Companies Pfizer says Covid vaccine 90% effective in younger children WASHINGTON: Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing symptomatic forms of the... Published 22 Oct, 2021 07:24pm
South Asia US Iran envoy to hold nuclear talks with Europe powers PARIS: US envoy for Iran Robert Malley was on Friday to meet diplomats from three European powers over the Iranian... Published 22 Oct, 2021 05:43pm
Europe 'A great European': warm send-off for Merkel after 107 EU summits BRUSSELS: European leaders paid warm tributes to Angela Merkel on Friday as they wound up an EU summit, her 107th as... Published 22 Oct, 2021 05:01pm
Europe Fire kills 15 at Russian explosives factory MOSCOW: Fifteen people died and one person was missing after a fire broke out at a Russian explosives factory... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 03:31pm
South Asia CPJ demands immediate release of 3 journalists in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir NEW DELHI: Authorities in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir must immediately release the three journalists... Published 22 Oct, 2021 02:42pm
Europe Ukraine posts record Covid deaths, cases for second day KIEV: Ukraine on Friday reported record coronavirus deaths and infections for the second day in a row as the capital... Published 22 Oct, 2021 01:22pm
Middle East Israeli PM in Russia for first talks with Putin MOSCOW: Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Russia on Friday to meet with President Vladimir Putin ... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 12:16pm
Britain and India must deepen defence, economic ties: UK's Truss LONDON: Britain and India must step up their economic and security ties, foreign minister Liz Truss said ahead of a... Published 22 Oct, 2021 09:44am
New Zealand sets 90% vaccine target to end lockdown WELLINGTON: New Zealand set a 90-percent vaccination target Friday for scrapping lockdowns as Prime Minister Jacinda... Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:47am
USA Biden upbeat on spending deal, but new corporate taxes unlikely BALTIMORE: President Joe Biden said Thursday he is confident about getting his major infrastructure and social... Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:45am
South Asia Taliban strike journalists at Kabul women's rights protest KABUL: The Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women's rights protest in Kabul on... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
South Asia Indian court asks Zee to call shareholder meeting in win for Invesco NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Thursday asked Zee Entertainment Enterprises to call a meeting of shareholders, as... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
South Asia Blast cuts power to Kabul KABUL: An explosion brought down electricity lines and cut off power to Kabul on Thursday, in a further blow to... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
80,000-180,000 health workers estimated dead from Covid by May 2021: WHO GENEVA: The WHO said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
China 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 ... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
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... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
South Korea launches first domestic space rocket but mission fails SEOUL: South Korea launched its first domestically developed space rocket on Thursday but failed to put its dummy... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
Rich should pay for greater carbon footprint: study PARIS: As rich people have a greater carbon footprint than the poor they should pay more tax to compensate, says a... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
Europe Putin says Biden was right to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden had been right to withdraw... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 01:07am