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Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, is celebrating its Silver Jubilee by giving back to its members with 25 days of prestigious prizes from 25 September – 20 October. From bonus Miles, surprise activities, to a...

UNITED NATIONS : Widespread UN sanctions against Iran returned into force late Saturday for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks with Western powers failed to produce a breakthrough, a press release said. The sanctions, three months...

BEIJING : The world’s highest bridge opened to traffic in China on Sunday, state media said, capping an engineering feat three years in the making and snatching the record from another bridge in the same province, reports BSS. The Huajiang...

MUMBAI : A stampede that killed dozens at a south India political rally happened after a crowd of thousands waited hours in baking heat without sufficient safeguards, officials and witnesses said Sunday, reports BSS. Some 27,000 people thronged a public...

KYIV : Ukraine said Sunday that Russia pounded the country with “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people in the capital alone, as neighbouring Poland scrambled jets to secure its airspace, reports BSS. The attacks came...

Russian nuclear industry, will bring together more than 20,000 participants, including government representatives, policymakers, industry experts, researchers, manufacturers, and media from around the world. Being held in Moscow at the Exhibition of National Economy Achievements (VDNH), the international forum...

Emirates received at its Dubai headquarters the all-female Emirates ICC panel of match officials, ahead of their journey to India and Sri Lanka to mark the start of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. The panel of 14...

ROME : The United Nations called Wednesday for an investigation into alleged drone attacks against a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that prompted Italy and Spain to send naval ships to help, reports BSS. The Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying activists including Swedish...

WASHINGTON : The White House has told US federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings during a possible government shutdown next week, according to a memo first published by US news outlet Politico, reports BSS. The memo by the...

A major road collapse occurred in Bangkok on Wednesday morning, creating a massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital on Samsen Road. The sudden cave-in swallowed at least three vehicles and severely disrupted electricity and water supplies in the...