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Germany agrees 65bn-euro inflation relief package
BERLIN: The German government on Sunday unveiled a new multi-billion euro plan to help housesholds cope with soaring prices, and said it was eyeing windfall profits from energy companies to help fund the relief. German businesses and consumers are feeling the pain from sky-high energy prices, as Europe's biggest economy seeks to extricate itself from reliance from Russian supplies in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.Rapid measures to...
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Ukraine PM visits Berlin, seeking more weapons
Berlin: Prime Minister Denys Shmygal will be the first high-level Ukrainian official to visit Germany in months on Sunday, in a sign of eased tensions after a rocky patch between Kyiv and Berlin.Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeatedly vowed Germany's strong support for Ukraine in its battle against Russia's invasion.But in the immediate weeks after Russian troops marched on Ukraine, Kyiv had blasted German aid as too little and too late.A visit by...
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Kuwait Embassy in Cairo follows national health condition - envoy
Cairo: Kuwait Ambassador to Egypt Ghanim Al-Ghanim stressed Saturday that the embassy has been following health condition of the Kuwait national attacked in Cairo.The embassy is also tracking investigation carried out by Egyptian authorities with the attackers after being arrested, he added.The condition of the Kuwaiti man is stable and he is likely to leave the hospital later today, Ambassador Al-Ghanim pointed out, lauding efforts of Egyptian...
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EU ready if Russia turns off gas supplies: Gentiloni
Cernobbio: EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said Saturday that the European Union was "well prepared" in the event of a total halt in Russian gas deliveries, thanks to storage capacity and energy-saving measures."We are well prepared to resist Russia's extreme use of the gas weapon," he told reporters on the sidelines of an economic forum organised by The European House - Ambrosetti."We are not afraid of Putin's decisions, we are asking...
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UK approves Pfizer bivalent Covid vaccine ahead of booster drive
London: The UK's drug regulator said Saturday it had approved an updated Covid-19 jab by Pfizer/BioNTEch targeting the original virus and a subvariant ahead of an autumn booster drive.The so-called "bivalent" jabs work for both the original virus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in 2019 and the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron.The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the Pfizer jab as a booster for those aged...
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Fears of 'massive' bills as energy crisis hits UK schools
London: Rachael Warwick, who oversees three schools in southeast England, has had to sign a new contract to heat and light their buildings at tariffs that she describes as "eye-watering".The executive head teacher of Ridgeway Education Trust in Oxfordshire calculates that if the schools she runs use the same amount of energy as before, their annual bill will go up from £250,000 to £1.1 million ($290,00 to $1.3 million)."It's massive... We are...
Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's deposed ex-leader returns from exile
COLOMBO: Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor’s government. Rajapaksa fled the island nation under military escort in July after a huge crowd stormed his official residence following months of demonstrations sparked by an unprecedented economic crisis.The 73-year-old announced his resignation from Singapore and...
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Jabeur rallies to advance at US Open
New York: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reached the last 16 of the US Open for the first time on Friday after defeating Shelby Rogers of the United States.Fifth seed Jabeur, who made history at Wimbledon in July after becoming the first African woman to reach the final at the All England Club, came from behind to advance 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.The 28-year-old will face Russia's Veronika Kudermetova in the fourth round.Friday's victory saw Jabeur book a place in...
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Gazprom says gas pipeline to Germany shut until turbine repaired
Moscow: Gazprom said Friday that a gas pipeline to Germany due to reopen at the weekend would remain shut until a turbine is repaired, cutting off indefinitely a key supply route to Europe.In a statement, Gazprom indicated it had discovered "oil leaks" in a turbine during a planned three-day maintenance operation and that "until it is repaired... the transport of gas via Nord Stream is completely suspended".
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India court bails rights activist critical of PM Modi
New Delhi: India's top court granted bail Friday to a rights activist arrested after her attempt to have Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared complicit in deadly sectarian riots 20 years ago.One of India's worst outbreaks of religious violence saw at least 1,000 people -- mostly Muslims -- hacked, shot and burned to death in Gujarat when Modi was premier of the western state in 2002.Teesta Setalvad was detained in June, after the Supreme Court...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd from Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the Platinum Pageant in London as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations. 
Queen Elizabeth II to miss Highland Games event
Edinburgh: Queen Elizabeth II will not attend a traditional highlight of her summer trip to Scotland because of persistent health worries, British media said Friday.The 96-year-old monarch has been dogged by problems walking and standing since last year, forcing her to cancel a series of public engagements.Fears about a flare-up of what royal officials call "episodic mobility problems" have prevented her returning to London to appoint a new prime...
(OPEC) Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais addresses the energy security session
OPEC chief urges energy investment for market stability
Kuwait: Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais Friday said investing in energy is vital to ensure the market stability.Delivering a speech during an energy security session as part of energy ministers meeting in Indonesia's Bali, Al Ghais said the OPEC researches assess that the oil sector in all its productivity phases needs investment evaluated at more than USD 12 trillion until 2045...
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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP
Stampede at India religious event kills 116
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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP
Zionist jamming disrupts Lebanon ground, air traffic
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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP
Arabs reaffirm Zionist boycott
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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP
Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding