Europe Turkey logs record level of more than 74,000 COVID-19 cases in a day ISTANBUL: Turkey has recorded 74,266 new COVID-19 cases in the space of 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:10pm
USA Removing Fed stimulus won't undermine labor market: Powell WASHINGTON: Raising interest rates and otherwise removing the extraordinary stimulus the Federal Reserve provided to... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:49pm
Europe WHO body says COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated for Omicron GENEVA: A World Health Organization technical body said on Tuesday that current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:18pm
Repeated Covid boosters not a viable strategy: WHO GENEVA: WHO experts warned Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines is not a viable... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:07pm
Omicron: Mild or severe impact on economy? PARIS: After limping its way back from the Covid pandemic last year, the global economic recovery has been rattled ... Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:47pm
Europe France to see record of more than 350,000 new COVID infections Tuesday PARIS: France's health ministry will announce later on Tuesday a record of more than 350,000 new COVID infections... Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:23pm
Global growth could slow sharply due to Omicron: World Bank WASHINGTON: Global growth will "decelerate markedly" this year, but the Omicron variant of Covid-19 that is ... Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:16pm
World Bank demands faster G20 debt relief as poor nations squeezed LONDON: Poorer developing nations are likely to need faster G20 debt relief, the World Bank said on Tuesday, as an... Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:15pm
Prominent lecturer and Taliban critic released after arrest: daughter KABUL: A prominent Afghan university professor arrested by Taliban authorities after criticising them on television... Published 11 Jan, 2022 07:35pm
Africa French official says 300-400 Russian mercenaries operate in Mali PARIS: From 300 to 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in central Mali, a senior French armed forces ministry... Published 11 Jan, 2022 07:31pm
Europe Russian troops to quit Kazakhstan, says president, taking aim at the elite NUR-SULTAN: Russian-led forces will begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan in two days' time after stabilising the ... Published 11 Jan, 2022 07:16pm
Europe Russia has no 'voting right' on Ukraine's NATO membership: Kyiv KYIV: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Tuesday that Russia had no say over whether Ukraine could join... Published 11 Jan, 2022 07:05pm
South Asia US to give additional $308mn in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to donate an extra $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan,... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:52pm
Europe Zelensky calls for international summit to end war in Ukraine KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Tuesday for a new summit with France, Germany and Russia to... Published 11 Jan, 2022 05:40pm
Middle East UAE threatens jail for mocking anti-Covid measures DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has threatened to jail people who make fun of its anti-Covid measures after mocking... Published 11 Jan, 2022 05:11pm
Africa UN's Guterres 'saddened' by reports of deadly strike in Tigray: spokesman NEW YORK: UN chief Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" over reports of a deadly airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray... Published 11 Jan, 2022 05:03pm
Over 50% of Europeans on track to contract Omicron: WHO COPENHAGEN: More than half of people in Europe are on track to contract the Omicron coronavirus variant in the next... Published 11 Jan, 2022 04:58pm
Europe Moscow says Russia-NATO talks are 'moment of truth' MOSCOW: Moscow said Tuesday that ties between Russia and NATO had reached a "moment of truth" ahead of high-stakes... Published 11 Jan, 2022 03:17pm
Europe Heathrow hit by Omicron cancellations in December LONDON: Britain's biggest airport Heathrow handled 19.4 million passengers in 2021, less than one quarter of... Published 11 Jan, 2022 01:40pm
UN wants $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022 GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian... Published 11 Jan, 2022 01:27pm
Russia-led troops to begin leaving Kazakhstan in two days: president NUR-SULTAN: Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Tuesday that a contingent of Russia-led forces would... Published 11 Jan, 2022 01:23pm
Europe Poland records 100,000 Covid-linked deaths WARSAW: More than 100,000 people have died in Poland from Covid since the start of the pandemic, the government said... Published 11 Jan, 2022 12:48pm
US reports 1.35mn COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:45am
USA US man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant CHICAGO: A US man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:40am
U.S. issues 'Do Not Travel' warning for Canada WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US State Department on Monday advised ... Updated 11 Jan, 2022 01:21pm
Australia swamped by Omicron surge as pressure grows on hospitals SYDNEY: Australia's COVID-19 infections hovered near record levels on Tuesday as a surge of infections caused by the... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:26am
South Asia Afghanistan's hunger and poverty crisis in numbers Millions of Afghans are at risk of famine as one of the country's worst droughts in decades is compounded by an... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:24am
Energy Kuwait cuts Feb crude prices for Asia SINGAPORE: Kuwait cut the February official selling prices (OSPs) for two crude grades it sells to Asia from the... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:18am
USA Trudeau says Canada has enough vaccines for all Canadians to get fourth dose Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday the government has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:13am
South Asia India reports 168,063 new COVID-19 infections BENGALURU: India reported 168,063 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, less than the figure of 179,723 the previous... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:12am
Merck expects COVID-19 pill molnupiravir to be effective against Omicron Merck's COVID-19 oral pill molnupiravir has a mechanism of action that can work against Omicron and any other... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:11am
Asia Hong Kong to offer COVID-19 vaccine for children older than five HONG KONG: Hong Kong will start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children over the age of five, Chief Executive Carrie... Published 11 Jan, 2022 10:33am
Kazakhstan detains almost 10,000 over deadly unrest NUR-SULTAN: Security forces in Kazakhstan have detained 9,900 people regarding last week's unrest, the interior... Published 11 Jan, 2022 10:19am
Mexican president says he has Covid for second time MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he had Covid-19 for a second time and ... Published 11 Jan, 2022 10:00am
Asia Millions more locked down as China battles Omicron spread BEIJING: Five million residents of a central Chinese city started home confinement Tuesday in a new lockdown to curb... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:57am
Europe EU parliament president David Sassoli has died: spokesman STRASBOURG: The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, died early Tuesday in hospital in Italy, his... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:56am
Europe 6.6-magnitude quake jolts Cyprus NICOSIA: A 6.6-magnitude quake hit off the west coast of Cyprus early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said but... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:50am
USA Biden to promote two key minority voting rights bills in Georgia WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will travel to Georgia on Tuesday to rally public support for two bills aimed at... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:45am
Asia North Korea fires second suspected missile in less than a week SEOUL: North Korea fired a "suspected ballistic missile" into the sea, South Korea's military said Tuesday,... Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:43am
US, Russia still poles apart on Ukraine after Geneva talks GENEVA: Russia and the United States gave no sign that they had narrowed their differences on Ukraine and wider... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
South Asia Nine Afghan students killed in popcorn gas cylinder blast JALALABAD: Nine students were killed by a blast at a mobile popcorn stall near a school in eastern Afghanistan on... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
USA New York man charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump NEW YORK: The US Secret Service arrested a 72-year-old man in New York on Monday after he allegedly phoned them... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
South Asia Afghan envoy to China quits after six months of no pay BEIJING: Afghanistan’s ambassador to China left a colourful resignation note for his post-Taliban takeover... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
Middle East Israel says free to act with or without Iran deal OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel will maintain “unrestricted freedom” to act against Iran regardless of any nuclear... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
Middle East Iran FM to discuss strategic agreement with China DUBAI: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will visit China by the end of the week to discuss the... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
Asia Kazakhstan president says ‘attempted coup’ defeated ALMATY, (Kazakhstan): Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Monday his country had defeated an... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
USA US comedian and ‘Full House’ star Bob Saget found dead aged 65 MIAMI: Bob Saget, the US comedian who delighted millions as the star of television’s “Full House” in the 1980s... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am