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World - 2022-01-11

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

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

World

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

Europe

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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...