News Archives for World - 2021-12-17

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World - 2021-12-17

Pakistan

Pakistan Pavilion: a 'hidden treasure' highlighted at Expo 2020 Dubai

Façade artist Rashid Rana and principal curator Noorjehan Bilgrami share the curatorial journey behind the Pavilion that has been named among the site’s most visited locations

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 11:42am

Europe

US warns Russia 'no talks on European security' without allies

WASHINGTON: The United States pushed back Friday at Russian proposals aimed at containing NATO's sphere of ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 08:41pm

USA

US has sent 335mn Covid vaccine doses to 110 countries

WASHINGTON: The United States has so far delivered more than 335 million doses of Covid vaccine to 110 countries, a...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 08:27pm

South Asia

Taliban appeal again for UN seat after Afghan ambassador quits

KABUL: The Taliban made a fresh appeal on Friday for Afghanistan's seat at the United Nations after the ambassador ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 07:06pm

Middle East

Saudi crown prince launches Jeddah Central Project

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched the plan and main features of the Jeddah Central...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 06:57pm

Europe

Sputnik V provides 'strong' defence against Omicron variant

DUBAI: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine provides a strong defence against serious symptoms and hospitalisations caused by...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 06:50pm

South Asia

Uzbekistan to help fix Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif airport

TASHKENT: Uzbekistan has sent technicians to the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan to repair its ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 06:27pm

World

J&J, Sinopharm, Sputnik V COVID-19 shots less effective against Omicron: study

Study was conducted by Humabs Biomed SA, a unit of Vir Biotechnology and the University of Washington, among others

Updated 17 Dec, 2021 06:35pm

World

Iran top negotiator says nuclear talks to pause for a few days

Talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal will be held in Vienna on Friday before breaking for a "few days", Iran's ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 12:31pm

South Asia

Fallen Afghan government's UN envoy leaves post

UNITED NATIONS: The Afghan ambassador appointed by the country's overthrown government has left his post at the...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 12:17pm

Europe

EU Commission head says booster shots should come within six months

BRUSSELS: European Commission is recommending vaccinated people receive booster doses no more than six months after...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 12:05pm

Asia

China reports 76 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 16 vs 77 a day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 76 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 16, compared with 77 a day earlier, its health...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 11:49am

World

Australia mourns deaths of five school children from jumping castle accident

SYDNEY: Australian police on Friday said investigations were continuing into the deaths of five children after a...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 11:45am

World

Japan PM to seek maiden US visit as early as Jan. 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has given up his initial plan to visit US President Joe Biden this year due to...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 11:35am

South Asia

China warns companies to get permits before 'blindly' visiting Afghanistan for minerals

BEIJING: China's embassy in Afghanistan warned its companies and citizens on Friday not to "blindly" visit the...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 11:20am

Asia

Pandemic pushes millions in Philippines into poverty

MANILA: Close to four million people in the Philippines became poor in the first half of the year due to...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 11:14am

Africa

South Africa to donate 2mn J&J COVID-19 shots to African countries

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa said on Friday it would donate roughly 2 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:44am

World

EU threatens Russia sanctions as NATO backs Ukraine

BRUSSELS: Western allies on Thursday rejected Russia's bid to thwart Kiev's NATO ambitions and urged Moscow to halt...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:38am

Asia

One dead as powerful typhoon batters the Philippines

CEBU: The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year uprooted trees, toppled power lines and flooded ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:36am

USA

Biden acknowledges social spending bill will likely be delayed

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden admitted Thursday that he probably won't be able to push through a massive social...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:34am

World

Biden warns of 'winter of death' for unvaccinated as Omicron spreads

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden warned Thursday of a "winter of severe illness and death" for those unvaccinated...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:30am

World

27 feared dead in building fire in Japan's Osaka

OSAKA: Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze swept through a commercial building housing a mental ...

Updated 17 Dec, 2021 12:11pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson suffers by-election disaster

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday suffered a crushing by-election defeat in a constituency ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:27am

World

EU leaders weigh new sanctions on Russia amid ‘series of attacks’

BRUSSELS: The European Union is under assault from Russia on multiple fronts and must unite behind new economic...