First Ukraine grain exports likely this week under deal: Turkish official
ISTANBUL: The headquarters overseeing exports of Ukrainian grains is set to be unveiled in Istanbul on Wednesday (Jul 27) after a landmark United Nations deal...
New studies point to Wuhan market as source of COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON: An animal market in China’s Wuhan really was the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a pair of new studies in the journal...
Russia cuts gas flows further as Europe makes savings plea
While Moscow has blamed various technical issues for the supply cuts, Brussels has accused Russia of using energy as a weapon to blackmail the bloc...
Russian anger after EU court upholds ban on RT
PARIS: The Kremlin vowed to further restrict Western media in Russia on Wednesday (Jul 27) after the EU’s top court upheld European sanctions that took...
Biden tests negative for COVID-19 after completing treatment: White House
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has had two negative COVID-19 tests and no longer needs to isolate after recovering from infection, his White House doctor...
Zelenskyy hopes UK’s Johnson doesn’t ‘disappear’ from politics
LONDON: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stays in a frontline political role when he leaves office in early September, after...
Fourth person ‘cured’ of HIV, but is a less risky cure in sight?
PARIS: AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday (Jul 27) that a fourth person has been “cured” of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling...
Brittney Griner testifies at her drugs trial in Russia
KHIMKI, Russia: Here are some quotes from Wednesday’s testimony by US basketball star Brittney Griner to a Russian court trying her for possession of drugs,...
Monkeypox cases in the Americas reach 5,300; US, Canada, Brazil most affected: PAHO
SAO PAULO: The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday (Jul 27) that nearly 5,300 monkeypox cases have so far been reported across 18...
WHO says more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox globally, most in Europe
LONDON: There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization said...