News Archives for World - 2021-07-29

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World

Delta variant drives Eastern Mediterranean virus surge including Pakistan: WHO

First detected in India, the variant has been recorded in 15 out of the 22 countries of the region under its purview, stretching from Morocco to Pakistan

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 08:56pm

World

4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide

Forty percent (1.6 billion) of the four billion shots have been administered in China. India (451 million) and the United States (343 million) make up the trio of countries that have administered the most jabs

Published 29 Jul, 2021 06:40pm

USA

New US jobless claims slow slightly in latest week

Beyond weekly ups and downs, the trend in total filings should remain downward over coming weeks
Overall, job growth should pick up and labor shortages should ease as near-term constraints -- virus concerns, child-care issues and enhanced unemployment benefits -- diminish

Published 29 Jul, 2021 06:29pm

USA

Blinken says Iran negotiating process cannot go on indefinitely

KUWAIT: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday the negotiating process with Iran to revive a 2015...

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 06:15pm

USA

Huge quake of magnitude 8.2 on Alaska Peninsula triggers tsunami alert

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake, which struck at 10:15 p.m. (0615 GMT Thursday), was at a depth of 35 km

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 04:16pm

Middle East

Two rockets fired near US embassy in Baghdad: security source

BAGHDAD: Two rockets were fired early Thursday at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone which houses the US embassy, ...

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 01:47pm

World

Pentagon chief in Vietnam to advance ties but rights concerns linger

In Singapore on Tuesday, Austin said the United States would always lead with its values

Published 29 Jul, 2021 12:23pm

World

US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill

The bipartisan group negotiating the blueprint overcame a key sticking point: how to pay for the spending

Published 29 Jul, 2021 11:12am

USA

Karen Baker, the Pentagon survivor who told the stories of 9/11 victims

Baker was a crisis communications expert at the Pentagon on 9/11 but nothing could prepare her for what she would soon have to do

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 12:05pm

World

Peru's new president promises constitution change

Now that she has lost, Fujimori faces a corruption trial for allegedly taking illicit campaign funding for two previous presidential bids

Published 29 Jul, 2021 10:45am

Africa

Tunisia in political turmoil as president sacks more officials

Key civil society groups warned against any "illegitimate" extension of Saied's 30-day suspension of parliament

Published 29 Jul, 2021 10:29am

USA

China names 'Wolf Warrior' diplomat as new ambassador in Washington

Beijing-based independent analyst Hua Po described Qin as "one of the backbone members" of the Wolf Warrior movement

Published 29 Jul, 2021 10:22am

World

Taliban surge poses 'existential crisis': US watchdog

The United States agreed to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan in expectation the Taliban would negotiate a peace deal with the Kabul government

Published 29 Jul, 2021 09:56am

World

Blinken in veiled critique on Indian rights, democracy

NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a veiled warning Wednesday about Indian democracy backsliding...