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World - 2021-11-04

Europe

US navy ship tracked by Russia on entry to Black Sea

MOSCOW: A US naval command ship entered the Black Sea on Thursday as part of NATO manoeuvres that drew a warm ...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 11:41pm

Europe

Britain calls time on coal at COP26 as carbon emissions surge

GLASGOW: Britain called an end to the era of coal on Thursday, saying 77 countries had pledged to phase out the...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 10:53pm

USA

Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector workers to begin Jan. 4

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will enforce a federal mandate that workers at US companies with at least 100...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 10:35pm

Asia

IMF started aid talks after request from Lebanon

WASHINGTON: The IMF has begun "preparatory" talks with Lebanon on a new aid package after receiving an official...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 09:47pm

Europe

Covid cases in Croatia hit record high

ZAGREB: Croatia recorded its highest coronavirus infection rate in a single day Thursday, as officials in the ...

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 08:11pm

Europe

UK unveils Gandhi coin to mark Diwali

LONDON: Britain on Thursday unveiled a new commemorative coin to mark Diwali, celebrating the life and legacy of...

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 06:53pm

USA

US jobless claims drop for fifth straight week

WASHINGTON: New applications for US unemployment benefits declined for a fifth straight week, the government said...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 06:07pm

Middle East

Iran's Raisi warns West against 'excessive' nuclear demands

TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned Western governments Thursday he would accept no "excessive demands" ...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:40pm

Europe

Germany hit by record surge in Covid cases

BERLIN: Germany on Thursday saw its biggest daily rise in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, figures from the...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:34pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Thursday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,020,845 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32pm

World

Britain approves Merck's Covid-19 pill in world first

This is the first oral antiviral treatment to get approved with the green light coming ahead of potential US regulatory clearance

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 10:26pm

World

World food prices hit new 10-year high in October: FAO

PARIS: World food prices rose for a third straight month in October to reach a fresh 10-year peak, led again by...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 02:01pm

Africa

Death toll in Nigeria high-rise collapse rises to 36

LAGOS: The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building in an upscale area of Nigeria's commercial capital...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 01:57pm

Europe

Climate 'reality check': 2021 global CO2 emissions near record levels

GLASGOW: Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to pre-Covid levels,...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 10:29am

World

The Amazon: a paradise lost?

SAO FELIX DO XINGU: Seen from the sky, the Amazon is an endless expanse of deep green, a place where life explodes...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 10:22am

Middle East

Oil-rich UAE to burn waste to make power

SHARJAH: With rubbish piling up in the desert, the United Arab Emirates has found a new way to get rid of its trash...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 10:06am

South Asia

China reports 104 new coronavirus cases for Nov 3 vs 109 day ago

BEIJING: China reported 104 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Nov. 3 compared with 109 a day earlier, the ...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 09:55am

World

Japan PM Kishida says will consider acting as foreign minister until new cabinet formed

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that he was considering acting as foreign minister...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 09:54am

World

Senior Taliban commander killed in hospital attack

KABUL: A Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun ...