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Beijing: The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals today as China battles a major COVID-19 surge in its big eastern cities. Shanghai has taken the brunt of the surge, with...

Hollywood, United States, March 28, 2022 (AFP) -Here are the winners in key categories for the 94th Academy Awards handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday.Deaf drama "CODA" won for best picture, Will...

China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed in southern China on Monday, aviation authorities said, with state media reporting it led to a fire on a mountain and the number of casualties...

Ukraine rejects Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water, and power in a humanitarian crisis that is increasing pressure on European...

Here are the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict:Russian forces launched what appeared to be the westernmost attack of the war, what officials called a missile attack on a Ukrainian...

Air raid sirens blared across most Ukrainian cities after President Zelenskiy said the war had reached a "strategic turning point". Russian military units were closer to Kyiv, firing artillery toward...

Kyiv - Here are the latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine conflict:The capital Kyiv may soon be encircled, with Russian forces moving in on areas north and west of the capital, the Ukrainian...

Here are the latest developments in Russia-Ukraine conflict:- Poland is "ready" to hand its MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States, the foreign ministry says, under a scheme that would see the...

Muscat: The Oman crude was traded for $125.16 per barrel on Monday, an increase of $16.29 per barrel from Friday. This is the highest price since the summer of 2008. The budget for 2022 is based on an...

The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine was expected to reach 1.5 million on Sunday as Russia's attack continued for the 11th day and Ukraine pushed for further Western help, including more sanctions...

New Delhi: A helicopter carrying India's defense chief General Bipin Rawat crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the air force said. "An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin...

London: All international arrivals to the UK will be required to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test following the emergence of the Omicron variant, UK health secretary has announced.Sajid Javid said...

The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of the...

Saudi Arabia has said that it will only allow people aged 18 to 50 to perform the Umrah pilgrimage. Before travel, overseas pilgrims are also required to be fully inoculated against COVID-19 with...

World leaders will start descending on the Scottish city of Glasgow on Sunday for the United Nations COP26 summit, billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet from the most calamitous effects...

The United States said Monday it was "deeply alarmed" at reports of a military takeover in Sudan."The US is deeply alarmed at reports of a military take-over of the transitional government," said US...

Travellers fully vaccinated and coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved Covid-19 vaccines shall be allowed to leave the airport and...

Thee people died while many others were feared missing following a landslide in the Koottickal village of Kottayam district in India's Kerala state on Saturday.The landslide occurred in two places in...

A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur in India on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said. The aircraft with 126...

A world record swim by Caeleb Dressel helped the United States close the gap with China and Japan at the top of the medal tally on Saturday as compatriot Simone Biles bowed out of two more gymnastic...