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World - 2021-10-21

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80,000-180,000 health workers may have died from Covid by May 2021: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 08:56pm

World

Pakistan, India among 11 'countries of concern' on climate change for US spy agencies

WASHINGTON: Afghanistan, India and Pakistan were among 11 countries singled out by US intelligence agencies on...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 08:42pm

World

NATO pushes own defences as Afghanistan lessons weighed

BRUSSELS: NATO defence ministers on Thursday pushed to bolster the alliance's defences, as they weighed the...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 07:05pm

USA

US jobless claims dip to new pandemic low: govt

WASHINGTON: Initial applications for US jobless aid dipped again last week, falling to a new pandemic low, according...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 06:17pm

Europe

Ukraine sets new Covid infections and deaths records

KIEV: Ukraine reported Thursday record coronavirus cases and deaths as the country re-imposed restrictions to curb...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:51pm

South Asia

FIFA says 57 more refugees evacuated from Afghanistan

The evacuation of a second group of 57 refugees from Afghanistan linked to women's soccer and basketball, comprising...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:37pm

Europe

Erdogan threatens to expel 10 Western envoys

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday threatened to expel the ambassadors of the United...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:26pm

Europe

UK manufacturers raise prices by most since 1980: CBI

LONDON: British manufacturers raised prices by the most since 1980 over the past three months as they sought to pass...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:17pm

World

UN launches cash plan to prop up Afghan economy

UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:11pm

World

Pfizer says Covid booster shot 95.6% effective

FRANKFURT: A booster shot of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is 95.6 percent effective ...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:11pm

Europe

'Act of terror': Man charged with murder of British lawmaker Amess

Ali Harbi Ali, 25, has been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:08pm

Europe

Sweden extends pause of Moderna COVID vaccine for younger age groups

STOCKHOLM: Sweden has extended the pause of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 30 and younger due to rare...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 05:07pm

South Asia

India PM Modi to attend Glasgow climate meet, environment minister says

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, the environment...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:26pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,919,395 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 03:54pm

World

G20 split over coal, 1.5 degree climate limit ahead of Rome summit

ROME: The Group of 20 rich countries are divided over phasing out coal and committing to limit global warming to 1.5...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 01:03pm

World

North Korea says US overreacting to missile test

SEOUL: North Korea said on Thursday the United States was overreacting to its recent missile test and questioned the...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 12:27pm

South Asia

Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains

NEW DELHI: Nearly 200 people have died in floods and landslides in India and Nepal, officials said Thursday, with...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 11:55am

World

Flights cancelled, schools closed as China fights virus outbreak

BEIJING: Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday ...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 11:44am

World

India celebrates 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses with song and dance

NEW DELHI: India celebrated the milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday, with the...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 11:22am

World

Maduro urges 'normalizing' ties with Colombia

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called Wednesday for the normalization of trade and diplomatic ...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 10:08am

World

Ecuador president refuses to testify over Pandora Papers leaks

QUITO: Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday refused to testify to a parliamentary committee that is...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 09:44am

World

Poland rule-of-law row to dominate EU summit

BRUSSELS: An explosive EU row with Poland over its rejection of some of the bloc's laws is set to overshadow a...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 09:38am

World

Four killed in northern China gas explosion

BEIJING: A gas explosion at a restaurant ripped through a busy street in a major Chinese city on Thursday, killing ...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 04:48pm

Europe

Spanish court agrees to extradite Venezuela’s ex-spymaster Carvajal to US

MADRID: Spain’s High Court on Wednesday agreed to extradite former Venezuelan spymaster Hugo Carvajal to the ...