News Archives for World - 2021-06-09

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World

Global internet outage caused by customer change of setting

The outage lasting about an hour took down media and government websites, including the White House, Britain's government site, the New York Times, Reddit and Amazon.

Updated 09 Jun, 2021 07:45pm

USA

Brazil inflation in May rises above 8pc, highest since Sept 2016

The 0.8% monthly rate of inflation was also the highest for any May since 1996, statistics agency IBGE said, adding that all nine categories surveyed showed rising prices in the month.
The monthly rate rose from 0.3% in April, IBGE said, again more than the 0.7% rise economists in the Reuters poll had forecast.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 06:59pm

USA

With G7 summit stop first, Biden embarks on 8-day Europe trip

"Will the democratic alliances and institutions that shaped so much of the last century prove their capacity against modern-day threats and adversaries? I believe the answer is yes. And this week in Europe, we have the chance to prove it."

Published 09 Jun, 2021 06:38pm

USA

Biden touts 'tight' US-Europe alliance on departure for G7 summit, Putin meeting

The US president was headed first to Britain for a G7 summit in a Cornish seaside resort from Friday to Sunday.

Updated 09 Jun, 2021 06:14pm

World

El Salvador first country to approve bitcoin as legal tender

El Salvador's main currency is the US dollar
It remains unclear how the country plans to implement bitcoin as a functioning currency

Published 09 Jun, 2021 05:31pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill 11 Syria troops: monitor

SANA news agency said there had been "explosions in Damascus" as Israeli forces carried out the raid from Lebanese air space.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 05:28pm

Europe

Macron vows to defy security fears after slap

"Obviously his trips are going to continue: the president will remain in contact with the French public," government spokesman said.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 05:21pm

South Asia

Gunmen kill 10 mine-clearing workers in Afghanistan

Baghlan has seen fierce fighting in recent months, with near-daily battles between the Taliban and government forces in several districts.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 05:19pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

At least 173,909,210 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 05:17pm

Europe

Erdogan to visit Karabakh region won back by Azerbaijan

Erdogan said he will fly to Azerbaijan from next week's NATO summit in Brussels and watch Turkey play Wales in Baku in the Euro 2020 football championship on Wednesday.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 05:03pm

World

Huge policy shift as India opens talks with Afghan Taliban, reports Hindustan Times

Development comes in backdrop of US forces' withdrawal

Published 09 Jun, 2021 04:09pm

Asia

Malaysia says delivery of Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccines delayed

The first shipment of 610,000 doses from Thailand is scheduled for this month, followed by 410,000 doses in July and 1.2 million doses.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 12:39pm

World

US pharmacist jailed for three years for tampering with COVID-19 vaccines

Brandenburg was skeptical of vaccines in general and the Moderna vaccine specifically, and that he communicated his beliefs to his co-workers for at least the past two years, it said.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 12:34pm

USA

With G7 summit the first stop, Biden embarks on 8-day trip to Europe

Biden will make his first stop at the seaside village of St. Ives in Cornwall where he will participate in the G7 summit.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 12:09pm

World

Australia PM to press G7 on trade rules reform to rein in China

"It's about how Australia best advances our interests as part of a world that is dealing with climate change."

Published 09 Jun, 2021 11:40am

Africa

Security Council condemns Burkina Faso attack

It struggles to be effective as the force is under-supplied, especially in the air, according to its leader General Namata Gazama.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 11:34am

Africa

Thousands of women and children flee Burkina Faso massacre

But, he cautioned, "what this dramatic event shows us is that military actions are not enough... if countries don't reconquer their own territory."

Published 09 Jun, 2021 11:11am

Europe

EU pledges extra 250mn euro famine aid ahead of G7

The leaders are facing calls to make good on commitments to provide billions in extra aid to tackle and ward off famine in vulnerable nations.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 11:09am

USA

US Senate greenlights huge innovation bill to counter China

Biden said he was "encouraged" by the Senate's passage of the United States Innovation and Competition Act.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 11:07am

Middle East

US lawsuit casts spotlight on 'disappeared' Saudi royal

A recent US intelligence report said officials associated with CSMARC were involved in Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's 2018 murder in Turkey.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:59am

Middle East

Iraqi Kurds in border zone flee Turkey's hunt for PKK

He said Baghdad and Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and an ally of Ankara, appear to have accepted this.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:38am

USA

US hostage recovery efforts better but can be improved: report

"Increased support is needed to obtain proof of life of hostages and detainees, retrieve their remains, secure accountability and deter future hostage-taking," it said.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:32am

Europe

UK urges EU 'flexibility' for post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade

The Telegraph said the threat raised the spectre of a "sausage trade war" if Northern Irish shops were banned from selling British meat produce.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:30am

Europe

France to savour new lifting of Covid restrictions

Tables of up to six will be permitted at cafes and restaurants while gyms can also reopen for clients indoors.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:28am

Asia

Taliban kill 10 mine-clearing workers: Afghan interior ministry

Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, a legacy of decades of conflict.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:26am

Middle East

Eight Syrian fighters killed by Israeli air strikes: monitor

The monitor's director Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP "at least five army soldiers.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:24am

Asia

Iranians to vote as ultraconservatives eye easy victory

This year's election coincides with negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:17am

USA

Second man convicted in murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez

One of his final pieces was about the internal struggles within the Sinaloa cartel following Guzman's capture in January 2016, before the drug lord was extradited to the US.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:15am

USA

Biden leaves Washington to meet allies -- then Putin

Biden, 78, heads from the White House first to Britain ahead of a G7 summit in a Cornish seaside resort from Friday to Sunday.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:10am

World

One in 10 Europeans has bought a fake product

MADRID: One in every 10 Europeans has been duped into buying counterfeit products, mostly coming from Asia, a study...