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In a bizarre incident where a woman was bitten by a snake in her house, her husband caught the reptile and put it in a bottle. He took the woman to the hospital, along with the snake in the bottle. The woman has been admitted to the district ho..
The ban on single-use plastic bags, which has been approved by the Qatar Cabinet, will come into force on November 15, 2022, the Ministry of Municipality announced on Thursday. The ban will seek the end of sale and use of plastic bags with a thick..
Germany's government will not agree to European Union plans to effectively ban the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Tuesday. In its bid to cut planet-warming emissions by 55% by 203..
Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but e..
The World Bank has approved a loan of 454.4 million euros ($474.4 million) to help South Africa fund COVID-19 vaccine purchases, the bank and South Africa's National Treasury said in a statement. South Africa has recorded the most coronavirus ..
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warns Israel against drilling in Karish field before a deal is reached and asks Energean company's ship to immediately vacate the maritime site. The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group has threatened to str..
Pop star Britney Spears' wedding was interrupted on Thursday when her ex-husband, Jason Alexander, gatecrashed the party, reports said. As he approached the event at her Thousand Oaks, California, home, Mr Alexander, streamed a live video from..
People in Thailand can now grow cannabis plants at home and sell the crop after the nation removed marijuana from its banned narcotics list. The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its s...
Bangladeshi officials have accused the operator of a container depot of exacerbating a deadly blaze by not storing chemicals safely. Nine firefighters were among more than 40 people killed after fire broke out near the port city of ...
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