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Published by Reuters SCHULD, Germany (Reuters) -The number of people who lost their lives in the heavy floods in the western part of Germany increased to at least 81 on Friday, according to German broadcaster ARD, in what is Germany’s worst mass loss of life in years. Around 1,300 people were missing in the Ahrweiler

Published by Al-Araby Saudi Arabia will host another downsized hajj from Saturday, with only residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus permitted and overseas Muslim pilgrims barred for a second year. The kingdom seeks to repeat last year’s success that saw no virus outbreak during the five-day Muslim pilgrimage. It isallowing 60,000 residents of Saudi Arabia

Published by Reuters By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s economy grew slightly more slowly than expected in the second quarter, weighed down by higher raw material costs and new COVID-19 outbreaks, as expectations build that policymakers may have to do more to support the recovery. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.9% in

Published by DPA Six houses collapsed in western Germany due to flooding and ongoing rain overnight, leaving about 30 people missing Thursday morning, police said. The catastrophe was unfolding in the rural Eifel region of Rhineland-Palatinate state, where police said four people had been found dead in the district of Ahrweiler. The entire district was

Published by Al-Araby Several weeks ago, Hanady Halawani was arrested in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque when she returned to its steps immediately after her six-month ban expired. This was not an isolated incident, but part of a series of arrests and expulsions that have happened to her more than 60 times. Halawani is a