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World - 2021-12-03

Middle East

9 Iraq Kurd fighters, 3 brothers killed in attacks blamed on IS

ARBIL: At least nine Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and three brothers were killed in northern Iraq attacks blamed...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 07:58pm

World

Canada adds 154,000 jobs in November, beats expectations

OTTAWA: Canada added 154,000 jobs in November, pushing its unemployment rate down to 6.0 percent -- just shy of...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 07:48pm

World

EU asylum demands up as more Afghans flee

BRUSSELS: Requests for asylum in Europe hit a five-year high in September, with Afghans in particular seeking safety...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 07:41pm

Asia

Hiroshima attack flame offered for Pearl Harbor memorial

TOKYO: The family of a famed Hiroshima atomic bomb victim is fundraising to take a flame burning since the wartime...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 05:43pm

Middle East

Lebanon minister to resign to ease crisis with Gulf: AFP

BEIRUT: The Lebanese minister whose comments on Yemen sparked a row with Gulf countries that has crippled the...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 05:23pm

South Asia

Iran nuclear talks set for pause: news agency

TEHRAN: Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal are set to be suspended Friday so that...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:55pm

Europe

At least 17 suspected Omicron cases after Oslo party

OSLO: At least 17 people who came down with Covid-19 after a Christmas party gathering over 100 guests in Oslo last...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:50pm

Europe

WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deaths

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:37pm

South Asia

Taliban release decree saying women must consent to marriage

Set out rules governing marriage and property for women, stating they should not be forced into marriage and widows should have share in their late husband's property

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 06:29pm

Forex

Russian finance ministry to buy $6.8bn worth of gold, FX in month ahead

MOSCOW: Russia's finance ministry said on Friday it would buy 22.8 billion roubles ($309 million) worth of foreign...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 03:06pm

Middle East

Cementing ties, UAE buys 80 French-made Rafale warplanes

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates ordered 80 Rafale fighter jets on Friday, the largest order ever for the warplane, a...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 02:28pm

Middle East

Dubai's DP World pulls out of Haifa port privatisation bid

JERUSALEM: Dubai's DP World has pulled out of a joint bid with an Israeli company to privatise Israel's Haifa port,...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 01:25pm

USA

US job growth likely picked up; unemployment rate seen at 20-month low

WASHINGTON: US employers likely stepped up hiring in November as they scrambled to meet strong demand for goods and...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 10:36am

South Asia

WHO urges Asia-Pacific to get ready for Omicron-driven surge in infections

It has been reported in at least two dozen countries, and started gaining a foothold in Asia this week

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 12:20pm

South Asia

China releases five-year green development plan for industrial sectors

BEIJING: China's industry ministry on Friday unveiled a five-year plan aimed at the green development of its...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 10:30am

South Asia

Malaysia detects first Omicron case in quarantined traveler from South Africa

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a foreign student who was...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 10:16am

Europe

Germany agrees new Covid curbs as Omicron variant spreads across globe

BERLIN/WASHINGTON: Germany agreed on new COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday and the United States prepared to do the...