News Archives for World - 2021-08-05

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South Asia

UN Security Council to discuss Afghanistan

The Security Council last met on Afghanistan in June, but the situation in the conflict-ridden country has rapidly worsened since then

Published 05 Aug, 2021 09:26pm

South Asia

Afghan warlord returns to fight for besieged home

The former vice president has been in Turkey for months, where he was believed to be receiving medical treatment

Published 05 Aug, 2021 08:49pm

USA

US unemployment filings decline for second straight week

Last week's filings were 14,000 less than the previous week's downwardly revised level, but remained above the post-pandemic low of 368,000

Published 05 Aug, 2021 08:26pm

Europe

Russia says Afghan Taliban offensive running out of steam: report

The Taliban lack the resources to take over and hold major cities including the capital, Kabul. Their offensive is gradually running out of steam

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 08:55pm

World

Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Wednesday for a halt to boosters until at least the end of September

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 07:42pm

World

Moderna says its Covid-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose

Company says it still expects booster shots to be necessary ahead of the winter season as antibody levels are expected to wane

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 06:46pm

World

China pledges two billion vaccine doses to world: President Xi

Pledge comes as China battles a fresh outbreak fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 09:58pm

USA

Biden to set target of half of US car sales to be zero-emission by 2030

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will set a target on Thursday that half of all cars sold in the United States by ...

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 05:28pm

USA

Biden to offer temporary 'safe haven' to Hong Kong residents in US

The PRC continues to wield the national security law to deny basic rights and freedoms, to assault Hong Kong's autonomy, to undermine the remaining democratic processes in Hong Kong

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 05:32pm

Europe

France to offer Covid booster shots to elderly, vulnerable from September

Third vaccine shots are only available to people with weakened immune systems

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 05:01pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

At least 200,187,100 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:22pm

Africa

African Union says J&J vaccine shipments begin, warns of slow pace of deliveries

"The WHO (World Health Organisation) yesterday at a meeting informed us that the actual shipments were less than 13 million." he said. "That's 10% percent of what we were told we would get."

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 05:32pm

Middle East

Israeli aircraft strike rocket launch sites in Lebanon, military says

The border has been mostly quiet since Israel fought a 2006 war against Hezbollah, which has advanced rockets

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 03:25pm

USA

US COVID-19 cases hit six-month high at over 100,000

Some private companies are also mandating vaccines for employees and customers

Published 05 Aug, 2021 02:36pm

World

EU condemns Taliban attacks, demands Afghan ceasefire

The European Union on Thursday condemned the Taliban's latest deadly attacks in Afghanistan and demanded...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 02:34pm

World

Biden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030; industry backs goal

Last month, Stellantis said it was targeting over 40% of US vehicles to be low-emission by 2030

Published 05 Aug, 2021 02:05pm

World

More than 200 million coronavirus cases worldwide: AFP tally

The current wave in Indonesia is the worst since the outbreak of the pandemic and the country is now recording by far the most daily deaths worldwide

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 01:52pm

World

Sydney suffers worst pandemic day as lockdown nears six weeks

Four of the five people that died were unvaccinated while one had at least one dose, New South Wales state health authorities said, as they implored residents to get inoculated as early as possible

Published 05 Aug, 2021 12:12pm

Asia

Malaysian PM does not have majority support, say opposition and ally

Deputy prime minister and UMNO politician Ismail Sabri Yaakob has stood by Muhyiddin and appeared along with him in a televised address on Wednesday

Published 05 Aug, 2021 11:58am

World

New Iranian president to take oath before parliament

It cited "water and electricity, basic products and vaccinations" as among issues that need to be resolved in the short term

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:46am

World

Five challenges facing Iran's new president

Demonstrators took to the streets in the country's oil-rich Khuzestan province last month to protest against water problems

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:45am

USA

US govt probing missing $5,800 whiskey bottle Japan gave to Pompeo

The newspaper added that it was unusual for the State Department to declare publicly that the whereabouts of an item are unknown

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:41am

USA

At least 10 dead in road Texas crash near Mexico border

Smugglers often use overcrowded vehicles to ship migrants from the border

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:37am

Asia

Taiwan thanks US for approving $750mn howitzer sale

Biden has been more open to working with China on common causes such as climate change

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:32am

Asia

Canada warns citizens about possible Hong Kong exit bans

Some western nations, including the United States and Britain, have criticised the law but Canada is the first to explicitly mention the exit-ban risk in a travel advisory

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:30am

World

Sputnik V: From vaccine hope to frustration for Latin America

Mexico has also launched local production, and state laboratory Birmex told AFP it was hoping to obtain Russian approval of a test run within days

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:22am

World

Mexico sues US gunmakers over arms trafficking

The companies named in the suit include Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Colt, Glock, Century Arms, Ruger and Barrett

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:21am

Africa

115 killed in military crackdown in Nigeria: Amnesty

Igboho is accused of calling for a separate homeland for Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria following alleged killings of locals by Fulani herders

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:12am

World

US rebuffs WHO call for moratorium on Covid booster shots

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday rejected an appeal from the UN health agency for a moratorium on Covid-19...