News Archives for World - 2021-09-09

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World - 2021-09-09

Middle East

First evacuation flight from Kabul since US exit lands in Doha

DOHA: Around 100 passengers including Americans arrived in Doha after flying from Kabul airport Thursday, AFP...

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 11:37pm

USA

US Congress begins drafting historic $3.5 trillion spending package

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers were due Thursday to discuss a $3.5 trillion spending package crucial to President Joe...

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 09:39pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims near 18-month low; labor market remains on track

Weekly jobless claims fall 35,000 to 310,000
Continuing claims drop 22,000 to 2.783 million
At least 11.930 million on benefits under all programs

Published 09 Sep, 2021 07:18pm

Europe

G7 seeks more progress on global corporate tax reform

Diplomats are now pushing for a deal at the next Group of 20 summit in October on the technical parameters for the reform

Published 09 Sep, 2021 07:16pm

USA

US jobless claims continue to fall as labor market heals

WASHINGTON: Fewer Americans made new claims for unemployment benefits last week than at any point since the pandemic...

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 06:46pm

South Asia

Afghan journalists tell of Taliban beatings after covering protests

The pair were picked up at a demonstration on Wednesday and taken to a police station in the capital, where they say they were punched and beaten

Published 09 Sep, 2021 06:10pm

USA

Moderna developing single-dose booster shot for COVID-19 and flu

"Our number one priority as a company right now is to bring to market a Pan-respiratory annual booster vaccine, which we plan to always customize and upgrade," Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Bancel says

Published 09 Sep, 2021 06:02pm

World

Qatari official says Kabul airport 90% operational, expects gradual reopening

Flights into Kabul will fly through Pakistan's airspace for the time being, adds official

Published 09 Sep, 2021 05:57pm

Europe

France makes birth control free for women up to 25

The number of abortions among 15-18 year-olds fell from 9.5 per 1,000 girls between 2012 and 2018 to 6 per 1,000

Published 09 Sep, 2021 05:11pm

Middle East

Qatar top diplomat in Iran to discuss Afghanistan

TEHRAN: Qatar's foreign minister met his Iranian counterpart in Tehran on Thursday to discuss developments in...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 05:11pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

At least 222,467,600 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 09 Sep, 2021 04:25pm

World

Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan

Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 02:06pm

World

Australia says 3,500 people have arrived from Afghanistan

An international airlift began on Aug. 14 as the Islamist militants arrived at the gates of Kabul, having already captured most of the country

Published 09 Sep, 2021 01:30pm

World

White House asks Trump military academy board appointees to resign

The 18 - six each on the Board of Visitors to the Air Force Academy, the Military Academy and the Naval Academy - were asked to resign, the White House said

Published 09 Sep, 2021 01:27pm

World

Pro-Trump lawyers face $200,000 legal bill for 'frivolous' election case

US District Judge Linda Parker ruled last month that state and local election officials in Michigan were entitled to reimbursement of their legal fees

Published 09 Sep, 2021 01:24pm

Asia

China reports 28 new COVID-19 cases on Sept 8 vs 19 a day earlier

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

Published 09 Sep, 2021 12:47pm

World

Tropical Storm Mindy hits Florida

Mindy was moving northeast at about 21 miles (33 kilometers) per hour and was expected to maintain that course in the coming days

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:37am

World

10 dead in fire at Covid hospital in North Macedonia

The fire broke out following an explosion in a Covid-19 clinic in Tetovo in the northwest of the Balkan country, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who immediately headed to the town

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:25am

World

Nerve disorder listed as 'very rare' side effect of AstraZeneca jab

THE HAGUE: The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:18am

World

Canada PM Trudeau dukes it out with Tory rival over climate, election timing

The environment is among the top issues cited by Canadians heading into the September 20 vote, while Trudeau has seen his support plunge after calling early elections

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:16am

World

Desperate Afghans still await flights to flee Taliban

Hundreds have made a daring dash for the airport at Mazar-i-Sharif -- a city some 300 kilometres (185 miles) to the north on a route that had become punctuated with Taliban checkpoints

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 12:00pm

World

Afghans fear for jobs and money after Taliban takeover

Now -- since the Taliban rolled into Afghanistan's capital -- she too is jobless, and worried about the future

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:01am

Asia

Machines not missiles on show at North Korea anniversary parade

Pyongyang has continued to pursue its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes -- for which it is internationally sanctioned

Published 09 Sep, 2021 09:49am

World

Punjab CM underscores need for speedy completion of health projects

LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, while chairing a meeting at his office on Wednesday, to review progress...