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World - 2022-01-09

Middle East

Kuwait, Qatar COVID-19 daily cases soar past previous highs

DOHA: Daily coronavirus infection rates reported by Kuwait and Qatar have soared past previous peaks recorded in the...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 08:18pm

Europe

UK trade minister to visit India to press on trade, economic ties

LONDON: British trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit India this week to hold talks to try to deepen trade...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 08:06pm

World

Sri Lanka's president asks China to restructure debt repayments

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked China to help restructure debt repayments as part of efforts...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 06:47pm

Europe

Greece sets February deadline for booster jabs

ATHENS: Greece on Sunday set a February deadline for people to receive coronavirus booster jabs and will bar those...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 06:37pm

World

164 dead, nearly 6,000 held in Kazakhstan unrest

ALMATY: More than 150 people have died and almost 6,000 have been arrested in Kazakhstan following violent riots in...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 06:22pm

South Asia

China's Tianjin begins city-wide testing after at least two local Omicron cases detected

SHENZHEN: The northern coastal city of Tianjin began testing its population of around 14 million on Sunday after at...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 05:43pm

Africa

Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200: govt

ABUJA: Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara ...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 03:02pm

South Asia

Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family

KABUL: An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 02:51pm

World

Taliban arrest Afghan professor after social media criticism

KABUL: A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban's regime has been arrested in ...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 02:38pm

World

Iran allegedly smuggling weapons to Yemen: report

WASHINGTON: The United Nations found thousands of weapons recently seized in the Arabian Sea likely came from a...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 01:02pm

Asia

Covid tests ordered for 14 million in China's Tianjin

SHANGHAI: The northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday advised its nearly 14 million people to stay home while it...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 12:57pm

Europe

Future queen: Duchess of Cambridge turns 40

LONDON: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, turned 40 on Sunday, hitting the milestone as her profile soars alongside...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 12:53pm

Europe

Swedish lab eyes poisoned chalice in malaria fight

STOCKHOLM: Cages meshed over with women's tights and crawling with mosquitoes are stashed in a Swedish laboratory....

Published 09 Jan, 2022 12:47pm

Asia

Japan PM says US military bases to impose tighter COVID-19 controls

TOKYO: The United States has agreed to impose stricter COVID-19 measures at its military bases in Japan, Japanese...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 11:47am

Financial

UAE central bank expects economy to grow 4.2% in 2022

DUBAI: The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates said it expects the UAE economy to grow 4.2% in 2022,...

Updated 09 Jan, 2022 01:32pm

South Asia

Restrictions imposed in several states in India as Covid-19 cases rise

MUMBAI: India reported 159,632 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 11:36am

Asia

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir successfully underwent medical procedure

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, successfully underwent an "elective medical...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 11:35am

USA

Brazil cliff collapse kills at least seven

RIO DE JANEIRO: At least seven people were killed and three were missing after a cliff collapsed onto boats carrying...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 11:00am

Europe

The wide points of friction between US and Russia

GENEVA: Russia and the United States hold talks in Geneva from Sunday focused on tensions over Ukraine but expected...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 10:52am

World

5.9-magnitude quake hits off eastern Papua New Guinea: USGS

PORT MORESBY: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the United States Geological...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 10:33am

World

'Old man out!': Anger in Kazakhstan focuses on ex-leader

ALMATY: As protesters armed with sticks and discarded police shields prepared to storm the mayor's office in...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 10:23am

Africa

West African leaders to discuss Mali crisis in key summit

ACCRA: West African leaders will gather Sunday to discuss Mali's political crisis, with the military junta ...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 10:12am

World

Chileans protest lithium contract sale

SANTIAGO: Chileans took to the streets Friday to protest a government plan to sell a lithium extraction contract,...