Europe Italy reports 27 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, 2,278 new cases MILAN: Italy reported 27 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 46 the previous day, the health ministry... Published 10 Oct, 2021 08:31pm
USA US Treasury's Yellen confident Congress will pass global minimum tax WASHINGTON: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was confident the US Congress would approve... Updated 10 Oct, 2021 08:19pm
South Asia Malaysia eases travel curbs as Covid outbreak slows KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia eased domestic and international travel curbs on Sunday for those fully vaccinated against ... Published 10 Oct, 2021 06:04pm
Europe Greece to boost guards on Turkey border ATHENS: Greece's police minister on Sunday said 250 additional guards would be deployed on the country's land border... Published 10 Oct, 2021 05:49pm
Africa Gunmen kill 19 traders in Nigeria market raid KANO: Gunmen from gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers have opened fire on a market in northwest Nigeria, killing... Published 10 Oct, 2021 05:45pm
Europe No solution in UK govt talks with industry on gas prices LONDON: The British government and industry are still trying to solve an energy crisis that bosses have warned could... Updated 10 Oct, 2021 05:28pm
Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,843,739 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December... Published 10 Oct, 2021 05:02pm
Sixteen feared dead in plane crash in central Russia MOSCOW: An aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said, with... Updated 10 Oct, 2021 01:55pm
'Blood, sweat, no beers': Sydney set to ease COVID-19 curbs MELBOURNE: Sydney was set to reopen after months in lockdown, officials said on Sunday, with businesses readying... Updated 10 Oct, 2021 01:21pm
Iran has 120 kg of 20%-enriched uranium: atomic agency TEHRAN: Iran has enriched more than 120 kilogrammes of 20-percent enriched uranium, the head of the country's atomic... Published 10 Oct, 2021 11:22am
Czech PM to meet ailing president after election defeat PRAGUE: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is set to meet the country's president on Sunday, with the populist... Published 10 Oct, 2021 11:10am
Last two candidates fight it out to face Hungary's Orban BUDAPEST: A veteran pro-European and a conservative economist face off in a week-long opposition primary in Hungary... Published 10 Oct, 2021 10:37am
Polling stations open for Iraq election: AFP BAGHDAD: Polls opened Sunday in Iraq for legislative elections being held a year early as a concession to a popular... Published 10 Oct, 2021 10:30am
California restricts gagging for employee complaints SAN FRANCISCO: A new law that will allow victims of workplace harassment or discrimination to speak freely, instead... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Europe Czech billionaire PM wins vote but falls short of majority PRAGUE: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won a general election on Saturday but will struggle to put together a... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Afghan acting FM asks US to lift ban on reserves CAIRO: Taliban representatives asked the United States to lift a ban on Afghan central bank reserves at a meeting... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Haiti condemns Trump's 'racist' comments toward migrants PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti has denounced what it said were "racist" remarks from former US president Donald Trump that... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island DHAKA: UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to thousands of ... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Musk’s Tesla plant party in Berlin draws fans and protests GRUENHEIDE: Tesla fans flocked to the carmaker’s new factory near Berlin on Saturday, where Chief Executive Elon... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for ‘no teeth’ PARIS: A group of 136 countries on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15% for big companies and sought to make... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Blinken to meet with Israel, UAE diplomats WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with top diplomats from Israel and the United... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Lebanon power outage will last several days BEIRUT: Lebanon has no centrally generated electricity after fuel shortages forced its two largest power stations to... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Pope meets Pelosi as abortion debate rages back home VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis met on Saturday with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’ MANILA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy,... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Europe Macron hails global tax agreement as 'major advance' PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hailed the "historic" agreement of 136 countries on setting a... Published 10 Oct, 2021 01:08am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees