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Sri Lanka government tells cricket board to quit: sources

Colombo: Sri Lanka's government has urged the national cricket board's executive committee to make way for a new administration by this weekend, a board official said on Wednesday. Sri Lanka Cricket is the country's richest sporting body but it has been plagued by allegations of corruptio...

Uber takes stake in French hydrogen taxi start-up

Paris: Uber said Wednesday that it would take a stake in a French hydrogen taxi company with a goal of having 2,000 models on its reservation platform for business clients within five years. “This is the first time that Uber has invested in a French company,” it said in a stat...

French activists sue 'deceptive' laughing gas suppliers

Paris: A French campaign group said Wednesday, April 22, it has sued companies selling nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, using what the activists alleged was "deceptive" marketing targeting young people, despite the health impacts. ...

US-based Buddhist monks bring peace walk to Sri Lanka

Colombo: Saffron-robed Buddhist monks began a week-long peace walk across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, accompanied by a rescued stray dog that has become a celebrity in its own right. Led by Vietnamese ...

Chinese carmakers aim to build up presence in Europe

Beijing: Chinese carmakers have quickly built up their presence in the lucrative European auto market, buoyed by technological advances their competitors are trying to copy, and analysts say their next step is to begin producing locally. Largely unknown in the continent three years ago, b...

Condom manufacturers may raise prices because of Iran war

Malaysia: The chief executive of the world’s largest condom manufacturer has warned that prolonged disruption linked to the Iran conflict could drive up condom prices worldwide. Karex CEO Goh Miah Kiat told Reuters the company may need to increase prices by 20 to 30 percent, dependi...

Taiwan President Cancels Eswatini Visit Amid Flight Permit Dispute

Email:online@newsofbahrain.com Taipei: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has cancelled a planned diplomatic visit to Eswatini after three Indian Ocean nations—Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar—unexpectedly revoked his aircraft's flight permits. Taiwan officials have attribu...

EU Unlocks Vital €90bn Loan as Ukraine Restores Russian Oil Flow

Email:online@newsofbahrain.com Kyiv : A high-stakes energy deadlock that threatened Ukraine’s financial stability has broken, as Kyiv resumed pumping Russian crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia. The restart paved the way for European Union ambassadors meeting in Cyprus to grant ...

NASA unveils new space telescope to give ‘atlas of the universe’

Maryland: NASA unveiled a new telescope on April 21 to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. The Roman space telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of planets, possibly offering clarity a...

Ukraine ready to restart Russian oil supplies to Europe

AFP | Kyiv Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Ukraine has repaired the damaged Druzhba pipeline that carries Russian oil to Europe and is ready to resume supplies -- unblocking what Kyiv hopes was the la...

Reopening of Hamad International Airport

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Qatar has begun a phased reopening of Hamad International Airport (HIA) to foreign airlines, marking a major step toward restoring full aviation operations...

Syria’s President Begins Gulf Tour

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Syria’s President Ahmad Al Shara began a Gulf tour with an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, according to his office. In Jeddah, Al Shara he...