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EU ministers back bloc’s Big Tech clampdown

BRUSSELS: European Union member states on Thursday agreed their common position on two landmark legislations that...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am

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New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa

WASHINGTON/GENEVA: The discovery of a new coronavirus variant triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed ...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:35pm

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Canada bans travel from seven African countries over new Covid strain

OTTAWA: Canada on Friday banned foreign travelers from seven African countries -- Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho,...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 01:29am

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EU countries agree to suspend travel to southern Africa

BRUSSELS: European Union states have agreed to suspend travel from southern Africa after the detection of a new...

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 10:30pm

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Hungary reports record daily COVID-19 cases

BUDAPEST: Hungary reported a record 12,637 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1.045 million with 33,519...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 02:06pm

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Belarus says it does not want confrontation, wants EU to take migrants

BRUZGI: President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday Belarus seeks no confrontation with Poland but wants the...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

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UK moves to ban Hamas

OCCUPIED JERUS-ALEM/LONDON: Britain’s interior minister Priti Patel on Friday said she had banned the Palestinian...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:49am

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Belarus proposes plan to ease border crisis; group of Iraqis flown home

BRUZGI, (Belarus): Belarus said on Thursday it had proposed a plan to solve the migrant crisis at its borders, which...

Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am

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10-year GSP+ scheme: EU includes 5 new global conventions as eligibility criteria

ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has included five new international conventions as eligibility criteria for the...

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:38am

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EU could clear state aid for chip production amid global shortage

BRUSSELS: The European Union may approve potential state aid to fund new semiconductor facilities in the bloc amid a...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:03pm

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EU should prepare for more migrant crises: border chief

WARSAW: The European Union should be prepared for more migrant crises like the ones on the Greece-Turkey and...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

Business & Finance

Exports to EU jump 65pc during Covid-19 pandemic: envoy

KARACHI: Pakistan’s exports to European Union (EU) have increased by 65 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

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EU court rules Polish judge appointments undermine impartiality

LUXEMBOURG: Europe’s top court on Tuesday ruled that the Polish justice minister’s power to assign judges to a...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

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Solution to post-Brexit N. Ireland trade row 'still possible': PM

LONDON: Britain's prime minister said Monday that finding a solution with the European Union to Brexit agreement...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 10:10am

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India opens to tourists after 20 months

NEW DELHI: India on Monday opened to foreign tourists from countries with reciprocal agreements after a 20-month ban...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am

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Russia has 'nothing to do' with Belarus-Poland border crisis: Putin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday denied claims Moscow is helping to orchestrate a crisis that ...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

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Russian military moves at Ukraine border ‘rather worrying’: EU

BRUSSELS: The European Union said Friday that it was alarmed by Russian military activities close to Ukraine’s...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

Sterling rises

LONDON: Sterling edged higher on Friday after reports suggesting Britain wanted to de-escalate tensions with the...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

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EU watchdog backs two Covid antibody treatments

THE HAGUE: The EU's drug watchdog on Thursday approved two Covid-19 antibody treatments, in its first approvals of...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

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Neighbours of Belarus say migrant crisis risks military clash

KAPCIAMIESTIS, Lithuania/WARSAW: Countries bordering Belarus on Thursday warned the migrant crisis on the European...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

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COP26 draft climate deal triggers calls for more work, ambition

GLASGOW: The head of the UN climate conference recognised on Wednesday that countries’ climate pledges so far do...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Pakistan

EU envoy meets COAS

RAWALPINDI: Ambass-ador of European Union (EU) Androulla Kaminara Wednesday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Technology

Google awaits EU court verdict in anti-trust case

BRUSSELS: The European Union's second-highest court will rule Wednesday on whether antitrust authorities in Brussels...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 09:47am

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Bulgaria's daily COVID-19 deaths rise to record high

SOFIA: Bulgaria reported a record number of daily coronavirus deaths on Tuesday as the European Union's least...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 12:59pm

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Russian, Iranian foreign ministers support restoring nuclear deal to original form

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian both expressed...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Pakistan

Governor sees GSP plus status for another 10 years

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Saturday stressed his hope that Pakistan will be granted...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Pakistan

Ameer Khurram Rathore made envoy to KSA

ISLAMABAD: The government has nominated Ameer Khurram Rathore as Pakistan ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Asad Majid...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

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EU warns Britain: Don't press the emergency Brexit button

LONDON/BRUSSELS: The European Union said on Friday that Britain had made no move to seek a compromise on post-Brexit...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

EU Parliament's delegation meets Governor

LAHORE: A delegation of European Union Parliament for South Asia, led by Vice President, Hiedi Hautala and Member of...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

EU spells out its parliamentary team's areas of focus

ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) said on Thursday that the main focus of its Parliamentary delegation was regional...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am