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World - 2021-11-02

South Asia

Taliban ban use of foreign currency in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan on Tuesday. "The economic...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 12:22am

South Asia

ADB donors pledge $665 million to support Southeast Asia's green recovery

MANILA: Four donors to the Asian Development Bank including the United Kingdom have pledged $665 million for green...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 07:08pm

Europe

Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

GLASGOW: More than 100 global leaders have pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:24pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Tuesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,003,717 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 04:49pm

South Asia

India sentences four to death for bombing Modi rally

PATNA: Four people accused of bombing a 2013 election rally for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 04:40pm

South Asia

Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi nears closing arguments: source

YANGON: A Myanmar junta court will this month hear closing arguments in Aung San Suu Kyi's incitement trial, a ...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 04:20pm

Africa

Gunfire wounds 10 Egyptian peacekeepers in Central Africa: UN

BANGUI: Ten Egyptian peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 03:27pm

South Asia

Firecrackers seized in India crackdown on festival pollution

NEW DELHI: Delhi police have seized four tonnes of illegal polluting firecrackers as the Indian megacity heads into...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 03:24pm

World

At least 19 killed, 50 injured in attack on Kabul military hospital

KABUL: At least 19 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday,...

Updated 02 Nov, 2021 05:15pm

South Asia

Iran says thwarts new pirate attack on one of its tankers

TEHRAN: Pirates attempted to seize an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden in the second such incident in a...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 12:49pm

South Asia

Iran's foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

DUBAI: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has tested positive for COVID-19, the foreign ministry's...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 11:37am

South Asia

Japan eases COVID-19 border curbs, trails major partners

TOKYO: Japan on Tuesday confirmed plans to gradually ease COVID-19 border restrictions, but fell short of calls from...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:55am

World

Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Asia-Pacific countries, which have had some of the world's strictest border controls and quarantine rules during the...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:52am

Africa

Six die, scores feared missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise

ABUJA: At least six people have died in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos after the collapse of a high-rise...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:49am

Middle East

Bahrain approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for children aged 5-11

DUBAI: Gulf state Bahrain has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for children aged between 5 and...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:46am

Europe

France postpones fishing row sanctions on Britain

LONDON/GLASGOW: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was postponing by one day planned trade sanctions...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:45am

USA

US charges passenger with assaulting American Airlines flight attendant

US prosecutors in Colorado on Monday charged a 20-year-old California man with assaulting a flight attendant on an...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:40am

World

COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney to ease weeks ahead of schedule

SYDNEY: Australia's biggest city will lift more COVID-19 curbs for vaccinated residents ahead of schedule next week,...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:38am

World

China, Russia revive push to lift UN sanctions on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS: China and Russia are pushing the UN Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:34am

World

Covid global death toll passes 5mn: AFP tally

PARIS: Five million people have died worldwide from Covid-19 since the disease first emerged in China nearly two...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 09:48am

World

International mediation underway to end Sudan crisis: UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS: Mediation efforts in Sudan and abroad are underway to find a possible solution for the country a ...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 09:45am

World

Sunny but isolated, Cyprus toils to boost green energy

NICOSIA: "We have 340 sunny days per year," Georgia Mouskou said, as sunlight streamed through her windows. "But...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 09:36am

World

Mexican forces open fire on vehicle, killing migrant

TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ: Mexican security forces opened fire on a pick-up truck carrying migrants that tried to ram a...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 09:32am

World

Israel's Bennett, Macron discuss Pegasus scandal in Glasgow

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday discussed...