News Archives for World - 2021-08-09

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World

Afghan Taliban press on with northern offensive

Insurgents have overrun five provincial capitals across the north, sparking fears the government is rapidly losing control of the region

Published 09 Aug, 2021 09:57pm

Middle East

Blinken vows no 'impunity' for Iran over ship attack

Two crew members, from Britain and Romania, died in the blasts which the US military said were caused by drones built by Iran

Published 09 Aug, 2021 07:53pm

World

No need yet to adapt Pfizer vaccine for Covid variants: BioNTech chief

BioNTech's partner Pfizer has also repeatedly amplified the case for booster shots amid the latest wave of infections

Published 09 Aug, 2021 07:53pm

Middle East

Raisi tells Macron nuclear talks must guarantee Iran's 'rights'

TEHRAN: Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that negotiations...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 06:59pm

USA

US Senate approaches finish line on $1 trillion infrastructure bill

The first bill, which sits atop Democratic President Joe Biden's domestic agenda and includes $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges and internet access, cleared an important procedural hurdle

Published 09 Aug, 2021 06:08pm

Europe

Germany rejects calls for troops to return to Afghanistan

Germany had the second largest military contingent in Afghanistan after the United States, losing more troops in combat in Kunduz than anywhere else since World War Two

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:41pm

Europe

Merkel to visit Ukraine weeks before leaving office

Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia together comprise the so-called Normandy format, a grouping that tries to resolve the conflict

Updated 09 Aug, 2021 05:46pm

Middle East

Iran's daily Covid caseload exceeds 40,000 in new high

In the past 24 hours, 40,808 people tested positive for the coronavirus and 588 died

Updated 09 Aug, 2021 05:24pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

At least 202,813,740 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 09 Aug, 2021 04:18pm

World

Afghan forces battling to retake Kunduz as Taliban advance in north

Wallace said his government had asked some NATO allies to keep their troops in Afghanistan once the US troops departed, but failed to garner enough support

Published 09 Aug, 2021 03:17pm

World

Extreme weather 'unprecedented' even at 1.5C warming: UN

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a technical summary

Published 09 Aug, 2021 03:02pm

World

Climate report must be 'death knell' for fossil fuels: UN chief

PARIS: A bombshell climate science report "must sound a death knell" for coal, oil and gas, United Nations...

Updated 09 Aug, 2021 09:26pm

Europe

UN climate report 'stark warning' about human activity: UK

The UK is "leading the way, decarbonising our economy faster than any country in the G20 over the last two decades," Johnson added

Updated 09 Aug, 2021 02:53pm

World

Mexico's Lopez Obrador to talk vaccines with Harris

Lopez Obrador appeared to preview additional US vaccine donations

Published 09 Aug, 2021 12:40pm

World

Virus-free New Zealand plans border reopening amid labour shortage

A major concern for Ardern and policymakers is the Delta coronavirus variant, which is raging in neighbouring Australia and the world

Published 09 Aug, 2021 12:34pm

World

New York Governor Cuomo's top aide resigns amid sexual harassment scandal

In another excerpt released by CBS, Commisso said occasional hugs and kisses on the cheek escalated when one time Cuomo quickly turned his head and kissed her on the lips

Published 09 Aug, 2021 12:29pm

World

Australian regulator grants provisional approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Australia in May agreed to buy 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine

Published 09 Aug, 2021 12:25pm

Europe

UK finance minister Sunak doing a fantastic job: minister

He's doing a fantastic job, Kwarteng told Sky News on Monday when asked about the report

Published 09 Aug, 2021 11:55am

World

Australia PM's ratings hit 18-month low as lockdowns linger

With fewer than 23% of Australians fully vaccinated, states have been forced to use a series of stop-and-start lockdowns to quell outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta variant

Published 09 Aug, 2021 11:38am

World

Taliban kill Afghan radio station manager, kidnap journalist: officials

A Taliban spokesperson says he has no information on either the killing in Kabul or the abducted journalist in Helmand

Published 09 Aug, 2021 11:30am

USA

Vast infrastructure bill overcomes key hurdle in US Senate

This did not stop eighteen of them -- including influential top Republican Mitch McConnell -- from agreeing Sunday to send the text to a final vote

Published 09 Aug, 2021 11:28am

Africa

Attack in Burkina Faso kills at least 12 soldiers, sources say

On Saturday, a special army unit killed two prominent militants in the same region, according to the Communications Ministry

Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:58am

World

Australia's New South Wales reports 283 local COVID-19 cases

Total infections in the latest outbreak from the highly infectious Delta variant neared 5,500 for the state

Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:51am

Europe

France implements Macron's Covid pass despite protests

The government is pressing ahead with the extension of an already-existing health pass to cafes, restaurants and intercity travel, despite four weekends of angry protests that saw almost a quarter of a million rally nationwide on Saturday

Published 09 Aug, 2021 09:56am

Europe

UN set to unveil landmark report as climate impacts multiply

There will be two further parts to the IPCC's latest round of climate assessments, known as AR6

Published 09 Aug, 2021 09:33am

World

Beirut blast bereaved hold symbolic funeral to demand justice

BEIRUT: Lebanese protestors carried imitation coffins in a symbolic funeral procession from Beirut port Sunday to...