14-07-2022 WASHINGTON: The US Air Force successfully tested a Lockheed Martin Corp hypersonic missile this week, sources familiar with the efforts said on Wednesday, amid growing concerns Russia and China have had more success developing their own hypersonic weapons. The US Air Force successfully tested its Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon …

14-07-2022 BRUSSELS/ LONDON: The euro has fallen below the symbolic level of $1.00 for the first time since December 2002, weighed down by the darkening economic outlook for the single-currency area and a possibility of a complete stoppage in Russian gas supplies. The euro was pushed down to $0.9998 on …

14-07-2022 WARSAW: A mass grave containing human ashes equivalent to 8,000 people has been discovered near a former Nazi concentration camp in Poland, the country’s Institute of National Remembrance said. The institute, which investigates crimes committed during the Nazi occupation of Poland and the communist era, said on Wednesday that …

14-07-2022 TEL AVIV: US President Joe Biden has landed in Tel Aviv in Israel on his first visit to the Middle East in his current role. Arriving on Air Force One at Ben Gurion airport on Wednesday, Biden was warmly greeted by Israeli officials and, in a speech, described the …

13-07-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies COLOMBO/ NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, bringing to an apparent end his family’s near two-decade dominance of the country after a massive popular uprising brought on by an economic collapse but his decision to leave his ally …

13-07-2022 WILMINGTON: Twitter Inc has sued Elon Musk for violating his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform and asked a Delaware court to order the world’s richest person to complete the merger at the agreed $54.20 per Twitter share. “Musk apparently believes that he – unlike every …

13-07-2022 GENEVA: Fresh surges of COVID infections show the pandemic is nowhere near over, the World Health Organization’s chief lamented Tuesday, warning that the virus is running free. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was worried that case numbers were shooting up, putting more strain on health systems and workers. The …

12-07-2022 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s embattled president was stuck in his own country Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit to safety abroad, official sources said Tuesday. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a “peaceful transition of power” following …

12-07-2022 WASHINGTON: The Biden administration said on Monday healthcare providers must offer abortion services if the life of a mother is at risk and that procedures conducted under such circumstances would be protected under federal law regardless of various state bans. The guidance comes days after President Joe Biden signed …

12-07-2022 LONDON: Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on Sept. 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly unpredictable and divisive contest to replace Boris Johnson coming this week. So far 11 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring to succeed Johnson …