News Archives for World - 2021-12-15

<<>>

World - 2021-12-15

USA

Fed sees three interest rate hikes in 2022 as inflation fight begins

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve, signaling its inflation target has been met, on Wednesday said it would end its...

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 12:22am

Europe

UK COVID hospitalisation rates rising, number of cases will break records

LONDON: Hospitalisation rates are rising in some areas in Britain as the Omicron coronavirus variant sparks a wave ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:55pm

Africa

S.Africa reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa reported a record number of new daily COVID-19 infections on Wednesday in a fourth wave...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 11:55pm

Africa

Tunisia navy rescues 78 migrants, one dead

BEN GUERDANE: Tunisia's navy rescued 78 migrants on Wednesday and retrieved the body of another after their boat ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 09:25pm

USA

IMF warns of interest rate risks as global debt hits $226 trillion

WASHINGTON: Global debt surged to $226 trillion last year, its biggest one-year jump since World War Two, and will ...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 09:33pm

Middle East

Iran, UN agree on replacing nuclear site's damaged cameras

TEHRAN: Iran and a UN watchdog said Wednesday they have reached agreement on replacing cameras at a nuclear complex,...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 08:22pm

Europe

Ukraine sees no sign of Russia withdrawing troops from border

KYIV: Russia has made no move to withdraw troops it has amassed at the border with Ukraine but there is no sign that...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 07:13pm

USA

US import prices slow in November on petroleum

WASHINGTON: US import price growth slowed in November from the prior month amid a moderation in the costs of...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 07:13pm

Middle East

Turkey, UAE say they want deeper cooperation, trade after Dubai talks

DUBAI: Turkey and the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday they aim to deepen cooperation after talks in Dubai...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:17pm

World

Blinken cuts short Asia trip due to Covid case in delegation

KUALA LUMPUR: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday cut short a trip to Southeast Asia after a member of...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 06:41pm

Africa

Kenya detects first cases of Omicron variant

NAIROBI: Kenya has detected its first three cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the country's health minister...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 05:42pm

World

EU regulator says J&J Covid vaccine can be used as booster

THE HAGUE: The European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine can be used as a...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 05:38pm

Europe

Russia hands security demands to US official

MOSCOW: Russia said Wednesday it had delivered its proposals for legal security guarantees over NATO's expansion to ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 05:38pm

Europe

Putin hails 'model' Russia-China relations in Xi call

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed Russia's "model" relations with China in a call with Chinese...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 05:06pm

Europe

Italy tightens border rules for EU arrivals

ROME: Italy will tighten restrictions for arrivals from the rest of the EU from Thursday, requiring coronavirus ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 05:06pm

World

11 Indonesians dead, 25 missing in Malaysia boat sinking

KUALA LUMPUR: At least 11 Indonesian migrants died and 25 are believed to be missing after a boat sank Wednesday in...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 03:27pm

Europe

Germany's new government will make country fit for future, Scholz says

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday his government would use the coming four years to make...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 03:27pm

World

Italy's Draghi says EU must ask Russia to reduce tensions with Ukraine

ROME: The European Union must ask Russia to urgently reduce tensions with Ukraine when EU leaders meet in Brussels ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 02:28pm

Europe

Omicron variant could become dominant in Europe by mid-January: EU chief

STRASBOURG: EU chief Urusula von der Leyen on Wednesday warned the Omicron variant of Covid-19 could become dominant...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 02:17pm

Africa

Rwanda detects six Omicron cases, escalates Covid curbs

KIGALI: Rwanda has detected its first six cases of the fast-spreading Covid-19 Omicron variant, prompting the...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 02:17pm

World

Pfizer set to oust AstraZeneca as top supplier of COVID-19 shots to poor nations

BRUSSELS: Pfizer and BioNtech are set to displace AstraZeneca as the main suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines to the...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 01:13pm

Asia

About 150 people trapped on roof of Hong Kong building after fire

HONG KONG: About 150 people were trapped on the roof of Hong Kong's World Trade Centre on Wednesday after a fire...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 01:01pm

Asia

South Korea considers tightening COVID-19 rules as new cases climb to daily record

SEOUL: South Korea reported 7,850 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, its highest daily total, as breakthrough...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 12:56pm

World

Blinken says US still prepared to sell jet fighters to UAE

KUALA LUMPUR: Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Wednesday the US was still prepared to sell F-35 fighter...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 12:43pm

Europe

Europe kicks off Covid vaccine drive for kids

FRANKFURT: Several European nations start vaccinating children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 on Wednesday in an...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 12:33pm

Europe

Macron in campaign mode as election looms

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is yet to declare he will run for a second term in next year's election, but...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 12:31pm

World

Armed with drones, Turkey explores African arms sales

ISTANBUL: Armed with battle-tested drones, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been deepening defence ties...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 12:22pm

USA

New York to have first female police chief ever

NEW YORK: New York will appoint Keechant Sewell as its first-ever woman police chief to head the largest force in ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:55am

Business & Finance

Dubai Investments offers to take over National General Insurance in $127mn deal

DUBAI: Dubai Investments has made an offer to gain full ownership of National General Insurance Co (NGI), it said on...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:48am

Asia

Kim's first decade: 3 US meetings, 2 dead relatives, 1 nuclear arsenal

SEOUL: After 10 years in power, North Korea's once youthful Kim Jong Un is now one of the world's more experienced...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:38am

Africa

Tunisia opposition condemns extension of parliament freeze

TUNIS: Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday slammed his decision to extend a months-long suspension...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:32am

World

WHO sees unprecedented Omicron spread, 'probably' in most countries

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Tuesday Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:29am

World

US crosses 800,000 Covid-19 deaths

WASHINGTON: The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, crossed 800,000 Covid-19 deaths...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 12:39pm

Europe

Haiti gas truck explosion kills 62, injures dozens

CAP-HAÏTIEN: A massive gas truck explosion killed at least 62 people in Haiti on Tuesday, after bystanders swarmed...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:39am

Europe

EU tries to salvage eastern ties under Russian threat

BRUSSELS: EU leaders will try to rescue their outreach to five former Soviet republics of eastern Europe on...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:36am

USA

US judge rejects Trump bid to block Congress from accessing tax returns

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Tuesday rejected former president Donald Trump's legal campaign to prevent ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:31am

Asia

Hong Kong court orders Apple Daily parent firm to be wound up

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Wednesday ordered the liquidation of the parent company of Apple Daily, delivering...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:11am

World

US looking at whether Myanmar treatment of Rohingya is genocide: Blinken

KUALA LUMPUR: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United States was looking at what additional...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:10am

USA

Trump White House chief held in contempt for defying Capitol riot probe

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers voted Tuesday to recommend criminal contempt charges against Donald Trump's former top aide...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:09am

World

Iran accuses Western powers of ‘blame game’ over nuclear deal

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