News Archives for World - 2021-06-15

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USA

Biden lands in Geneva ahead of Putin summit

He arrived in Geneva on the eve of the first meeting between US and Russian leaders since 2018, when Putin met Biden's predecessor Donald Trump in Helsinki.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 08:06pm

Middle East

Iraq hopes to build 8 nuclear power reactors by 2030

The country currently uses electricity and gas imports from neighbouring Iran to generate around a third of its electricity.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 07:43pm

USA

McAfee tells extradition hearing he faces politically-motivated charges

McAfee linked the charges filed by the Internal Revenue Service to his failed bid to run as a Libertarian Party candidate in the 2020 US presidential election, a second such attempt.
"I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example."

Published 15 Jun, 2021 07:19pm

USA

US retail sales fall as spending shifts back to services; producer prices rise

Retail sales drop 1.3% in May; core sales fall 0.7%.
Producer price index rises 0.8%; up 6.6% year-on-year.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 07:20pm

USA

Canada home sales, prices drop on month in May amid buyer fatigue

While housing markets across Canada remain very active, we now have two months of moderating activity in the books, and that goes for demand, supply and prices.
Actual sales, not seasonally adjusted, rose 103.6% from a year earlier, while CREA's Home Price Index was up 24.4% on the year and up 1% from April.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 07:18pm

South Asia

Iran says it produced 6.5kg of uranium enriched to 60pc

Iran said in April it would begin enriching uranium to 60% purity, a move that would take the uranium much closer to the 90% suitable for a nuclear bomb,
Under parliament's law..., the Atomic Energy Organization was supposed to produce 120 kg of 20 percent enriched uranium in a year.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 06:40pm

South Asia

India drops murder case against Italian marines

Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre killed the unarmed fishermen off the southern Indian coast in February 2012.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 06:07pm

South Asia

Myanmar's Suu Kyi goes on trial for sedition in junta court

Suu Kyi "appeared in good health" at the hearing as a witness produced by the junta testified against her on colonial-era sedition charges, her lawyer Min Min Soe told AFP.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 06:05pm

World

AstraZeneca hits snag in Covid drug development

Vaccine-maker says main goal to treat Covid-19 symptoms in exposed patients has failed

Published 15 Jun, 2021 05:42pm

South Asia

Taiwan reports new record Chinese jet incursion

The incursion came a day after NATO said China's increasingly aggressive military goals threatened international order.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 06:06pm

Middle East

Saudi inflation rate rises again in May, hits 5.7pc

"Prices of food and beverages recorded the highest annual increase of 7.4%, mainly due to the increase in food prices (+7.3%). In particular, the increase in prices of meat (+6.8%) and vegetables (+6.7%) was remarkable."

Published 15 Jun, 2021 05:31pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

At least 176,171,260 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 05:11pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan to visit symbolic Karabakh city

Turkey was a key backer of Azerbaijan during the conflict, which erupted in September and ended in a Russian-brokered ceasefire after six weeks of fighting and some 6,000 deaths.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 04:47pm

USA

Giant fire hits Illinois chemical plant

He said about 150 firefighters were working to control the blaze.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 04:40pm

USA

Washington unveils plan to combat domestic terrorism

The Biden administration wants first to improve information sharing on extremist groups or individuals at the federal and local level.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 04:23pm

South Asia

Five Afghan polio vaccinators shot dead

The workers were gunned down in three separate locations within hours in a "coordinated attack", Nangarhar provincial police spokesman said.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 04:20pm

World

Gunmen kill four polio workers in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

Vaccination drive to be suspended again, says head of immunisation drive

Published 15 Jun, 2021 12:50pm

Asia

Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for COVID-19 'explosion'

Nationwide, India reported 60,471 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest number since March 31, data from the health ministry showed.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 12:31pm

Asia

China reports 20 new coronavirus cases on June 14 vs 23 previous day

China does not classify symptomless infections as confirmed cases.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 11:13am

Europe

Biden seeks EU support on China, but trade battles persist

The Europeans will be trying to clear the slate of trade disputes in order to enter a more friendly phase and jointly tackle other issues, which also include curbing big tech and handling Russia.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:57am

Europe

UN urged to probe sharing of Rohingya data

HRW however said the refugees often likely did not understand that the data being collected, including photographs, fingerprints and biographic data, could be shared with Myanmar.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:54am

Asia

Iran's Rouhani years: from euphoria to disappointment

Conservative Iranian analyst Hossein Kanani Moqadam told AFP that Rouhani had himself contributed to his marginalisation.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:49am

Middle East

Iraqi Kurd woman speaker battles a man's world

During her term, parliament has passed several laws including ones against oil and drug smuggling -- two of the main scourges facing Kurdistan.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:44am

USA

Suspect charged with terrorism for truck attack on Canada Muslims

It was the deadliest anti-Muslim attack in Canada since a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City that had killed six people in 2017.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 10:44am

Europe

Covid crisis worsened corruption in EU: watchdog

Overall, almost half said their government is doing a bad job at tackling the problem.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:07am

Europe

Beijing accuses NATO of exaggerating 'China threat theory'

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the allies would seek to cooperate with China on global issues like climate change -- but decried Beijing's increasingly assertive stance on other issues.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:03am

Asia

Philippines' Duterte will not cooperate with ICC probe: spokesman

The crackdown is Duterte's signature policy initiative and he defends it fiercely.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:01am

Asia

Masks off, mortarboards on: Wuhan sheds Covid for mass graduation

More than 2,200 students at Sunday's ceremony were graduates who could not attend their graduation last year due to tight virus restrictions.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 09:57am

World

Monsoon rains cover two-third of India earlier than usual

MUMBAI: India's annual monsoon rains have covered two-third of the country, nearly a fortnight ahead of the normal...