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Myanmar torches over half-billion dollar drugs stash

YANGON: Myanmar authorities torched over half a billion dollars worth of narcotics across the country on Saturday, sending opium, heroin…

3 years ago

India is ‘incredibly important’ partner to US: White House

WASHINGTON: India is an "incredibly important" partner to the US in the region and globally, the White House has said,…

3 years ago

Syrian refugee girls face ‘dangerous’ child marriage trend, says charity

BEIRUT: Syrian refugee girls are increasingly at risk of child marriage due to a surge in pandemic-linked poverty, legal loopholes…

3 years ago

Colosseum’s underground labyrinth restored to eerie splendor

ROME: The din of caged animals, the smell of gladiators' fear and the thunder of tens of thousands of cheering…

3 years ago

Carmakers pledges to halt combustion engines

PARIS: Several automobile manufacturers have made pledges in recent months to halt or drastically reduce producing cars with internal combustion…

3 years ago

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 179.5 million

WASHINGTON: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 179.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.88 million,…

3 years ago

Swiss health ministry data shows vaccinated people seldom hit by Covid-19

ZURICH: Switzerland's move to allow large public events with 10,000-plus people from Saturday comes as government data appears to show…

3 years ago

UN: 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020

BERLIN: Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders,…

3 years ago

Thousands of vaccines set to expire in Romania

BUCHAREST: Romania's national vaccination committee chief announced tens of thousands of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are set to expire and…

3 years ago

Buckingham Palace must do better on diversity, royal source says

LONDON: Buckingham Palace, which has come under fire from Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan for the…

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