News Archives for World - 2021-09-03

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World

US has no plans to release billions in Afghan assets, Treasury says

Much of the Afghan central bank's $10 billion in assets are parked overseas

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 08:13pm

USA

US job growth slows sharply in August; unemployment rate falls to 5.2%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 235,000 jobs last month after surging 1.053 million in July, the Labor Department said in its closely watched employment report on Friday

Published 03 Sep, 2021 06:27pm

Europe

NATO seeks more Afghan evacuations, vows to hold Taliban to promises

Stoltenberg says many Afghans who have cooperated with international forces and could therefore be at risk from the Taliban remained in Afghanistan

Published 03 Sep, 2021 06:19pm

Middle East

Fly Jinnah: Pakistan's Lakson Group, Air Arabia to start a new low-cost airline

The new carrier will operate as a joint venture between the pair
Fly Jinnah will initially be based in Karachi serving a range of domestic routes across Pakistan and then will expand its route network internationally

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 09:57pm

South Asia

Hunted by the men they jailed, Afghanistan's women judges seek escape

Freed prisoners "are calling with death threats to women judges, women prosecutors and women police officers, saying 'we will come after you'"

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 06:01pm

World

Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt: sources

All the top leaders have arrived in Kabul, where preparations are in final stages to announce the new government, says one Taliban official on condition of anonymity

Published 03 Sep, 2021 03:53pm

World

Taliban spokesman says China to keep embassy in Afghanistan, increase aid

KABUL: A Taliban spokesman said Friday that China has promised to keep its embassy in Afghanistan open and to...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 03:02pm

World

EU and AstraZeneca settle vaccine supply dispute out of court

Brussels was furious when the British-Swedish pharmaceutical outfit fell far short of its delivery promises, undermining the early stages of the EU Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 02:41pm

World

Biden visits hospital treating US troops wounded in Afghanistan

Tonight, the President and First Lady are visiting wounded warriors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House said

Published 03 Sep, 2021 11:25am

World

Fate of UN Afghanistan mission in the balance as humanitarian flights resume

The mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was due to end on September 17

Published 03 Sep, 2021 11:02am

World

Japan PM Suga to step down this month: party

Suga announced his intention to resign at an emergency meeting of senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Toshihiro Nikai told reporters

Published 03 Sep, 2021 11:00am

World

UK to send four million vaccine doses to Australia

The Australian leader said the planes delivering Pfizer vaccine doses were "on the tarmac" in the UK and would deliver "four million doses of hope" within weeks

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:58am

World

Trudeau's first Canada election debate a slugfest

The French-language dustup hosted by broadcaster TVA is the first of several leaders debates ahead of the September 20 ballot

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:55am

World

Taliban close to forming new government in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban were on Friday close to forming a government, with the hardliners under intense international...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:54am

World

Swiss glaciologist bears witness to relentless Alpine glacier melt

Analysis of the data gathered from Aletsch, the largest glacier in the Alps, paints a dire picture of the toll that climate change is taking on the behemoth

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:30am

World

New Zealand police kill ‘extremist’ who stabbed six in supermarket

The attacker, a Sri Lankan national who had been in New Zealand for 10 years, was inspired by the Islamic State militant group and was being monitored constantly, says prime minister Ardern

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 12:33pm

World

US job growth seen slowing in August as Delta variant curbs services demand

The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday would come as economists have been sharply marking down their gross domestic product estimates for the third quarter

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:24am

World

Surveillance aircraft sent to possible oil spill reported in wake of Ida

The aircraft dispatched from Texas will gather data on the Phillips 66 refinery and other priority sites

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:18am

World

Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead

Across large swaths of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, residents spent the day coping with water-logged basements

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:15am

World

Philippines approves emergency use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for 12-17 year olds

MANILA: The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the emergency use of Moderna's...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:11am

World

Japan considering easing some COVID-19 emergency restrictions

The restrictions could be eased between October and November depending on the progress in vaccinations

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:07am

South Asia

Afghan women call for respect in rare protest

HEART: Defiant Afghan women held a rare protest Thursday saying they were willing to accept the burqa if their...