News Archives for World - 2021-11-03

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World - 2021-11-03

USA

Pentagon sharply raises its estimate of Chinese nuclear warheads

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Wednesday sharply increased its estimate of China's projected nuclear weapons arsenal...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:50pm

South Asia

Iran says it blocks US attempt to confiscate oil in Sea of Oman

DUBAI: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a ...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 09:01pm

Europe

COP26 coalition worth $130 trillion vows to put climate at heart of finance

GLASGOW: Banks, insurers and investors with around $130 trillion or 40% of the world's capital at their disposal...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 07:15pm

USA

US private employers added 571,000 jobs in October: ADP

WASHINGTON: Private businesses hired 571,000 workers last month, payroll services firm ADP reported Wednesday, the...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 06:21pm

South Asia

UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities

KABUL: The United Nations children's agency said it was planning to set up a system to directly fund Afghan ...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 06:31pm

Europe

Germany experiencing 'massive' pandemic of unvaccinated

BERLIN: Germany is experiencing a "massive" pandemic of the unvaccinated, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Wednesday,...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 04:31pm

Europe

Eurozone unemployment dips again in September

BRUSSELS: The unemployment rate in the eurozone dropped again in September, official figures showed on Wednesday, as...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 04:08pm

Middle East

Israel PM says confident govt will pass first budget in 3 years

JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett voiced confidence Wednesday that his ideologically disparate...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 04:28pm

World

U.S. climate envoy Kerry sees 60% chance of capping global temp at 1.5C

GLASGOW: US climate envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday that current commitments on cutting carbon emissions meant ...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 01:49pm

Europe

Czech daily COVID-19 cases near 10,000, highest since March

PRAGUE: The number of daily COVID-19 cases reported in the Czech Republic neared 10,000 for the first time since...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 01:10pm

Europe

Spain's October jobless falls 0.02% from September to 3.26mn

The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell 0.02% in October from September, or by 734 people, as a...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 01:03pm

Africa

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

LAGOS: Rescuers in Nigeria on Wednesday raced to find survivors, two days after a high-rise building under...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 12:29pm

South Asia

Senior Taliban commander killed in hospital attack

At least 19 people were killed in Tuesday's attack on Kabul's main military hospital, according to a health ministry official who did not want to be named

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 04:21pm

World

China's COVID-19 cases spike ahead of Communist Party conclave

BEIJING: China's new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases spiked to a near three-month high and tighter curbs to...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:54am

Europe

UK to unveil plan for first 'net zero' financial centre

LONDON: Finance minister Rishi Sunak is to announce plans to make Britain the world's first net zero financial...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:52am

Europe

WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a ...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:41am

World

10 dead in Colombian mudslide caused by heavy rains

MALLAMA: Ten people died after a mudslide caused by heavy rains in southwest Colombia engulfed a hotel Tuesday,...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:38am

World

US gives final approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11

WASHINGTON: The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid vaccine, US health...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:16am

World

Republican lead narrows in bellwether Virginia governor's race

ALEXANDRIA: A bruising governor's election in the US state of Virginia looked set to go down to the wire Tuesday ...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:11am

World

Dubai to list utility Dewa under bourse expansion plan

DUBAI: The Dubai government plans a stock market flotation of utility Dubai Electricity & Water Authority ...