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World - 2021-11-21

Middle East

Iranian-Swedish dissident to face Iran 'bomb attacks' trial

TEHRAN: An Iranian-Swedish dissident held in Iran for over a year will face trial accused of carrying out "bomb...

Updated 21 Nov, 2021 08:56pm

Europe

France says 5th Covid wave hitting at 'lightning' speed

PARIS: Fifth-wave coronavirus infections in France are rising at an alarming rate, the government reported Sunday,...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 05:38pm

South Asia

Indian man found alive after night in morgue freezer

NEW DELHI: An Indian man declared dead after a road accident shocked his relatives when they found him still...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 05:38pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,144,573 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 05:00pm

Stocks

Saudi market tumbles in early trade after drone attacks

Saudi Arabia's stock market fell sharply in early trade on Sunday, a day after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said ...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 02:29pm

South Asia

Iran's Mahan Air says hit by cyber attack

TEHRAN: Iran's second-largest airline, Mahan Air, said it had been hit by a cyber attack Sunday, the latest in...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 02:28pm

Financial

Bahrain central bank governor expects real GDP to grow 3.1% in 2021

CAIRO: Bahrain's central bank governor, Rasheed Mohammed al-Maraj, said in an interview published on Sunday he...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 02:26pm

Asia

China reports 17 new coronavirus cases for Nov 20 vs 23 day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 17 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Nov. 20, down from 23 a day earlier, its health...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 12:15pm

Africa

Sudan military to reinstate ousted PM Hamdok after deal reached

KHARTOUM: Sudan's military plans to reinstate ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok following an agreement reached in...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 11:53am

Energy

Abu Dhabi's ADNOC weighs IPO of logistics and services unit next year

DUBAI: State oil firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) of its...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 11:48am

Europe

Bulgaria presidential poll seen testing anti-graft reform appetite

SOFIA: Bulgarians vote on Sunday to elect their president, a largely ceremonial role that the current incumbent has...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 11:07am

World

600 migrants traveling in two trailers rescued in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Some 600 migrants from 12 countries were rescued in Mexico as they traveled crammed into two...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 11:05am

World

Chileans to elect new president in fast-changing political landscape

SANTIAGO: Chileans head to the ballot box for the fourth time in 18 months Sunday, this time to elect a new ...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 10:55am

World

US teen cleared in protester deaths says self-defence 'not illegal'

WASHINGTON: Kyle Rittenhouse, the American teen acquitted after fatally shooting two men during protests and riots...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 10:39am

World

Key Democrat unlikely to budge on filibuster reform

WASHINGTON: Democratic US Senator Krysten Sinema, a key centrist who is often a holdout on major elements of...