News Archives for World - 2021-10-26

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World - 2021-10-26

USA

US announces international crackdown on DarkNet opioid trafficking

WASHINGTON: An international operation targeting trafficking in opioids on a clandestine part of the internet called...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 09:50pm

World

Pandemic 'far from finished': WHO

GENEVA: The Covid-19 crisis is far from over, the World Health Organization's emergency committee said Tuesday as it...

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 09:44pm

Africa

Germany's BioNTech to build Africa vaccine plant from 2022

FRANKFURT: Germany's BioNTech, which developed a coronavirus vaccine with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, said...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 08:06pm

World

Islamic State in Afghanistan could be able to attack US in six months: Pentagon official

Assesses it has the intention to do so

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 09:34pm

USA

US new homes sales soar 14% in September: govt

WASHINGTON: Sales of new homes in the United States soared 14 percent last month from August as buyers snapped up...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 07:48pm

Africa

Sudan's Burhan says army ousted government to avoid civil war

KHARTOUM: Sudan's top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan defended the army's seizure of power on Tuesday, saying he had...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 06:08pm

Europe

Italy likely to offer anti-Covid boosters to entire population

ROME: All Italians are likely to be offered booster shots for the coronavirus vaccine to help contain the spread of...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 05:19pm

South Asia

China locks down city of four million over Covid cases

BEIJING: China placed a city of four million people under lockdown on Tuesday, ordering them not to leave home ...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:59pm

South Asia

Singapore to ease travel curbs for Australia, Switzerland

SINGAPORE: Singapore will allow quarantine-free entry for vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland from...

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 05:45pm

Europe

Covid cases and deaths on the rise again in Europe

PARIS: Covid infections and deaths are on the rise again in Europe, with Russia, Ukraine and Romania registering the...

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 04:59pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,952,390 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:36pm

World

China locks down city of 4 million due to Covid

BEIJING: China placed a city of four million under lockdown on Tuesday in a bid to stamp out a domestic coronavirus...

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 02:04pm

World

US to weigh authorizing Pfizer Covid vaccine for younger children

WASHINGTON: A high-level medical panel of US government advisors will meet Tuesday to decide whether to authorize ...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 01:20pm

World

Asia suffered hottest year on record in 2020: UN

GENEVA: Asia suffered its hottest year on record in 2020, the United Nations said Tuesday ahead of the COP26 summit,...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:48am

Asia

South Korea's former president Roh Tae-woo dies at 88

SEOUL: South Korean former president Roh Tae-woo, a decorated war veteran who played a pivotal but controversial ...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:25am

Asia

Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants-health experts

BEIJING: A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts,...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:22am

Africa

Egypt's President Sisi ends state of emergency for the first time in years

CAIRO: Egypt's state of emergency will be lifted for the first time in years, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:14am

Africa

Gunmen kill 18 at mosque in northern Nigeria's Niger state

MAIDUGURI: Armed men on motorbikes killed at least 18 people at a mosque in Niger state in northern Nigeria, two...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:10am

Africa

African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

WASHINGTON: The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc in an...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:03am

World

Canada's Trudeau to unveil Cabinet amid push to fight climate change

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who fell short of a majority in last month's election, will ...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 10:56am

World

Afghanistan is becoming world’s largest humanitarian crisis: Antonio Guterres

United Nations Secretary-General urges world to take action and fund the UN's efforts in support of the most vulnerable population

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 10:40am

World

US 'strongly condemns' military takeover in Sudan: Blinken

WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday it "strongly condemns" Sudan's military for its recent government ...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 10:01am

World

Mexico City starts Covid vaccinations of minors at risk

MEXICO CITY: Mexico on Monday began Covid-19 vaccinations for adolescents with chronic diseases in the capital, the...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 10:00am

World

Facebook removes Bolsonaro video linking Covid shots to AIDS

BRASÍLIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in social media time-out Monday after his video warning...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 09:54am

South Asia

Southeast Asian summit begins without Myanmar after junta snubbed

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Southeast Asian leaders kicked off an ASEAN summit Tuesday but Myanmar refused to send a...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 09:46am

Asia

Japan's Princess Mako marries after years of controversy

TOKYO: Japan's Princess Mako married her university sweetheart on Tuesday, giving up her title in a union bereft of...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 09:15am

World

Hurricane Rick lashes Mexico's Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Rick slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and...