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Biden to press UK PM Johnson over Northern Ireland: Report

LONDON: US President Joe Biden will warn British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to renege on the Northern Ireland Brexit…

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UK’s Boris Johnson faces aid cut rebellion on eve of G7

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing his first possible parliamentary defeat since his 2019 landslide election on Monday,…

5 years ago

‘Delta’ Covid-19 variant 40 percent more transmissible

London: UK Health Minister Matt Hancock on Sunday said that the 'Delta' variant of Covid-19, first reported in India, is…

5 years ago

Climate change can increase rainfall causing flood risk

LONDON: Climate change will continue to cause an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall that can lead to severe…

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Over 200 world leaders urge G7 nations to help vaccinate the world’s poorest

LONDON: Some 230 world leaders, including former presidents, prime ministers and ministers have backed a campaign urging the G7 countries…

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Dead animals wash up ashore in Sri Lanka after burning of cargo ship

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan government officials have said that bodies of more than 10 turtles, a dolphin, fish and birds have…

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Taliban demand ‘remorse’ from fearful Afghan interpreters

KABUL: The Taliban said Monday that Afghans who worked with foreign forces in the past had nothing to fear once…

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China hosts Southeast Asian ministers as it competes with US

BEIJING: China is hosting foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations this week amid heightened competition between Beijing and Washington…

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Heavy rain, flood kills at least 17 in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Heavy rain has lashed Sri Lanka triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 17 people and forced…

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Nepal PM Oli says ‘misunderstandings’ with India resolved

KATHMANDU: Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that “misunderstandings” with India have been resolved and that…

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