Second person dies from SARS-linked virus in China
BEIJING: A second person has died in China from a mysterious SARS-linked virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in…
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Turkey releases images of alleged Ghosn accomplices
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s state news agency has published images of two men accused of helping fugitive businessman Carlos Ghosn escape via…
Rouhani: Iran wants dialogue, working to ‘prevent war’
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he wants to avoid war after Tehran and Washington appeared on the brink of…
China birth rate hits lowest level since 1949
China’s birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to…
Xi arrives in Myanmar on billion-dollar charm offensive
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Myanmar’s capital yesterday on a state visit aimed at buttressing the…
Rain hits Australian fires, but blazes still rage
Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia Friday for a second straight day, offering further relief from a months-long…
World ‘will not rest’ until questions answered on Iran jet crash: Canada
LONDON: Canada’s foreign minister on Thursday vowed to push Iran for answers about the mistaken downing of a passenger plane…
US, China sign ‘momentous’ trade deal
WASHINGTON: The United States and China signed a truce in their trade war on Wednesday after nearly two years of tensions,…