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World - 2021-12-27

Europe

Russia's 2021 inflation seen at slightly above 8%, central bank says

MOSCOW: Consumer inflation in Russia will slightly exceed 8% in 2021, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:14pm

USA

US President Biden signs $770 billion defense bill

US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2022, which...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 09:57pm

World

China's Xi'an imposes 'strictest' controls to halt Covid outbreak

BEIJING: The locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an on Monday tightened Covid-19 controls to the "strictest" level,...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 07:46pm

Middle East

UAE issues first civil marriage license for non-Muslim couple

ABU DHABI: The UAE issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported Monday, as...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 08:03pm

USA

Rising Omicron cases disrupt air travel, 800 more flights cancelled

US airlines cancelled about 800 more flights on Monday after nixing thousands of flights during the Christmas ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:33pm

South Asia

India freezes accounts of Mother Teresa's charity after Christmas religious tension

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Monday froze the bank accounts of Mother Teresa's...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 07:27pm

Middle East

Iraq's highest court rejects bid to annul election results

BAGHDAD: Iraq's supreme court on Monday rejected a motion filed by the Hashed al-Shaabi ex-paramilitary alliance...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 05:28pm

Middle East

Iran seeks assurances as nuclear talks resume

TEHRAN: Iran said nuclear talks that are set to resume Monday in Vienna should focus on lifting sanctions on the...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 05:26pm

South Asia

Hindu vigilante groups disrupt Christmas celebrations on Modi territory

NEW DELHI: Hardline Hindu vigilante groups disrupted Christmas mass in parts of India, including in Prime Minister...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 04:54pm

Europe

France weighs new Covid restrictions in Omicron fight

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce new Covid measures on Monday as the country braces...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 03:56pm

World

Turkey urges Russia to drop 'one-sided' NATO demands

ANKARA: Turkey urged Russia on Monday to drop "one-sided" demands and adopt a more constructive approach in its...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 03:54pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses fall as Omicron worries weigh

Most stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Monday, with the Saudi index leading the losses, as ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2021 06:36pm

South Asia

Bangladesh arrests ferry owner after blaze that killed 39

DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Monday arrested the owner of an overcrowded ferry that caught fire and killed at least ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 02:17pm

Financial

Doha Bank secures $762.5 million syndicated loan

DUBAI: Doha Bank said on Monday it had secured a three-year $762.5 million syndicated loan coordinated by Mizuho and...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 12:25pm

World

Afghanistan's tumultuous year and uncertain future

KABUL: Few nations endured as tumultuous a year as Afghanistan in 2021, and the country's woes are far from over as ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:46am

World

Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388: govt

MANILA: The death toll from one of the most destructive typhoons to hit the Philippines in recent years rose to 388...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:41am

World

Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Japan

TOKYO: Heavy snow caused traffic jams, flight cancellations and disruption to train services in central Japan on...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:35am

Asia

China reports 200 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 26 vs 206 a day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 200 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 26, from 206 a day earlier, its health ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:31am

World

Australia records first Omicron death, authorities stick to reopening plan

SYDNEY: Australia on Monday reported its first confirmed death from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 amid another...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:29am

World

Venezuela's president to visit Iran 'very soon'

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he will soon visit Iran to finalize new agreements on...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:26am

South Asia

‘Horrified’ UN official condemns reported killings in Myanmar

A senior UN official said he was horrified by the reported killing of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar and called on...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:04am

World

Trumpism without Trump: the Republican playbook for 2022?

WASHINGTON: As US Republicans cheered impressive gains in state elections in the fall, their leader may not have ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 10:27am

Europe

Pandemic prognosis: Where does it go from here?

GENEVA: Two years in, as the now Omicron-fuelled Covid crisis rages, there is still hope the pandemic could begin...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 10:24am

Europe

Climate change 2021: There's no turning back now

PARIS: Across a quarter century of UN climate conferences tasked with saving humanity from itself, one was deemed a...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 10:20am

Africa

Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa began a week of mourning events for anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 10:14am

World

Brazil flooding death toll mounts, thousands more displaced

SALVADOR: The death toll from heavy rains that have battered the Brazilian state of Bahia since November rose to 18...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 10:09am

Middle East

Houthis have fired 430 missiles, 851 drones at Saudi Arabia since 2015

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Sunday the Iran-aligned Houthi group had fired 430...