International

China kicks off lunar sample study programs

BEIJING: JULY 12 – China on Monday delivered about 17 grams of lunar samples...

Former FIS President and IOC Honorary Member Kasper dies at 77

LAUSANNE: JULY 12 – Former president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Gian Franco...

Unvaccinated Belgian woman contracted two Covid variants simultaneously

BRUSSELS: JULY 12 – A 90-year-old Belgian woman who died from COVID-19 in March...

Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine widely accepted in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: JULY 11 – South African government, political parties, labor, and civil society have...

Several trapped after explosion in SW Pakistan’s coal mine

ISLAMABAD: JULY 11 – Several laborers were trapped after an explosion happened inside a...

Indonesia short on oxygen, seeks help as Covid cases soar

JAKARTA: JULY 11 – Just two months ago, Indonesia was coming to a gasping...

5.6-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia

JAKARTA: JULY 10 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit Indonesia’s western...

Assassination attempt on Dutch journalists

KATHMANDU: JULY 10 – The International Press Institute (IPI) has expressed shock over the...

10 dead in shipwreck near Indonesia’s Bali, 16 remain missing

JAKARTA: JULY 9 – A total of 10 bodies have been recovered in waters...

5.0-magnitude quake hits off Tonga

NUKU’ALOFA: JULY 9 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 70 km...