News Archives for World - 2021-11-08

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World - 2021-11-08

Europe

UK to add Sinovac, Sinopharm and Covaxin to approved vaccine list

Britain said it would recognise Covid-19 vaccines on the World Health Organization's Emergency Use Listing later ...

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 12:03pm

USA

VP Harris seeks to boost US-France ties on Paris trip

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris embarked on her third overseas trip Monday, during which she will ...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 10:43pm

Middle East

Resignation of Lebanon minister could solve Gulf row: Arab League

BEIRUT: The Arab League Monday backed the resignation of Lebanon's information minister whose comments on the Yemen...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 08:31pm

Middle East

Kuwaiti govt resigns, possibly helping to end political standoff

KUWAIT: Kuwait's government on Monday submitted its resignation to the ruling emir, a move which along with an...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 06:34pm

World

WHO, UNICEF launch Afghan polio vaccine campaign with Taliban backing

KABUL: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children's agency kicked off a polio vaccination...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 03:20pm

South Asia

Iran wants US assurances it will never abandon nuclear deal if revived

DUBAI: Iran said on Monday that the United States should provide guarantees that it will not abandon again Tehran's...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 03:06pm

Europe

Russia reports 39,400 new COVID-19 cases as workplace shutdown ends

MOSCOW: Russia reported 39,400 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 4,982 in Moscow, as many regions across the...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 02:16pm

Middle East

Arab league says talks with Lebanon about Gulf crisis go in 'right direction'

DUBAI: Discussions with Lebanon about its rift with Gulf states are going in "the right directon," the assistant...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 02:15pm

World

Dubai to merge economy, tourism departments, aims to attract 25mn tourists in 2025

Helal Al Marri will be appointed as director general of the new entity called the 'Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism'

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 02:34pm

World

Good COP, bad COP: UN climate meet praised and panned

GLASGOW: The COP26 climate talks resuming Monday have so far unfolded on parallel planes, with high-level...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 12:34pm

World

Taliban victory sparks hopes of peace in rural Afghanistan

DASHTAN: In the villages that once bore the brunt of Afghanistan's frontline fighting, the Taliban victory has ...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 12:21pm

South Asia

Bodies found at Nepal site where French climbers went missing

KATHMANDU: A search team flew out to recover three bodies in a remote corner of Nepal's Himalayas on Monday, close ...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 12:20pm

World

Japan has zero daily COVID-19 deaths for first time in 15 months

TOKYO: Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 11:29am

World

Sharp jump in number of people facing famine: UN

ROME: The UN's food agency said Monday the number of people on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen to 45...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 10:15am

World

Biden slams Nicaragua election as 'sham': White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Sunday slammed Nicaraguan presidential elections as a "sham," as incumbent...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 10:10am

World

Christchurch mosque murderer weighing life-term appeal

WELLINGTON: The Christchurch mosque attacker is considering appealing his unprecedented whole-of-life jail term,...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 10:06am

World

Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk

BEIJING: Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, authorities said Monday, as her team...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 09:43am

South Asia

China's Communist leaders begin top meet expected to boost Xi

BEIJING: The top leaders of China's ruling Communist Party on Monday started a pivotal meeting expected to further...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 09:41am

World

US finally reopening borders after 20 months

WASHINGTON: The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against...