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Boy at heart of UK court battle dies after life support ends

LONDON: A 12-year-old boy who had been in a coma for four months died Saturday at a London hospital after doctors ended the life-sustaining treatment his family had fought to continue.Archie Battersbee's...

US opens probe into leak of secret documents related to Ukraine war

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice on Saturday said it has begun an investigation into a trove of leaked US documents, many related to Ukraine, that have spread to the Internet. The breach...

Omicron-specific Sinopharm vaccine candidates cleared for clinical trial

BEIJING: Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by units of China National Biotec Group (CNBG) to target the omicron variant were approved for clinical trials as boosters in Hong Kong, the Sinopharm subsidiary...

After three successful years as coach of the Saudi national team, Herve Renard eyes World Cup success

RIYADH: In 2019, after spending much of the preceding decade managing seven teams in Africa, French footballer-turned-coach Herve Renard decided it was time for a change and moved to the Middle East...

White House says it isn’t trying to weaken bill on China’s Uyghurs

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's administration is not lobbying against a US bill that would ban some Chinese imports over concern about forced labor among Uyghurs, which Republicans have accused Democrats of stalling,...

Kashmiri calligrapher’s 500-meter Qur’an sets record amid hopes for Middle East visit

NEW DELHI: When Mustafa Jameel began to study Arabic calligraphy in 2016, he practiced it to improve his handwriting -- an effort that six years later resulted in a record-winning Qur'anic manuscript,...

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