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World - 2021-12-14

World

Covid surge in Africa, but fewer deaths than before: WHO

BRAZZAVILLE: Africa has recorded a massive rise in Covid cases over the last week, but the number of deaths is lower...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:10pm

Europe

UK to lift Covid travel ban on arrivals from Africa

LONDON: The UK is to drop 11 African countries including South Africa from its "red list" barring incoming travel,...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 08:23pm

USA

US Senate readies vote on debt-limit hike, averting default risk

WASHINGTON: The US Senate is expected to vote on Tuesday to raise the federal government's $28.9 trillion debt limit...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 08:20pm

Europe

Ukraine allows foreign forces to join planned 2022 military drills

KYIV: Ukraine's parliament approved on Tuesday a draft law that allows foreign troops to take part in military...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 07:08pm

Europe

Putin wants 'immediate' talks with NATO on Russia's security

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Tuesday that he wants...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:51pm

World

Pfizer says study confirms positive results for anti-Covid pill

WASHINGTON: Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed its anti-Covid pill reduced hospitalizations and...

Updated 14 Dec, 2021 06:53pm

Europe

France mulls tighter UK travel rules to tackle Omicron

PARIS: France said on Tuesday it could tighten border controls to protect against the Omicron Covid variant, which ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 05:25pm

South Asia

Afghans face ‘avalanche of hunger and destitution’: UN agency

GENEVA: Almost all Afghans do not have enough to eat and a failing economy could tip Afghanistan's increasingly dire...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:51pm

Europe

Russia admits WHO yet to approve Sputnik jab over lack of data

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday admitted that its homegrown Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine had not yet been approved by the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2021 04:53pm

World

UN says Taliban behind at least 72 extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan

GENEVA: The UN said Tuesday it had received credible allegations of over 100 extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:15pm

Africa

Kenyan court suspends mandatory vaccination order

NAIROBI: A Kenyan court on Tuesday suspended a government order to prevent those who are not fully vaccinated ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:08pm

USA

Blinken warns Republicans against blocking US envoy nominations

JAKARTA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Tuesday that continued Republican opposition to the...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:08pm

World

US preparing 'alternatives' in case Iran nuclear talks fail: Blinken

JAKARTA: The United States is preparing "alternatives" in case efforts to revive a deal to curb Iran's nuclear...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 02:08pm

World

Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalisation during Omicron wave

JOHANNESBURG: Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70% protection against...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 02:07pm

South Asia

Six Afghan migrants killed in Iran road crash: report

TEHRAN: Six irregular migrants from Afghanistan were killed and five injured in a head-on collision between a car ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 02:04pm

World

Gulf summit aims to signal solidarity amid Iran tension

RIYADH: Gulf Arab leaders gather on Tuesday for an annual summit expected to stress cohesion after a deep rift, at a...

Updated 14 Dec, 2021 02:12pm

Asia

Philippines' Duterte withdraws from 2022 Senate race

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday withdrew his candidacy for the 2022 Senate race, the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2021 01:59pm

Asia

Japan's PM opens door to new guidelines on corporate buybacks

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suggested to parliament on Tuesday that he was willing to consider new...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:40pm

South Asia

India's Serum hopes to launch Novavax vaccine for children in six months

NEW DELHI: The world's largest producer of vaccines, Serum Institute of India (SII), hopes to launch the Novavax...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:37pm

Europe

Seven killed, four injured as car carrying migrants crashes in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Seven people were killed and four injured when a car with a Serbian licence plate carrying migrants ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:36pm

Europe

UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record

GENEVA: An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a Siberian town last...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:32pm

Europe

UK jobs growth remains strong in November as BoE meets on rates

LONDON: British employers added 257,000 staff to their payrolls in November, adding to signs that the labour market...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:28pm

World

Iran accuses Western parties to 2015 nuclear deal of 'blame game'

VIENNA: Iran on Tuesday accused Western parties to its 2015 nuclear deal of "persisting in their blame game", a day...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:38am

World

Libya since Kadhafi: a decade of civil war and chaos

TRIPOLI: With Libya's first direct presidential election due to be held on December 24, here is a timeline of the...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:16am

Europe

Dutch seal coalition deal record nine months after vote

THE HAGUE: Dutch political parties agreed on Monday to form a coalition government that will hand Prime Minister ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:14am

World

Australia sticks with easing plans as virus cases jump

SYDNEY: Australia will push ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday,...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:04am

Europe

UK's Johnson faces angry MPs at vote on new virus curbs

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday faces a backlash from his own MPs in parliament over new...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:00am

World

Solomon police arrest opposition party figure

HONIARA: Police in the restive Solomon Islands said Tuesday they had arrested a leading member of the opposition in...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:54am

World

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

JAKARTA: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:46am

World

US House panel recommends contempt charge for ex-Trump aide Meadows

WASHINGTON: The US congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol voted unanimously on...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:41am

World

Moderna to produce millions of mRNA vaccines in Australia

SYDNEY: US drugmaker Moderna Inc will produce millions of mRNA vaccines a year in Australia after agreeing to set up...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:38am

World

German cabinet agrees 60-bn-euro climate investment plan

FRANKFURT: The new German government approved a 60 billion euro ($68 billion) climate investment plan in a cabinet...