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BEIRUT: Lebanon's caretaker minister of social affairs on Thursday announced the launch of cash cards for over 500,000 families, a planned step to further curb a $6 billion subsidy programme...

Istanbul: The recent outbreak of a thick, slimy sludge in Turkey's Sea of Marmara, which connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, threatens to turn into a regional ecological...

SEOUL: North Korea celebrated the 73rd anniversary of its foundation with a night-time military parade in the capital, state media reported on Thursday, publishing photographs of marching rows of personnel...

Wenger said a decision on the next steps for the proposal could be taken by Fifa as early as DecemberZURICH: Fifa's plan to double the number of World Cups by...

SAO PAULO: Brazil coach Tite said "not everything is allowed" in football in reference to Sunday's World Cup qualifier aborted minutes after kick-off over alleged Covid-19 quarantine breaches by Argentina."The...

TOKYO: The Japanese Football Association (JFA) said on Thursday it had pulled out of holding this year's Club World Cup due to coronavirus restrictions.The annual football tournament, at which the...

CAIRO: Carlos Queiroz was on Wednesday named the new national team coach of Egypt, the country’s football association said without offering any details of his contract terms.It will be the...

With leading international energy players planning steep cuts in their Oil & Gas investments with an eye on their Net Zero pledges, the world faces potential ‘energy starvation’ – a...

NEW DELHI: Ford Motor Co will stop manufacturing in India and take a hit of about $2 billion as it does not see a path to profitability in the country,...

MANILA: The daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday she would not run for higher office in next year's general election, a remark that did little to dampen...

KABUL: Two hundred foreigners in Afghanistan, Americans among them, are set to depart on charter flights from Kabul on Thursday after the new Taliban government agreed to their evacuation, a...

At least one person died and 17 were missing after a storm dumped heavy rain and caused flooding in the Philippines, authorities said on Thursday, as a powerful typhoon barrelled...

The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the voice of the chemical industry in the Arabian Gulf, is pleased to announce the dates for its 11th Agri-Nutrients Conference, which will...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Sylvia Burbery is delighted that she no longer spends most of her life travelling for work."I am grateful that the pandemic has forced us to step back...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday released a report showing the United States can get 40 per cent of its electricity from solar energy by 2035, a significant...

MANCHESTER: Ben Stokes was left out of England's provisional squad announced on Thursday for next month's T20 World Cup in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.Stokes is currently taking an...

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: India cancelled a training session on the eve of the fifth Test against England as it was reported on Thursday that another member of their support staff...

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will go into this year's T20 World Cup without experienced short-form specialists Faf du Plessis and Chris Morris, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Thursday.Temba Bavuma will...

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday called in national legend MS Dhoni to act as team mentor for the Twenty20 World Cup starting next month.The 40-year-old, who retired from international cricket...

Oman will introduce a Hindi language course.Muscat: For the first time in Oman, Dhofar University will introduce a Hindi language course."Adding one more dimension to the India Oman Strategic Partnership,...