mines would...

4 injured in stabbing at Tokyo's Akihabara railway station, suspect detained

4 injured in stabbing at Tokyo's Akihabara railway...

Tokyo [Japan], January 4: A stabbing incident at the Japan Railways (JR) Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Wednesday evening has...