News Archives for World - 2022-01-27

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World - 2022-01-27

USA

Biden promises to put Black woman on Supreme Court for first time

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Thursday he will nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court for the first...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:33pm

Europe

Ukraine posts daily coronavirus case record

KYIV: Ukraine reported a record number of daily coronavirus cases Thursday as the ex-Soviet country faces a new wave...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:26pm

South Asia

India's capital eases curfew as Omicron wave slows

NEW DELHI: India's capital announced the end of a weekend curfew and eased other stringent coronavirus restrictions...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:23pm

World

EU watchdog approves Pfizer Covid pill

THE HAGUE: The EU's drug watchdog approved Pfizer's coronavirus pill on Thursday, making it the first oral antiviral...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:07pm

USA

Biden to host German Chancellor Scholz on Feb 7

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on February 7 to...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:03pm

USA

US economy grew 5.7% in 2021, but Omicron hit looms

WASHINGTON: The world's largest economy staged a solid recovery last year as it grew at the fastest pace since 1984,...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:01pm

Middle East

Qatar's top envoy visits Iran as Tehran and Washington consider direct nuclear talks

DUBAI: Qatar's top diplomat visited Iran on Thursday, Iranian state media reported, days before Qatar's ruling emir...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 08:46pm

USA

US says national water supply 'absolutely' vulnerable to hackers

WASHINGTON: Cyber defenses for US drinking water supplies are "absolutely inadequate" and vulnerable to large-scale...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 07:56pm

Business & Finance

Dubai regulator fines Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi $136 million

DUBAI: Dubai's financial regulator has fined the founder of collapsed private equity company Abraaj Group almost ...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:11pm

Europe

Spain's unemployment drops to lowest since before financial crisis

MADRID: Spanish unemployment fell in the fourth quarter to its lowest since the onset of the financial crisis of...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 02:12pm

World

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga

SYDNEY: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 0640 GMT on Thursday, the United States...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 02:08pm

Middle East

Cheap and nasty: Yemen's home-grown drones pose challenge for UAE

DUBAI: Domestically assembled drones that can fly hundreds of miles (kilometres) are proving a security headache for...

Updated 27 Jan, 2022 02:06pm

Middle East

Jordan army says killed 27 drug smugglers on Syria border

AMMAN: The Jordanian army said Thursday it had killed 27 drug smugglers in a clash as they tried to enter the ...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 01:33pm

Asia

Expats head for the exit as 'easy' Singapore's COVID controls bite

SINGAPORE: Atar Sandler arrived in Singapore in 2019, seizing the opportunity to live in a buzzing global city that...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 12:17pm

Europe

Ukraine reports new daily high of COVID infections

KYIV: Ukraine registered a record 32,393 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:40am

USA

Moderna begins trial of Omicron-specific vaccine booster

WASHINGTON: US biotech company Moderna announced on Wednesday that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dose of...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:28am

Europe

Russia, Ukraine agree to keep ceasefire, new talks next month

PARIS: Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv on Wednesday committed to a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine during talks in...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:19am

Europe

England lifts Omicron restrictions

LONDON: England on Thursday lifted coronavirus restrictions imposed to tackle the Omicron variant, with masks no...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:58am

Asia

North Korea fires 'projectile' in sixth test of 2022

SEOUL: North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" early Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth apparent weapons test...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:52am

USA

Biden order makes sexual harassment in US military a crime

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday making sexual harassment a crime under the...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:49am

USA

US Coast Guard finds one body in search for dozens after boat capsizes

MIAMI: US Coast Guard crews searching for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:22am

Asia

Six sue Fukushima nuclear plant operator over thyroid cancer

TOKYO: Six young people will sue the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday over claims...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:15am

USA

US rejects Russia demand on Ukraine but talks see new life

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday rejected Russia's key demand to bar Ukraine from NATO and said it ...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:10am

Europe

EU urges Mali to reconsider troop withdrawal demand

PARIS: European nations pushed back Wednesday against the Malian military government's demands that newly arrived...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:01am

Europe

Fifty years on 'Bloody Sunday' pain endures

LONDONDERRY: Fifty years after "Bloody Sunday", Northern Ireland this weekend commemorates one of the most painful...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:53am

World

'Small' oil leak off Peru coast amid crude spill cleanup

EL CALLAO: A "relatively small" oil leak has been registered at a refinery off the Peruvian coast just 10 days after...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:47am

World

China shrugs off IMF warnings on zero-tolerance Covid approach

BEIJING: Beijing shrugged off IMF warnings about the economic impact of its aggressive anti-Covid policy, saying on...