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AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic.The company also said it would proceed...

Hamas official Osama Hamdan warned on Tuesday that if Israel's military aggression continues in Rafah, there will be no ceasefire deal.Hamdan's comments were made during a press conference in Beirut...

LONDON: Global shares traded around one-month highs on Tuesday, boosted by renewed confidence in U.S. interest rate cuts, while a weaker yen and small dip in the Australian dollar kept the dollar...

CAIRO - The Israeli military took control of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, pushing into the southern Gazan town after a night of air strikes and as prospects for a...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will meet Middle East ally, Jordan's King Abdullah II, at the White House on Monday with prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appearing slim. On Sunday, Hamas reiterated its...

LONDON/HOUSTON: The heavy oil shortage has triggered a chain of repercussions, escalating expenses for various sectors such as shipping, construction, and even Middle Eastern power plants. Mexican...

LONDON: Apple shares jumped nearly 6 per cent before the bell on Friday as the iPhone maker's record stock buyback plan and promise of sales growth drew back investors who have shunned the stock on...

ROME: Goals by Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 advantage over AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal on Thursday as the German champions edged closer to...

LONDON: Pinpoint headed goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson earned Chelsea a 2-0 victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday, dealing a blow to Spurs'...

WASHINGTON - The emergency exit slide fell off a Delta Airlines jet after taking off from New York en route to Los Angeles on Friday, Delta said.Delta said that the crew on the flight, which had 183...

RAFAH: Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after doctors delivered her from the womb of her dying mother following...

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Friday, on track to end higher this week after two straight weeks of losses, after a top US official expressed optimism over economic growth and as supply concerns lingered...

By Josh YeThe content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the US ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the...

MANCHESTER: Manchester City could have their prolific scorer Erling Haaland back for Sunday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest, manager Pep Guardiola hinted after Thursday's clinical 4-0...

KYIV: Russian air attacks hit an industrial facility and a residential buildings in northeastern Ukraine on Friday, killing two people and wounding at least seven, local officials said.Three children...

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is increasingly concerned about a possible imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan's North Dafur region and is seeking to reduce tensions in the area, a U.N....

Madrid: Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez said he wants to return to racing on a factory bike in 2025 after switching from Honda to Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing ahead of this...

Madrid: Rafa Nadal said he would love to keep playing long enough for his son to remember him on court, though the 22-time Grand Slam champion concedes time is not on his side.The 37-year-old...

DUBAI: Dubai's main airport said on Friday it is limiting the number of flights arriving for two days, as it continues to struggle to clear a backlog three days after a record storm swept the United...

SHANGHAI: McLaren's Lando Norris had his fastest lap deleted and reinstated as he seized pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race at the end of a wet and chaotic qualifying on Friday....