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Madrid: Spanish airline Air Nostrum canceled 37 flights as pilots from the Sepla union have gone on strike, media reported.The strike will continue on December 29 and 30, as well as on January 2 and 3, Spanish news agency...

Manila: The death toll from heavy rain and floods triggered by shear line in the Philippines climbed to 25 on Wednesday as the Southeast Asian country braces for more rainfall due to a low-pressure area moving towards the archipelagic...

Cairo: Egypt on Tuesday launched a new international bidding round for exploring natural gas and oil at 12 blocks in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta.The bid, put forward by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), comes as part...

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global "wake-up call" on the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, which is observed annually on December 27."The world must come together. Covid-19 was a wake-up call," Guterres said in his message...

Taipei: Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen announced on Tuesday the extension of compulsory military service to one year from the current four months from January 1, 2024, amid the Chinese military exercises near the island, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported.The...

Tokyo:Mandatory testing for COVID-19 is being introduced by the Japanese government from December 30 upon arrival for travelers from China due to an increase in the number of confirmed cases there, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.The measure applies to...

Beijing: China will cancel nucleic acid tests for international arrivals starting from Jan. 8, a statement on the Chinese Foreign Ministry website said on Tuesday.Inbound travelers to China are advised to take a PCR test within 48 hours before...

Belgrade: Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had put the country's Armed Forces on high alert."Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, as Supreme Commander... has ordered that the Serbian Armed Forces be on high alert to use......

Washington:US President Joe Biden declared an emergency in the state of New York due to a severe winter storm, the White House said in a statement."Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State...

Abuja: A transport helicopter of the Niger army crashed at the international airport in the country's capital city, Niamey, killing three servicemen, local media reported.The incident took place at 09:00 GMT, the Actu Niger news outlet reported.The Mil Mi-17...