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Bahrain allows UAE- Israel overflights
Bahrain said late Thursday it had agreed to allow UAE flights to and from Israel to overfly the kingdom, a day after a similar decision was announced by Saudi Arabia.
4 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Survivors in Beirut Blast after a month!
Rescuers resumed a search yesterday for possible survivors under rubble in Beirut, buoyed by faint hopes of a miracle a month after a monster blast ripped through the city’s port.
4 September 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Nothing can justify the horrendous conditions’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the closure of migrant detention centers in Libya, denouncing what he called rights violations committed there.
4 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Results of Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine produced antibody response: The Lancet medical journal
Russia’s “Sputnik-V” Covid-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published by The Lancet medical journal.
4 September 2020, 12:27 PM
New York probes suffocation of black man hooded by police
Several hundred peaceful demonstrators marched Thursday in New York’s Times Square over the death of a black man that police hooded and forced face down on the road, according to video footage that prompted a probe from the state’s attorney general.
4 September 2020, 06:20 AM
Actor Robert Pattinson tests positive for Covid-19, pausing production of 'The Batman'
Actor Robert Pattinson tested positive for Covid-19, causing production in Britain on the set of his film "The Batman" to pause, Vanity Fair and the Hollywood Reporter have reported.
3 September 2020, 19:50 PM
KSA opens airspace for UAE-Israel flights
Saudi Arabia has agreed to permit UAE flights to “all countries” to overfly the kingdom, as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu signalled more direct flights linking the UAE with the Jewish state.
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Youth sue 33 countries over climate inaction
Six Portuguese children and young adults, who have faced deadly wildfires and heatwaves, yesterday filed a lawsuit against 33 countries with the European Court of Human Rights, claiming government inaction on climate change jeopardises their future.
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Beijing fumes over more apps ban
China yesterday decried a fresh ban by India on scores of Chinese apps -- including the hit game PUBG -- as a bitter border showdown seeped out into the tech sphere.
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Russia defiant amid outrage
The Kremlin yesterday rejected claims that Moscow was behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as calls mounted for international action after Germany said he had been dosed with Novichok.
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
A ‘serious’ attack against rule of law
The European Union yesterday said it will defend the International Criminal Court against attempts to undermine it after Washington slapped sanctions on the Hague-based tribunal’s top prosecutor -- a move that The Hague-based tribunal called a “serious” attack against the rule of law.
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
FB bans BJP MP for policy violation
Facebook Inc has banned a member of India’s ruling party for violating its policies covering violence and hate, as Mark Zuckerberg’s company
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Last Taliban prisoners freed except ‘few’
The Afghan government yesterday said they have released the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners agreed in an exchange, except for “a few”
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Pakistan eyes a billion from hemp production
Cash strapped Pakistan has unveiled plans to allow the industrial production of hemp, spurring hopes farmers and businesses in the
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Microsoft unveils ‘deepfake’ detector ahead of US vote
Microsoft has unveiled software that can help spot “deepfake” photos or videos, adding to the list of programs designed to fight the hard-to-
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Arctic wildfires have caused record CO2 emissions: EU
This year’s Arctic Circle wildfires, still ablaze, have already surpassed the record set in 2019 for CO2 emissions, adding to the carbon pollution
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Modi’s Twitter account hacked
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hacked, the social media giant confirmed yesterday.
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Lebanese army finds more explosive chemicals outside Beirut port after huge blast
Lebanon’s army has said it found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut port, the site of a huge blast last month caused by a large stockpile of the same highly explosive chemical.
3 September 2020, 17:25 PM
China threatens to retaliate after US tightens leash on Beijing diplomats
China will deliver "a proper and necessary" response to new curbs by the State Department on its envoys to the United States, the foreign ministry has said.
3 September 2020, 14:21 PM
Malaysia extends entry ban on citizens of Bangladesh, 11 other countries
Malaysia government will impose an entry ban from September 7 onwards on the citizens of 12 countries, including Bangladesh, which are recording more than 150,000 cases of Covid-19, Malaysia’s Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has reportedly said.
3 September 2020, 14:09 PM