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Elevator in South African mine plunges, killing 11

Elevator in South African mine plunges, killing 11

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 29: An elevator carrying workers at a giant South African platinum mine plunged 200 meters killing...

North Korea defends satellite launch as Kim watches White House

North Korea defends satellite launch as Kim watches...

New York [US], November 29: North Korea's ambassador made a rare appearance at the UN Security Council on Monday to...

Philippines, communist rebel agree to resume peace talks

Philippines, communist rebel agree to resume peace talks

Manila [Philippines], November 29: The Philippine government and communist rebels said Tuesday they have agreed to resume peace talks to...

Riyadh to host2030 World Expo in latest success

Riyadh to host2030 World Expo in latest success

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 29: The Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday won the right to host the 2030 World Expo,...

EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf

EU court says public employees may be barred...

Brussels [Belgium], November 29: The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit...

Home Depot billionaire: may still fund Trump if convicted

Home Depot billionaire: may still fund Trump if...

Washington [US], November 29: Republican mega-donor Bernie Marcus said on Tuesday he would likely still give money to Donald Trump's...

Australia bans import of single-use vaping devices

Australia bans import of single-use vaping devices

Canberra [Australia], November 29: Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes in January, the Health Minister said on Tuesday, the...

Israel-Hamas war: Mediators seek further truce extensions

Israel-Hamas war: Mediators seek further truce extensions

Gaza [Palestine], November 29: Mediators are continuing to work on getting another extension to the temporary truce between Israel and...

Net zero asset manager HYCAP Group expands to UAE

Net zero asset manager HYCAP Group expands to...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 29: HYCAP Group, the UK-based net zero asset management company with clean hydrogen at its core,...

More than 70 sports events to take place in Dubai during December

More than 70 sports events to take place...

Dubai [UAE], November 29:75 various international and competitive sports championships will take place during December in Dubai, in collaboration with...

Vietnam, Canada bolster cultural exchange to enhance relations

Vietnam, Canada bolster cultural exchange to enhance relations

Ottawa [Canada], November 29:A special cultural event to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Canada diplomatic relations (1973-2023) has been jointly...

Bahrain's iGA publishes foreign trade report of October 2023

Bahrain's iGA publishes foreign trade report of October...

Manama [Bahrain], November 29: The Information eGovernment Authority (iGA) of Bahrain has published its foreign trade report of October 2023,...

Sacrifices made by our brave heroes will continue to inspire successive generations: UAE President

Sacrifices made by our brave heroes will continue...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 29: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that Commemoration Day is...

Snowstorm kills at least 5, injures 19 in Ukraine

Snowstorm kills at least 5, injures 19 in...

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said late Monday that at least five people have died and 19 injured...

Russian armed forces to receive first naval drones by end of 2023

Russian armed forces to receive first naval drones...

St Petersburg [Russia], November 28: The first batch of naval drones will be delivered to the Russian armed forces by...

U.S. dollar weakens after mixed housing market data

U.S. dollar weakens after mixed housing market data

New York [US], November 28: The U.S. dollar lost momentum in late trading on Monday, as the United States reported...

Thousands of South Australians without power amid severe storms

Thousands of South Australians without power amid severe...

Canberra [Australia], November 28: Thousands of South Australians have been left without power amid severe thunderstorms.

Wilders hit with setback in Dutch coalition talks as ally resigns

Wilders hit with setback in Dutch coalition talks...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 28: Talks to form a government in the Netherlands got off to a chaotic start on Monday...

Lorries line up at Poland-Ukraine border as truckers expand blockade

Lorries line up at Poland-Ukraine border as truckers...

Warsaw [Poland], November 28: Polish truckers and farmers have started a blockade of one of the busiest border crossings with...

Extension of truce 'a glimpse of hope': UN chief

Extension of truce 'a glimpse of hope': UN...

United Nations, November 28: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he hoped the extension "will enable us to increase even...

Working to see truce carried out: Biden

Working to see truce carried out: Biden

Washington [US], November 28: US President Joe Biden has said that he remains in contact with the "leaders of Qatar,...

Curfew partially lifted in Sierra Leone capital; calm restored

Curfew partially lifted in Sierra Leone capital; calm...

Freetown [Sierra Leone], November 28: Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown...

New Zealand to scrap world-leading anti-smoking laws

New Zealand to scrap world-leading anti-smoking laws

Wellington [New Zealand], November 28: New Zealand's plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday after...

New search urged for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

New search urged for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

Beijing [China], November 28: Relatives of dozens of Chinese passengers who died when a Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared almost 10...

Tens of thousands of Moroccans rally against normalization

Tens of thousands of Moroccans rally against normalization

Casablanca [Morocco], November 28: Tens of thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the country's commercial capital Casablanca, calling for a...

Global shipping on edge after Houthis seize Israeli vessels

Global shipping on edge after Houthis seize Israeli...

Sanaa [Yemen], November 28: On November 19, Yemeni Houthis seized a Japanese-operated cargo ship in the Red Sea, with armed...

Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce extended for two days

Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce extended for two days

Doha [Qatar], November 28: Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majid al-Ansari said Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend truce for...