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World - 2022-01-30

USA

About 1,300 US flights canceled after winter storm in Northeast

About 1,300 US flights were canceled early on Sunday after the northeastern part of the country was walloped by a...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:16pm

World

Egypt sentences 10 Muslim Brotherhood members to death

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced to death 10 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group found...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:09pm

Middle East

Iran supreme leader says 'wrong decisions' have hurt economy

TEHRAN: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Sunday that the country's poor economic situation was not only due ...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 08:50pm

South Asia

China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among Games-related personnel

BEIJING: Thirty-four new COVID-19 infections were detected among Olympics-related personnel, the Beijing 2022 Winter...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 07:46pm

Europe

Russia to challenge NATO on security pledge: Lavrov

MOSCOW: Russia will ask NATO to clarify whether it intends to implement key security commitments, Foreign Minister...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 05:03pm

Europe

Macron tells Iran's Raisi more effort needed in nuclear talks

LONDON: French President Emmanuel Macron in a discussion with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday said...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 01:31pm

World

Pregnant woman denied re-entry to New Zealand offered refuge by Taliban

WELLINGTON: A pregnant New Zealand journalist denied re-entry to her home country to give birth due to strict...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:53pm

Europe

Portugal's PM Antonio Costa, a pragmatic Socialist

LISBON: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, whose Socialists face a close-fought snap election on Sunday, is a...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:42pm

South Asia

'Felt like a bullet': Bhutan PM mourns rare Covid death

NEW DELHI: Bhutan's success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivalled but a rare patient death -- just the...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:41pm

USA

Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins

US former President Donald Trump said on Saturday if he were to run for president and win in 2024, he would pardon...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:16pm

World

Australia anxious as schools back in full swing amidst Omicron wave

MELBOURNE: Thousands of Australian students return to school on Monday after a summer break, as the country remains...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:14pm

Middle East

Israeli President Herzog makes first UAE visit

DUBAI: Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday on the first such visit, his...

Updated 30 Jan, 2022 05:25pm

World

New Zealand PM Ardern isolating, journalist case highlights tough COVID curbs

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stayed in self-isolation on Sunday, as the country recorded 103 new...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:05pm

USA

Snow 'bomb' unleashes blizzard on eastern US

BOSTON: Blinding snow whipped up by powerful winds pummeled the eastern United States on Saturday, as one of the...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 11:54am

Europe

French FM accuses Russian mercenaries of 'despoiling' Mali

PARIS: France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Sunday accused Russian private military company Wagner of...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 11:50am

Europe

Ukraine calls on West to be 'firm' in Russia talks

KYIV: Kyiv on Saturday urged the West to remain "vigilant and firm" in its talks with Russia, as US President Joe...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 11:26am

Europe

'No justice': North Ireland marks 'Bloody Sunday' amid Brexit backdrop

LONDONDERRY: The Northern Irish city of Londonderry commemorates one of the darkest days in modern UK history on...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 11:17am

Middle East

Bottom of gender rankings, Iraqi women defy critics to work

BASRA: Each working morning, oil engineer Safa al-Saeedi dons a safety helmet and heads into a gas complex for...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 11:01am

USA

Mexico road accident leaves at least 13 dead

GUADALAJARA: At least 13 people died after a bus carrying pilgrims to a religious shrine in Mexico flipped over on...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:54am

Asia

Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom

BEIJING: Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:52am

Asia

North Korea test-fires most powerful missile since 2017

SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:50am

Asia

Despite Covid, it's home or bust for China holiday travellers

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: The pandemic prevented Shanghai schoolteacher Chen Hainan from returning to her hometown to ...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:33am

USA

‘One for the record books’: US East Coast blanketed in snow

NEW YORK: The northeastern United States was walloped by a fierce winter storm on Saturday that threatened to drop...