News Archives for World - 2021-06-17

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World

White House considering talks between Biden and China's Xi

Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the two leaders are due to "take stock of where we are in the relationship."

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:22pm

World

United Nations set to call for halt of arms to Myanmar

The United Nations General Assembly is set on Friday to call for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urge the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 10:36pm

Europe

Moscow COVID-19 surge probably due to more infectious variants

Sobyanin, who was speaking at a government meeting broadcast on state television, did not specify which new virus variants he was referring to.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 10:31pm

USA

White House to finish allocating 80 million U.S.-made COVID-19 shots for shipment abroad in coming days

The Biden administration earlier this month announced plans for how it will allocate 25 million shots and said it would allocate the remainder by the end of June.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 10:27pm

Asia

Vietnam urges WHO to accelerate COVAX drive as COVID-19 cases hit record

The WHO said last month it was reviewing a proposal by an unidentified vaccine manufacturer in Vietnam to become an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine technology hub in the Southeast Asian country.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 10:23pm

USA

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare

The court ruled that Texas and the other states that were seeking to have Obamacare thrown out did not have standing in the case.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 08:49pm

South Asia

Covid surges in US embassy in Kabul

Vaccination had already been prevalent at the embassy, as it has at most US posts overseas.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 08:20pm

Middle East

Kuwait to allow entry of fully vaccinated non-citizens from Aug. 1

A PCR test must be taken before flying and another during seven days of home quarantine on arrival.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 07:49pm

Europe

Russia ready for further dialogue if US is willing: Putin

"We are ready to continue this dialogue to the same extent as the American side is," Putin said.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 07:17pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise

The economy is ironically facing a labor crunch, despite employment being still 7.6 million jobs below its peak in February 2020.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 06:35pm

World

First astronauts arrive at China's space station

Around seven hours after lift-off, space officials confirmed that the craft had docked with Tianhe, the core module of the country's new space station

Published 17 Jun, 2021 05:45pm

Africa

IMF forecasts solid growth for Zimbabwe economy

The coronavirus pandemic hit just as Zimbabwe's economy had contracted by six percent in 2019, partly due to monster cyclone Idai and a devastating drought.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 05:49pm

Europe

Erdogan says he told Biden Turkey is not shifting on S-400s

Erdogan said he conveyed Turkey's views on the issue at his meeting with Biden, Anadolu news agency reported.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 04:31pm

Middle East

Iran says Friday's presidential vote a 'serious' contest

The vote Friday will choose a successor to Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani, who cannot run again now after serving two consecutive four-year terms, and who leaves office in August.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 04:31pm

South Asia

Death toll rises as monsoon floods hit Bhutan and Nepal

The annual monsoon season is crucial to replenish water supplies across South Asia, but it also causes death and destruction.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:56pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

At least 176,966,040 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:51pm

Europe

EU chief, on Covid recovery tour, backs Greek stimulus

Financing is to come from an unprecedented 750-billion-euro EU fund that is to issue common bonds for the first time.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:51pm

Europe

Moscow hails Putin, Biden's commitment to arms control

New START is the last remaining arms reduction pact between the two nuclear states that hold more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 03:00pm

Asia

Tokyo virus emergency to end June 20, month before Olympics: PM

But in its place the government will implement so-called "quasi-emergency" measures in the capital

Published 17 Jun, 2021 02:13pm

Middle East

UAE launches Sinopharm vaccine trial for children under 18

Some members of Abu Dhabi's ruling family taking part in trial administering China's Covid-19 vaccine

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 01:12pm

Asia

US envoy for North Korea to visit South Korea for three-way meeting –South Korean official

Sung Kim, appointed by Biden last month, is a Korean-American diplomat who had the same role under former President Barack Obama, and helped set up Trump's summits with Kim.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:19am

Asia

HK tycoon Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily newsroom raided by 500 national security police

Lai's assets were also frozen under the same law.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:01am

Europe

Putin and Biden won't be friends but see path together

Republicans quickly attacked Biden over the Geneva summit, saying he should have been more confrontational.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 09:52am

USA

Texas OKs public gun-carrying without permit

State Representative Vikki Goodwin had asked Abbott on Monday to veto the bill after the shooting in Austin.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 09:34am

Africa

Roller-coaster life: Ivory Coast's returning ex-president Gbagbo

Gbagbo accused France, the former colonial power, of involvement in a plot that led to his arrest by Ouattara's forces.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 09:30am

Asia

Japan to issue vaccine passport for travel abroad

In Japan, company officials have been keen for a vaccine document that would help reestablish business travel.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 09:29am

World

Singapore records slowest decade of population growth since independence

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s population rose by about 1.1% each year over the past decade, the slowest rate since...