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World - 2022-01-08

World

Taliban foreign minister in first trip to Iran

KABUL: The Taliban's foreign minister visited Iran on Saturday to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 08:59pm

Middle East

Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of top general

DUBAI: Iran on Saturday imposed sanctions on dozens more Americans, many of them from the US military, over the 2020...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 08:38pm

Middle East

Saudi princess freed after 3 years in jail: rights group

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter who had been held without charge for nearly ...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 07:47pm

Africa

South Africa should step up COVID-19 vaccinations, President Ramaphosa says

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa should step up COVID-19 vaccinations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday, urging...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 07:00pm

South Asia

Elections in India's most populous state to start in Feb 10

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state and a key battleground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 06:26pm

South Asia

Mother Teresa charity in India gets back access to foreign funds

KOLKATA: The Indian government renewed permission for late Catholic nun Mother Teresa's charity to receive foreign...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:49pm

Europe

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 301.48 million, death toll at 5,827,671

LONDON: More than 301.48 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:38pm

Europe

Russia slams 'boorish' US comments on Kazakhstan

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday slammed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as "boorish" for saying Kazakhstan will be...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:05pm

Europe

Putin, Kazakh leader discuss measures to quell unrest in Kazakhstan

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a lengthy phone call with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 02:39pm

South Asia

Kazakh ex-leader in capital, urges support for government

NUR-SULTAN: The press secretary of Kazakhstan's founding president Nursultan Nazarbayev said Saturday the ex-leader...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 02:15pm

USA

Eleven Colombian police wounded in explosives attack on truck

BOGOTA: At least 11 Colombian police officers were wounded in an attack against their truck using explosives in the...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 02:07pm

USA

US forces in South Korea raise COVID-19 alert amid record infections

SEOUL: US Forces Korea (USFK) raised its health protection alert on Saturday after posting its highest weekly tally...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 02:02pm

South Asia

Taliban issue posters ordering women to cover up

KABUL: The Taliban's religious police have put up posters around the capital Kabul ordering Afghan women to cover ...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 01:48pm

South Asia

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases rise to most since Sept 11

TOKYO: New daily coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital Tokyo rose to 1,224 on Saturday, the Tokyo government...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 01:38pm

South Asia

Philippines confirms record daily COVID-19 infections

MANILA: The Philippine health ministry reported a record 26,458 confirmed new coronavirus cases on Saturday. In a...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 01:35pm

Middle East

UAE works on Friday for first time

DUBAI: Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first ever working...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 11:47am

USA

Mexico Covid death toll passes 300,000

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's deaths from Covid-19 surpassed 300,000, one of the world's highest tolls as the pandemic...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 11:39am

South Asia

Australia treasurer tests positive for COVID-19 as daily cases soar past 100,000

SYDNEY: Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he tested positive to COVID-19, joining other top government...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 11:07am

Europe

Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason

ALMATY: Kazakhstan authorities have detained Karim Massimov, the former head of the national security committee, and...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 11:05am

South Asia

Explosion in China's Chongqing kills 16

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: A building housing a canteen in Chongqing in China's southwest collapsed on Friday after an...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 10:49am

South Asia

India's new COVID-19 cases hit seven-month high of 141,986

NEW DELHI: India reported 141,986 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the most since the end of May, as the Omicron...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 10:43am

World

Congressional watchdog warns US health agency unprepared to take over Covid vaccine programme

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appears unprepared to assume full responsibility ...