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'Massive' bombardment from Belarus of border region: Ukraine army
Kyiv: Ukraine's northern border region of Chernigiv came under "massive bombardment" fired from the territory of Russia's ally Belarus, the Ukrainian army said in a statement on Saturday."Around 5:00 o'clock in the morning (0200 GMT) the Chernigiv region suffered a massive bombardment by missiles. Twenty rockets, fired from the territory of Belarus and from the air, targeted the village of Desna," Ukraine's northern military command wrote on...
GOFFSTOWN, New Hampshire: A customer browses guns at RTD Arms & Sport in on June 2, 2022. - AFP
US Congress passes first major gun safety law in decades
Washington: US lawmakers erupted in applause Friday as they passed a bipartisan bill that amounted to the most significant firearms regulation in nearly 30 years in a country convulsed by daily mass shootings.The House of Representatives rubber-stamped a Senate-passed package of new gun controls and billions of dollars in mental health and school security funding, in a 234-193 vote.
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California, Oregon, Washington pledge to defend abortion rights
Los Angeles: Three liberal West Coast states banded together Friday to issue a joint pledge to defend abortion rights, in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade."The governors of California, Oregon and Washington today issued a Multi-State Commitment to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, and committed to protecting patients and doctors against efforts by other states to...
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First case of bird flu detected in the Arctic
Oslo: Norwegian authorities have discovered the first case of bird flu in Svalbard, about 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, sparking concern the virus could spread to other avian populations in the remote region.The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected this month in a polar seagull found dead in the archipelago's capital Longyearbyen, the governor's office said in a statement Thursday."The detection of the HPAI is worrying...
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New rocket attack targets northern Iraq gas complex
Sulaimaniyah: A Katyusha rocket struck near an Emirati-owned gas complex in northern Iraq on Friday, a local official said, the second such unclaimed attack in as many days.The rocket targeted the Khor Mor gas complex in the autonomous Kurdistan region without causing any injuries or damage, a Kurdish security official said.UAE energy company Dana Gas owns the complex, and the gas field lies between the cities of Kirkuk and Sulaimaniyah.On...
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Ukraine forces to retreat from battleground city
Kyiv: Ukrainian forces will retreat from Severodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting over the key city, a senior Ukrainian official said Friday, in a major boost to Russia's goal of seizing a swathe of eastern Ukraine.The announcement came shortly after the European Union granted Ukraine candidate status in a show of support for the former Soviet republic, although there is still a long path ahead to membership.Russia has focused its offensive...
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Kuwait oil falls to USD 110.81 pb - KPC
Kuwait: The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by 15 cents to USD 110.81 per barrel on Thursday, compared with USD 110.96 pb a day earlier, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday.Globally, Brent crude plummeted by USD 1.69 to USD 110.05 pb, as the West Texas Intermediate crude fell by USD 1.92 to USD 104.27 pb.
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Women, children dead in Buenos Aires apartment building fire
Buenos Aires: Two women and three children died in a Buenos Aires apartment building fire Thursday that saw 18 others rescued and rushed to several hospitals, emergency services said.The fire broke out around 6.00 am on the seventh floor of a building in the central Recoleta neighborhood, and spread rapidly to the eighth floor, fire officer Pablo Giardina said.Two women and three children who were evacuated alive died on their way to hospital,...
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Instagram trials AI tool to verify age of users
San Francisco: Photo sharing platform Instagram said on Thursday it was starting to trial a tool that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to confirm the age of users in the United States.Lawmakers across the world have been vocal in demanding that the social media service, owned by US tech giant Meta, protect young people from adult content and invasions of their privacy.It's a thorny issue that tech companies say is not easily solved, but...
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UK debt repayments soar on high inflation
London: Interest repayments on UK government debt have soared as the country's inflation reaches the highest levels in decades, official data showed Thursday.Repayments in May stood at £7.6 billion ($9.3 billion), up 70 percent compared with a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.It was the third biggest amount on record and highest for the month of May, the ONS added."The recent high levels of debt interest...
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Germany raises gas alert level after Russia dwindles supply
Frankfurt: Germany said Thursday it would raise the alert level under its emergency gas plan to secure supply following the recent reduction of pipeline supplies from Russia."Gas is now a scarce commodity in Germany," Economy Minister Robert Habeck told reporters.Triggering phase two brings Germany a step closer to the third and final stage that could see gas rationing in Europe's top economy.
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Kuwait oil dips by USD 5.16 to USD 110.96 pb - KPC
Kuwait: The price of Kuwaiti oil plunged by USD 5.16 to USD 110.96 per barrel on Wednesday, compared with USD 116.12 pb a day earlier, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Thursday.Globally, Brent crude plummeted by USD 2.91 to USD 111.74 pb, as the West Texas Intermediate crude fell by USD 3.33 to USD 106.19 pb.
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators
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Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman
Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields