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Al-Qaeda linked group claims Mali attack
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» DAKAR - An Al-Qaeda affiliate claimed a deadly suicide attack in a strategic garrison town near the Malian capital, according to jihadist monitor SITE which authenticated a statement from the group.
Lesbos wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate from tourist resort
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» ATHENS - Hundreds of tourists and residents were evacuated on Saturday from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos as a wildfire destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera.
WHO triggers highest alert on monkeypox
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 16,000 people in 72 countries, to be a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound.
WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday declared monkeypox a global health emergency following a surge in cases.
Russian strikes on port cast doubt over grain deal
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» KYIV: Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Saturday, in what Kyiv called a “spit in the face” of a day-old deal between the warring sides to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.
Fleeing monkeypox patient caught in Cambodia
Online Reporters, Published on 23/07/2022
» Police in Cambodia have arrested a Nigerian man who fled there from Thailand after being diagnosed with monkeypox — the first known case in the country — earlier this week in Phuket.
Macau casinos reopen but outlook bleak
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/07/2022
» MACAU: Macau reopened its casinos after virus curbs prompted almost two weeks of closures, but the industry’s outlook remains bleak as the Chinese-controlled territory grapples with the effects of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy.
Singapore hotel room rates at 6-year high
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/07/2022
» SINGAPORE: Hotel room rates in Singapore surged last month to the highest in almost six years as tourism makes a dramatic recovery in the city-state after the government eased coronavirus measures.
Evergrande ousts top two executives
Published on 23/07/2022
» BEIJING: The embattled Chinese real estate giant Evergrande has ousted its CEO and chief financial officer after an internal investigation into why banks seized over US$2 billion from its property services arm.
Belgian rafter still missing in Chiang Mai
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 23/07/2022
» CHIANG MAI: A search continued on Saturday for a Belgian man who fell from an inflatable raft into the Taeng River during heavy rain while on a whitewater rafting trip with three friends on Friday.