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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to 75 pct...
Los Angeles [US], February 11: The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about three-fourths of all COVID-19 cases...
WHO urges immediate, targeted measles vaccination in Europe
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 11: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Friday urged countries in the region...
Dead whales washed up in Cyprus probably linked...
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 11: Several dead whales that washed up on the north coast of Cyprus on Thursday and Friday...
France's gas consumption down 9.3 pct in 2022:...
Paris [France], February 11: In 2022, natural gas consumption in France decreased by 9.3 percent compared with 2021, the country's...
Sweden beefs up security following Quran-burning
Stockholm [Sweden], February 11: Swedish police said on Friday that they had launched an operation to bolster security in the...
5 killed, 7 injured after car plunges into...
Yangon [Myanmar], February 11: Five people were killed and seven others injured after a car plunged into a ravine...
Brunei records 41.1-pct trade growth in November last...
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], February 11: Brunei recorded 2,856.8 million Brunei dollars (2,152.0 million U.S. dollars) total trade for November...
Vietnam aims to have 30 airports by 2030
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 11: Vietnam aims to have 30 airports by 2030, compared with its current number of 22 civil...
Syrian gov't to allow relief aid to areas...
Damascus [Syria], February 11: The Syrian government announced on Friday that it would allow the access of relief aid to...
Kurdish militants halt 'operations' after Turkey quake
Istanbul [Turkey], February 11: Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to ease recovery...
Turkey earthquake fault lines mapped from space
Kahramanmaras [Turkey], February 11: It seems almost insensitive to start to have a deep dive into the science behind Monday's...
US pledges $85m for Turkey-Syria earthquake relief
Washinton [US], February 11: The top humanitarian aid agency in the US government has pledged $85m (£70m) in urgent life-saving...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: 15 homes, just three survivors
Kahramanmaras [Turkey], February 11: On an indistinct mound of rubble in southern Turkey is an uncannily well-preserved window frame with...
Biden believes that the Chinese bubble was not...
Washington [US], February 11: US President Joseph Biden said today that the Chinese balloon, which this country considers to be...
Vladimir Putin awards science and innovation prizes
Moscow [Russia], February 11: Vladimir Putin awarded science and innovation prizes. The event coincides with Russian Science Day on 8...
International Property Show to focus on investment opportunities
Dubai [UAE], February 11: Under the patronage of Dubai Land Department (DLD), the 19th edition of the International Property Show...
Emirati squad saves a child and a guy...
Kahramanmaraş[Turkey], February 11: Emirati search and rescue squads succeeded in saving two people in Türkiye as part of the UAE's...
OPEC Fund supports critical infrastructure in Africa with...
Vienna [Austria], February 11: The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have signed...
Zimbabwe's capital suspends potable water production because of...
Harare [Zimbabwe], February 10: Zimbabwe's capital city Harare announced Thursday that it had stopped producing potable water on Wednesday midnight...
More than 70 killed after clashes in Africa's...
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 10: The death toll has risen to at least 74, with about 200 injured, in the latest...
Moscow accuses US of poaching young Russians amid...
Moscow [Russia], February 10: Amid rising tensions with the West, Russia has accused the United States of luring young, educated...
Poland shuts border crossing with Belarus after verdict...
Warsaw [Poland], February 10: Following the sentencing of a Polish journalist in Belarus, Poland has shut its Bobrowniki border crossing...
WHO warns of severe cholera outbreak in Malawi,...
Cape Town [South Africa], February 10:Malawi is in the midst of the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history, according to...
Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies...
London [UK], February 10: Burt Bacharach, the composer of classic pop songs including "I Say A Little Prayer" and "Walk...
North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at...
Seoul [South Korea], February 10: North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of...
Row over West Bank outpost exposes Zionist entity's...
Jerusalem [Israel] , February 10: Cracks have emerged within Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline government, with a row over...
Zelensky rallies European allies
Brussels [Belgium], February 10: Ukraine's President VolodymyrZelensky received a hero's welcome to Brussels on Thursday as he lobbied star-struck EU...