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Black legislator among 24 arrested in US protests
LOUISVILLE: Louisville police arrested 24 people, including a Kentucky state representative, as relative calm prevailed overnight during a second night of protests since police were cleared of homicide in the…
Pakistanis with negative COVID test can travel to Saudi Arabia: FO
RAWALPINDI: Saudi Arabia has lifted travel restrictions on people having valid visas subject to their Covid-19 tests coming negative 48 hours prior to their travel. In a statement, the Foreign…
Spain expands lockdown as Europe battles virus surge
MADRID: Spanish officials expanded a lockdown in and around Madrid on Friday to cover one million people, as European nations faced up to a sustained spike in virus cases. Madrid’s…
Judge Ginsburg first woman to lie in state at US Capitol
WASHINGTON: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, made history again on Friday as the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state…
Pope dismisses cardinal for financial wrongdoing
VATICAN CITY: One of the Vatican’s most influential cardinals proclaimed his innocence on Friday after being pushed out by Pope Francis following news reports of the prelate allegedly directing church…
‘Masks up, emissions down’ as climate demos restart
BERLIN: Thousands of young people across Europe joined a global day of climate protests on Friday, many wearing masks and keeping their distance against the coronavirus. The rallies marked the…
Aide says Russian opposition leader’s assets frozen after poisoning
FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a protest in Moscow, Russia. Navalny remained hospitalized for a second day on Monday,…
Kashmiri journalist Masrat Zahra wins award
NEW YORK: Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra on Thursday received the Peter Mackler prize for courageous and ethical journalism thanks to her coverage of women impacted by decades of unrest in…
Trailblazing journalist Harold Evans dies at 92
LONDON: Sir Harold Evans, a British-American editor whose 70-year career as a hard-driving investigative journalist, magazine founder, book publisher and author made him one of the most influential media figures…
Thai MPs put off charter reform, anger protesters
BANGKOK: Thai lawmakers delayed a decision on constitutional reform on Thursday, sparking anger among protesters outside parliament demanding changes to the kingdom’s military-scripted charter and reform of the unassailable monarchy.…