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Monday 31/August/2020 19:46 PM

Little girl unharmed after kite takes off with her in Taiwan

Taipei: A three-year-old girl in Taiwan was left unharmed after strong winds meant the long kite she was holding became airborne while she was still holding...

Monday 31/August/2020 19:39 PM

Little girl unharmed after kite takes off with her in Taiwan

Taipei: A three-year-old girl in Taiwan was left unharmed after strong winds meant the long kite she was holding became airborne while she was still holding...

Monday 31/August/2020 17:42 PM

New Zealand reports 9 new cases of COVID-19 as Auckland relaxes restrictions

WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Monday as the largest city Auckland relaxed restrictions but required mask wearing on public...

Monday 31/August/2020 17:04 PM

Beirut port's explosions caused up to $4.6 bn in physical damage: World Bank

BEIRUT: The World Bank estimates the value of physical damage caused by the explosions that rocked Beirut's port on Aug. 4 at between 3.8 billion U.S....

Monday 31/August/2020 16:56 PM

Japan mulls picking new prime minister on September 17

TOKYO: Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sept. 17 to pick the country's new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe,...

Monday 31/August/2020 16:49 PM

Man killed after Trump supporters and opponents clash in Portland

Portland police put out a call for witnesses on Sunday following a fatal shooting that took place in the aftermath of clashes between supporters and...

Monday 31/August/2020 16:48 PM

Former Indian President passes away

New Delhi: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee passed away at the Army Hospital in Delhi, on Monday. Condolences begin to pour in over the death of...

Monday 31/August/2020 16:32 PM

COVID-19 cases rise in Asia-Pacific as India's tally surpasses 3.6 mn

HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific countries are still facing a growing pandemic of the COVID-19 as India reported over 70,000 daily cases for five consecutive...

Monday 31/August/2020 12:58 PM

Former Indian President passes away

New Delhi: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee passed away at the Army Hospital in Delhi, on Monday.

Sunday 30/August/2020 18:01 PM

Putin to meet Lukashenko in Moscow

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko agreed on Sunday to meet here "in the coming weeks,"...