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World - 2021-09-27

Middle East

Israel 'happy' to take part in Expo 2020 Dubai fair

DUBAI: Israel is gearing up to take part in Expo 2020 Dubai when the world fair opens Friday, a spokesman said, a...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 07:13pm

World

Pfizer starts large trial for anti-Covid pill

WASHINGTON: Pfizer said Monday it had begun a middle-to-late stage clinical trial of a pill to stave off Covid in...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 07:13pm

World

Afghanistan envoy withdraws from General Assembly debate: UN

UNITED NATIONS: Afghanistan's ambassador to the United Nations pulled out of delivering an address to world leaders...

Updated 27 Sep, 2021 07:12pm

Europe

Poor nations warn of visa headaches as Glasgow climate talks near

LONDON/BRUSSELS: The world's poorest countries have said they may struggle to meet visa requirements and cover all...

Updated 28 Sep, 2021 03:55pm

World

ICC's new prosecutor wants to focus on Taliban, IS-K in Afghan probe

Will 'deprioritise' alleged war crimes by US forces

Published 27 Sep, 2021 06:00pm

Middle East

Iran says UN nuclear watchdog's claim 'not accurate'

TEHRAN: Iran on Monday rejected a complaint by the UN nuclear watchdog that it was blocked from a nuclear site,...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:04pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

At least 231,740,830 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 27 Sep, 2021 04:00pm

World

Biden's national security adviser to meet Saudi crown prince over Yemen: AP

US President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to hold...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 03:30pm

World

Afghan saffron boss says Taliban will not silence her

Shafiqeh Attai's business, the Pashton Zarghon Saffron Women's Company, produces, processes, packages and exports the world's most expensive spice with an almost exclusively female workforce

Updated 27 Sep, 2021 12:27pm

South Asia

Indian farmers aim for nationwide protests against reforms on Monday

NEW DELHI: Indian farmers opposed to reforms they say threaten their livelihoods aim to renew their push against the...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 10:45am

World

Australian PM says may not join global climate summit

The world's biggest coal exporter by value, and still reliant on fossil fuels for most of its electricity, Australia has not made a firm commitment on its own greenhouse gas reductions

Published 27 Sep, 2021 10:05am

World

Unusual UN meet to close without Taliban, Myanmar speeches

The UN representative of Afghanistan's former regime was expected to defy the Taliban with an address Monday after the group requested its new foreign minister be allowed to speak instead

Published 27 Sep, 2021 10:01am

World

Germany heads into unknown as rivals scramble to lead next government

Preliminary results showed that the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) had won the largest share of the vote at 25.7 percent, according to figures on the election commission's website

Published 27 Sep, 2021 09:54am

World

Sydney gets 'blueprint for freedom' as virus cases fall

Stay-at-home orders are set to be lifted in Sydney and surrounding New South Wales when the double-dose vaccination rate hits 70 percent

Updated 27 Sep, 2021 09:54am

World

Pelosi confident $1trn US infrastructure bill will pass this week

WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed confidence on Sunday that the $1 trillion...