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World - 2022-01-17

Middle East

Israel cuts COVID-19 isolation to five days

JERUSALEM: Israel's Health Ministry said on Monday it would shorten the mandatory isolation period for those who ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:23pm

Europe

Poland has entered a fifth wave of COVID, says minister

WARSAW: Poland is experiencing a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections, the health minister said on Monday, warning that...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:01pm

Europe

French COVID hospitalisations see biggest jump since Nov 2020

PARIS: The number of people with COVID-19 in French hospitals rose by 888 to 25,775, the health ministry said on...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:53pm

USA

Canada health authority approves Pfizer's anti-Covid pill

MONTREAL: Canada's health authority said Monday it has approved Pfizer's anti-Covid pill, Paxlovid, for adults at...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:11pm

South Asia

India's Modi urges collective global effort to deal with cryptocurrencies

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that a collective global effort is needed to deal with...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:09pm

Middle East

Iran says diplomats back in Saudi for OIC posts

TEHRAN: Iranian envoys have returned to the Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, in the first such...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 08:47pm

World

At least 12 killed in Afghan earthquake: district official

Victims died when roofs of their residential houses collapsed

Published 17 Jan, 2022 08:43pm

Middle East

Iran says decision time for US in nuclear talks

TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it is time for the United States to take political decisions to resolve key remaining...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 08:08pm

Middle East

Black diamond, largest ever cut, goes on show in Dubai

DUBAI: The world's largest known cut diamond went on public display for the first time Monday ahead of its sale, ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:39pm

Europe

Facebook unblocks Russian foreign ministry-linked page

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday that Facebook had restored access to Moscow's official page for arms control talks in...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:32pm

World

Moderna CEO says data for Omicron-specific shot likely available in March

Moderna Inc's vaccine candidate against the Omicron coronavirus variant will enter clinical development in the next...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:29pm

World

Pakistan says trial of Chinese traditional medicine for Covid-19 successful

We expect it to be effective on Omicron as on other variants, says director of International Center for Chemical and Biological Science where trials were conducted

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:16pm

South Asia

India's Gennova developing Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine

NEW DELHI: India's Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is working on an Omicron-specific mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, it...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:04pm

Middle East

Iran sentences 'boxing champion' to death over protests: activists

PARIS: Iran has sentenced to death a local boxing champion over his role in 2019 protests, activists said, ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 06:47pm

World

Global jobs recovery delayed by pandemic uncertainty, Omicron, ILO says

GENEVA: The global job market will take longer to recover than previously thought, with unemployment set to remain...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 06:08pm

Middle East

Pakistani among 3 dead in UAE suspected drone attack

Preliminary investigations indicate detection of small flying objects, possibly belonging to drones, that fell in the two areas and may have caused the explosion and fire, police say

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 06:57pm

World

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

PARIS: Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Djokovic heads home The Australian Open finally...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 05:39pm

Middle East

UAE says it suspects drones caused Abu Dhabi fires, Yemen Houthis claim attack

DUBAI: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Monday it had carried out an attack on the United Arab Emirates...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 03:43pm

South Asia

Taliban stage show of strength with parade after protests

MAYMANA: Taliban fighters paraded through a northwest Afghan city in a show of strength at the weekend, days after...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 02:19pm

World

Tonga cut off by volcanic blast

SYDNEY: Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday after a massive volcanic blast that crippled...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 01:05pm

World

Invest in nature and reap cash benefits, World Economic Forum urges cities

BARCELONA: After a landslide in 2017 killed 1,141 people and left more than 3,000 homeless in Sierra Leone's capital...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 12:27pm

Asia

China reports 223 new COVID-19 cases on Jan 16 vs 119 a day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 223 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for Jan. 16, up from 119 a day earlier, its health ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:51am

South Asia

India's Gennova working on Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine

NEW DELHI: India's Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is working on an Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate that ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:42am

World

Australia PM blames Omicron for testing woes as COVID-19 cases hit downward trend

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday the shortages of at-home antigen tests were "not...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:31am

World

US FAA clears 45% of commercial plane fleet after 5G deployed

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Sunday it had cleared an estimated 45% of the US...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:22am

Energy

UAE's Fujairah marine fuel sales sink to 3-month low in December

SINGAPORE: Sales of marine fuel in the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Fujairah marine refuelling and oil storage hub...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:18am

South Asia

Nepal starts giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

KATHMANDU: Nepal began giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Monday as coronavirus infections surged due to the...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:15am

World

Pfizer to boost COVID-19 pill production with French deal

PARIS: Pfizer will add a production facility for its antiviral COVID-19 pill in France as part of a plan to invest...

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 06:24pm

Europe

UK foreign minister condemns Texas hostage-taking

LONDON: Britain's foreign minister Liz Truss on Sunday condemned a hostage-taking at a synagogue in Texas as an "act...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:28am

World

Ecuador declares red alert in most of country over Omicron

QUITO: Ecuador on Sunday declared a red alert in most of the country following a ten-fold increase in Covid-19 ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:24am

Europe

World's 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid: report

Oxfam says the men's wealth jumped from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion, at an average rate of $1.3 billion per day

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 03:37pm

World

Could take 'two weeks' to restore Tonga internet cable

WELLINGTON: Tonga's internet may be cut for weeks, an official told AFP Monday, after a violent volcanic eruption ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:18am

Europe

Ukraine ex-leader vows to return to fight 'Russian aggression'

KYIV: Ukraine's former leader Petro Poroshenko was expected Monday to return from Europe despite the risk of arrest,...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:16am

USA

Millions hunker down as storm hits eastern US

WASHINGTON: Millions of Americans hunkered down as a major winter storm hit the eastern United States with heavy ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:15am

Asia

China's birth rate at record low in 2021: official

BEIJING: The birth rate in China plummeted to a record low last year, official data showed Monday, as analysts warn...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:09am

Asia

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile: South Korean army

SEOUL: North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said Monday, in what would be...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 09:59am

World

Another 'large eruption' detected at Tonga volcano: monitor

SYDNEY: Another "large eruption" has been detected at the Tonga volcano, a Darwin-based monitoring station said...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 09:57am

USA

US, Japan leaders to talk Covid, security in virtual meet

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet virtually Friday to discuss...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 09:54am

Middle East

Iran jails anew French academic for ‘violating’ house arrest: judiciary

TEHRAN: French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah was jailed anew for breaking house arrest restrictions, an official...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:20am

World

Don’t discriminate against unvaccinated, AI tells Italy

MILAN: Human rights group Amnesty International urged Italy to change tough anti-COVID restrictions to avoid...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:17am

Asia

Beijing tightens rules for entering city after Omicron case

BEIJING: Beijing will require travellers to get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival in the Chinese capital,...