News Archives for World - 2021-09-05

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South Asia

UN calls for end to violence in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to violence in Afghanistan amid fears of...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 09:00pm

World

Talks with Taliban must continue to evacuate more people: Merkel

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday called for a dialogue with the Taliban as the hardliners finalise ...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 09:00pm

World

Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan region

The Taliban said on Sunday their forces had fought their way into the provincial capital of the Panjshir valley,...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 07:20pm

USA

US lawmaker urges Blinken to clear private evacuation flights out of Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: US Representative Mike Waltz has called on the State Department to work with non-governmental...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 05:09pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday

At least 220,278,710 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Updated 05 Sep, 2021 05:38pm

Middle East

Islamic State attack kills 10 policemen near Iraq's Kirkuk

KIRKUK: Islamic State militants killed 10 Iraqi policemen and wounded four during an overnight attack on a guard ...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 05:01pm

Middle East

UAE announces plans to boost economy, attract workers

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates plans to launch 50 new economic initiatives to boost the country's competitiveness...

Updated 05 Sep, 2021 04:59pm

South Asia

Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers rally against farm laws

More than 500,000 farmers attended the rally in the city of Muzaffarnagar

Published 05 Sep, 2021 04:28pm

World

China reports 28 COVID-19 cases on Sept 4, unchanged from a day earlier

None of the new infections were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said

Published 05 Sep, 2021 11:07am

World

New Zealand reports 20 local COVID-19 cases as outbreak slows

Officials said all the new cases were in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city and the epicentre of the outbreak

Published 05 Sep, 2021 10:57am

Asia

Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December: Nikkei

The government plans to issue the certificates - which will be intended for overseas travel rather than domestic use - via a QR scan code through a smartphone app

Published 05 Sep, 2021 10:55am

World

Australia reports 1,684 new COVID-19 cases but planning a merry Christmas

The plan envisages that Australia might start reopening its international border, closed since March 2020, when 80% of people get their shots

Published 05 Sep, 2021 10:52am

World

Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top US general warns of civil war

Both sides claimed to have the upper hand in Panjshir but neither could produce conclusive evidence to prove it

Updated 05 Sep, 2021 11:10am

World

Biden to visit three sites of 9/11 attack on 20th anniversary

On September 11, the president and First Lady Jill Biden will "honor and memorialize the lives lost 20 years ago," according to the White House statement

Published 05 Sep, 2021 10:27am

Middle East

Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles, drones fired from Yemen

Debris from the interception scattered across the eastern city Dammam, injuring two children and damaging 14 homes, according to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence

Published 05 Sep, 2021 10:07am

World

Panjshir resistance holds as Taliban yet to name government

KABUL: Fresh fighting was reported Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistan's Panjshir...