USA US prices rose 5% last month compared to October 2020: Commerce Dept WASHINGTON: Prices across the United States rose by five percent last month compared to October 2020 as the wave of... Published 24 Nov, 2021 09:31pm
Vaccines reduce Covid transmission by 40pc: WHO GENEVA: Covid vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said ... Published 24 Nov, 2021 09:31pm
Middle East US will not 'sit idly' if Iran drags out nuclear talks: envoy WASHINGTON: The United States will not "sit idly" on Iran if it drags its feet on returning to a nuclear accord in... Published 24 Nov, 2021 09:25pm
Europe Putin urges Russia to get Covid jabs, no mandatory vaccines MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday made another appeal to sceptical Russians to vaccinate... Published 24 Nov, 2021 08:05pm
USA New US jobless aid claims drop below pre-pandemic level: govt WASHINGTON: In a milestone in the US economy's recovery from the pandemic, the government said Wednesday new claims... Published 24 Nov, 2021 08:01pm
South Asia Taliban says Doha talks to open 'new chapter' with US KABUL: Next week's talks between the United States and the Taliban in Doha -- the second such meeting since the... Published 24 Nov, 2021 06:36pm
South Asia Delhi to reopen schools as smog goes from worse to bad NEW DELHI: India's polluted capital will reopen schools on Monday, one week after it announced a partial shutdown... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:32pm
Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Wednesday PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,165,289 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:29pm
IAEA chief says he 'could not agree' in talks with Iran VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog's head said on Wednesday that he "could not agree" in talks with Iranian officials ... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:29pm
Europe Turkey, UAE to sign accords on energy, technology at talks ANKARA: Turkey and the United Arab Emirates signed accords on energy and technology investments on Wednesday after... Updated 24 Nov, 2021 09:48pm
Europe Hungary reports record daily COVID-19 cases BUDAPEST: Hungary reported a record 12,637 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1.045 million with 33,519... Published 24 Nov, 2021 02:06pm
South Asia Bangladesh resumes moving Rohingya refugees to flood-prone island COX'S BAZAR: Bangladesh has resumed moving Rohingya refugees to a remote and flood-prone island, authorities said... Published 24 Nov, 2021 01:24pm
Europe Moscow says US rehearsed nuclear strike against Russia this month MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russia's defence minister on Tuesday accused US bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia... Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:38pm
Europe Indo-Pacific a priority for France's EU presidency, foreign minister says JAKARTA: The Indo-Pacific region will be a priority for France when it takes the presidency of the European Union... Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:35pm
South Asia Fall in COVID-19 testing worries Indian authorities NEW DELHI: An alarming fall in testing for COVID-19 threatens to undermine India's efforts to contain the pandemic,... Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:33pm
Australia defence minister awarded $25,000 over defamatory six-word tweet SYDNEY: Australia's defence minister won a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against a refugee advocate who described... Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:30pm
Caravan migrants accept Mexico visa deal to disperse TAPACHULA: Thousands of migrants in southern Mexico have accepted a government offer to disperse from their US-bound... Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:26pm
Clearing Afghanistan's landmines one careful step a time NAD-E-ALI: Weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, families who fled the fighting in one southern village... Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:42am
South Asia US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues... Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:13am
MENA Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year's end: UN DUBAI: Yemen's seven-year-old war will have claimed 377,000 lives by the end of the year, through both direct and... Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:52am
New Zealand to stay closed to foreigners for another five months WELLINGTON: New Zealand said Wednesday it will not reopen to foreign travellers for at least another five months, as... Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:47am
Europe Spanish government feels heat as economic recovery lags MADRID: Spain's leftist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez started the year with a bullish economic outlook. Months later,... Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:45am
Europe Belarus, Poland violating human rights at border: watchdog WARSAW: Belarusian border guards may be guilty of torture against migrants on the country's border with Poland, ... Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:39am
Middle East Israel attacks Syria's central region, kills 2 civilians CAIRO: An Israeli 'air aggression' on Syria's central region killed two civilians and injured seven others, official... Updated 24 Nov, 2021 02:04pm
46 killed in Bulgaria tourist bus crash BOSNEK, (Bulgaria): Forty-six people, including a dozen minors, were killed after their tourist bus caught fire on a... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
US govt urges court to immediately lift stay on Covid vaccine rule NEW YORK: The US government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping... Updated 24 Nov, 2021 06:32am
Afghan journalists decry Taliban TV ‘guidelines’ KABUL: Afghan journalists and activists on Tuesday condemned new “religious guidelines” issued by the Taliban... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
Israel sees Iranian atomic bomb in five years, deal or no deal OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Iran is five years away from developing a nuclear weapon, and international talks due to restart... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
Israel ‘formalising’ defence ties with Morocco on minister’s visit TEL AVIV: Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz heads Tuesday to Morocco on a visit that will “formalise”... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
Afghan affiliate of IS: US blacklists 3 leaders, financial facilitator WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three leaders of Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
Rare Einstein papers set record at Paris auction PARIS: Albert Einstein’s handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record 11.6 million euros ($13... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
UK royals attack ‘overblown’ BBC documentary LONDON: Britain’s leading royals have united in a rare joint statement to criticise the BBC over a documentary ... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
Transparency of ESG investment ratings faces scrutiny LONDON: Market regulators set out a global framework on Tuesday to police environment, social and governance (ESG)... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
Italy hits Amazon, Apple with 200m euro antitrust fine ROME: Italy’s competition watchdog imposed fines totalling over 200 million euros ($225 million) on Amazon and... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am