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Wednesday, 25 December 2024

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India: Truck crash kills 23 workers going home amid lockdown

LUCKNOW: At least 23 people were killed and 35 injured when a truck crammed with migrant labourers trying to reach their distant homes amid a...

Dubai Airports CEO spells out difficulties future air travellers will face

Dubai and London: For as long as most of us can remember, air travel hasn’t been a whole lot of fun. As airlines crawl out...

First death outside China reported in Philippines

China imposed a lock-down Sunday on a major city far from the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, as its death toll from the disease soared...

China expert warns of potential second coronavirus wave

A senior Chinese medical expert has said the country could face a potential second wave of coronavirus infections due to a lack of immunity among...

Chinese Ambassador to ‘Israel’ Found Dead at Herzliya Residence

HERZLIYA: China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his residence on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday, police said. The 57-year-old...

Mexican journalist slain in attack, third killed this year

Mexican journalist Jorge Armenta was killed Saturday in Ciudad Obregon in the country’s north, making him the third journalist slain in Mexico so far this year...

JCPenney files for bankruptcy

The US department store chain said it reached an agreement with existing lenders for $900 million of debtor-in-possession financing to aid operations while it navigates...

Trump selects Muslim American to find Covid-19 vaccine

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new team and a new plan to drastically speed up the effort to find and distribute a vaccine for the...

2 Injured In ‘Terrorist-Related’ Stabbing In London, Suspect Killed By Police

LONDON (AFP): British police said Sunday that two people had been injured in a suspected “terrorist-related” incident in south London which had now been...

Mumbai hospitals: Near collapse as no beds, packed morgues

Packed morgues, bodies in wards, patients forced to share beds and medical workers run ragged: Mumbai’s war against coronavirus has pushed the Indian city’s hospitals...