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July 29, 2022 1:35 PM

US GDP contracts for second successive quarter amid recession talk

US gross domestic product (GDP) shrank at an annual rate of 0.9% in the second quarter of 2022, according to Commerce Department estimates. It is the second straight quarter of economic contraction, one informal indicator of a recession. The estimates came a day after the Federal Reserve hiked inter...

July 29, 2022 12:59 PM

Flooding in Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky, US leaves at least 8 dead

In the United States, eight people died and a number of people were unaccounted for after floods swamped the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky state yesterday. Torrential rain caused water to gush out of streams and inundate homes in one of the poorest regions of the United States. In some area...

July 29, 2022 12:19 PM

Russia carries out deadly strikes across Ukraine

Russia yesterday carried out deadly strikes across Ukraine, as Kyiv stepped up its efforts to retake the occupied southern Kherson region. Kyiv Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said, Russian forces had launched missile strikes on Kyiv and Chernihiv, areas in Ukraine that have not been targeted in weeks. He s...

July 28, 2022 9:04 PM

UAE experiences heavy rains across the Emirates

<span style="color: #222222;">The United Arab Emirates (UAE), known for its desert climate recording very hot summers and mild winters, is now witnessing the alarming impact of climate change as the country is experiencing heavy rains across the Emirates, with Sharjah...

July 28, 2022 2:12 PM

15 soldiers, 3 civilians killed in Islamist attacks in Mali

<span style="color: #222222;">In Mali, 15 soldiers and three civilians were killed in two coordinated attacks by Islamists in southwest part of the country yesterday.<br />''<br />'' According to a statement issued by th...

July 28, 2022 1:40 PM

North Korea ready to mobilise nuclear war deterrent, says Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has claimed that his country is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent. State news agency KCNA reported that speaking at a Korean War Anniversary event, Mr Kim said, the country was fully ready for any military confrontation with the US. Mr Kim said, nuclear thre...

July 28, 2022 1:38 PM

Suicide bombing in Somalia kills 11

In Somalia, 11 people died after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a government building in southern part of the country yesterday. Marka District Commissioner Abdillahi Ali Waafow was among those killed in the attack. According to media reports, the Somalia-based extremist group a...

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