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World - 2022-01-23

World

Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO

COPENHAGEN: The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 10:11pm

Europe

Italy reports 138,860 COVID cases on Sunday, 227 deaths

MILAN: Italy reported 138,860 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, against 171,263 the day before, while the number of deaths...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 09:53pm

Europe

Russia confirms British foreign minister could visit Moscow

MOSCOW: British foreign minister Liz Truss could visit Moscow under plans being examined by authorities, a Russian...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 08:16pm

Middle East

Iran rights defender sentenced to 8 years jail, flogging: husband

PARIS: An Iranian court has sentenced leading human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi to eight years in prison and...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 06:23pm

South Asia

Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia as diplomatic relations thaw

RIYADH: Thailand's prime minister will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi foreign ministry said, in what will...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:26pm

Middle East

Kuwait FM presents Lebanon with proposal to ease Gulf row

BEIRUT: Kuwait's foreign minister said Sunday that he has given Lebanese authorities a list of suggested measures to...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:14pm

South Asia

Dozens of Indian turtles die in suspected poisoning

MUMBAI: Deliberate poisoning is likely to blame for the death of dozens of turtles at a lake near Mumbai, Indian...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 03:15pm

Europe

'Muslimness' sacking claim should be investigated if complaint is made: UK's Raab

LONDON: A British lawmaker's claim that she was sacked from a ministerial job partly because of her Muslim faith...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 03:12pm

Middle East

US navy stops ship carrying 'explosive precursor' from Iran

MANAMA: The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertiliser that can be used to make...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:46pm

Middle East

UAE bans drones for a month after Yemeni Houthi attack

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has banned the use of drones for one month, days after Yemen's Houthi rebels...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:36pm

South Asia

India's COVID-19 cases rise by 333,533 in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI: India reported over 300,000 new COVID-19 infections for the fourth straight day even though the caseload...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:20pm

Asia

South Korea reports second-highest COVID count ahead of holiday

SEOUL: South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Sunday, despite extended COVID-19...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:15pm

Business & Finance

Saudi Arabia's Almarai says fourth quarter profit declined 14.7%

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Almarai, the Gulf's largest dairy company, reported on Sunday a 14.7% drop in fourth quarter...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:55pm

Africa

Heavy gunfire heard at military camp in Burkina Faso capital

OUAGADOUGOU: Heavy gunfire could be heard from the main military camp in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou early on...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:49pm

Middle East

Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break

AMMAN: Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by US troops tightened their siege of a prison ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:45pm

Asia

Japan's Tepco hit by setback in clean-up of crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:42pm

World

Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami

Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:36pm

Europe

Portugal's PM Antonio Costa, a pragmatic Socialist

LISBON: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, whose Socialists are tipped to be re-elected next Sunday, is a...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 11:43am

World

Oil spill tars Peruvian seaside towns, leaves fishermen jobless

ANCON: Thousands of barrels of crude oil that were spilled off Peru's central coast have taken a grim toll: dead...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 11:29am

USA

Forget working from home -- why not live in an old office?

WASHINGTON: Blocks from the White House, an unassuming edifice in downtown Washington that once held offices used by...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 11:22am

South Asia

Taliban and Afghan civil society members begin Oslo talks: Norway

OSLO: The first Taliban delegation to visit Europe since returning to power in Afghanistan began talks Sunday with...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 05:49pm

USA

New York shootings an early test for former cop-turned-mayor

NEW YORK: Gun violence has rocked the first three weeks of Eric Adams' tenure as New York mayor, piling pressure on...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 11:09am

Asia

South Korea pays Iran's UN dues with frozen assets

SEOUL: South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran's dues to the UN, Seoul said Sunday,...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 10:20am

Asia

Beijing tests 2 million for coronavirus as Winter Olympics loom

BEIJING: Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 04:56pm

Asia

Kazakhstan holding hundreds for terrorism, disorder

NUR-SULTAN: Kazakhstan said Saturday it was holding more than 460 people on terrorism and disorder charges in the...