News Archives for World - 2022-02-01

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World - 2022-02-01

Europe

Blinken urges Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine borders in Lavrov call

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Russia to "immediately" de-escalate tensions and withdraw its...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 09:50pm

Europe

Lavrov says US ready to discuss Russia's security concerns

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Washington was ready to discuss Moscow's security...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 09:46pm

World

WHO warns 'premature' to declare victory over Covid

GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 08:25pm

World

Pfizer to seek green light to vaccinate kids 5 and under: reports

WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech will soon ask US regulators for emergency authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine for...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:58pm

Business & Finance

Experts weigh in as UAE introduces federal corporate tax: report

Say it may not impact UAE's ability to attract investment, but some sectors could get hit harder than others

Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:26pm

Financial

Saudi Arabia announces $6.4 billion investments in future tech

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has launched investments worth $6.4 billion in future technologies, the Saudi minister of...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 06:59pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka arrests 21 Indians after clash with navy

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy Tuesday said it had arrested 21 Indian fishermen after a confrontation with two trawlers...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 06:36pm

Asia

UN appeals for record $826 million in aid for Myanmar

GENEVA: The UN appealed Tuesday for $826 million to get humanitarian aid to 6.2 million people in Myanmar in 2022,...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 06:28pm

South Asia

India goes on a spending spree to boost growth, stokes concern over fiscal deficit

NEW DELHI: India's government will step up spending to 39.45 trillion rupees ($529.7 billion) in the coming fiscal...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 06:09pm

Europe

Britain, Poland and Ukraine in cooperation talks over Russian threat

KYIV: Britain, Poland and Ukraine are working to strengthen their three-way cooperation in the face of the threat of...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 05:51pm

World

Chlorine used on Syrian rebel area in 2016: watchdog

THE HAGUE: Chlorine was used in an attack on a rebel-held area in Syria in 2016 in which at least 20 people suffered...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 05:41pm

World

Top US cyber official meets NATO allies on Russian threats

WASHINGTON: The top White House official for cyber security began a tour of European NATO allies Tuesday to prepare...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 05:35pm

Europe

Eurozone unemployment hits historic low

BRUSSELS: The eurozone's unemployment rate fell to a historic low in December, official figures showed Tuesday, as...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 05:18pm

Middle East

Qatar reaches deal with Taliban to resume evacuations

Qatar has reached an agreement with the Taliban to resume chartered evacuations out of Kabul airport, Axios reported...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:37pm

Europe

Ukraine announces plan to boost army as foreign leaders rally

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday to boost his armed forces by 100,000 troops...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:15pm

Europe

UK's Johnson cannot answer party questions because of police, minister says

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cannot answer specific questions over lockdown parties at his Downing...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 03:54pm

Europe

Romania daily COVID-19 cases at new record high

BUCHAREST: The number of new coronavirus infections in Romania reached a record high of 40,018 in the past 24 hours,...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 03:41pm

Middle East

Israel to remove two commanders over death of Palestinian-American

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army is to strip two officers of their commands and reprimand a third following the death of...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 01:58pm

South Asia

Rights groups blame Taliban for missing journalists

KABUL: The Taliban have arrested two Afghan journalists working for a local news channel, rights groups said ...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 01:49pm

USA

Trump fundraising slows but still yields over $100mn in cash

Donald Trump's fundraising slowed in late 2021 but the former leader still amassed more than $100 million in cash...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 01:35pm

Europe

Huge volumes of COVID hospital waste threaten health: WHO

GENEVA: Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to ...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 12:48pm

World

Penguins offer varied clues to Antarctic climate change

ABOARD THE MV ARCTIC SUNRISE: Peering through binoculars from an inflatable motorboat bobbing in frigid waters, ...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 12:33pm

World

Flooding kills at least 11 people in Ecuador capital

QUITO: At least 11 people were killed and 32 injured on Monday after the heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in nearly...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 12:12pm

World

US, Russia diplomats to talk as tensions over Ukraine rise

WASHINGTON: Washington's and Moscow's top diplomats will hold fresh talks Tuesday on the Ukraine crisis as Western...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 12:08pm

World

New Zealand relents on woman offered refuge by Taliban

WELLINGTON: A pregnant New Zealand journalist who claimed to have now here to go but Afghanistan will be allowed to...

Updated 01 Feb, 2022 01:10pm

Europe

Russia says will not back down in face of US sanctions threats

MOSCOW: Russia's embassy in Washington said Tuesday that Moscow will not back down in the face of US sanctions...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:54am

USA

US to reimpose limits on power plants' mercury emissions

WASHINGTON: The US government announced Monday it wants to revive a regulation limiting air emissions of mercury and...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:21am

Europe

Denmark returns to 'life as we knew it' despite Omicron

COPENHAGEN: Denmark on Tuesday becomes the first European Union country to lift all of its Covid restrictions ...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:02am

Europe

Putin to host EU ally Orban amid Ukraine crisis

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will host talks Tuesday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 10:54am

Europe

UN agency says gaps in Belarus flight rerouting probe

MONTREAL: The UN aviation agency on Monday extended its investigation into a bomb warning aboard a Ryanair flight...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 10:47am

Europe

Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in US by end-Feb

Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorization request as early as...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 10:21am

Asia

Japan says missing F-15 fighter likely crashed, crew missing

TOKYO: A missing Japanese F-15 frontline fighter is believed to have crashed and its two crew members remain...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 10:17am

World

Australian PM says his government was ‘too optimistic’ before Omicron surge

SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister faced up to criticism of his leadership on Tuesday, saying his government had ...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 10:12am

USA

Mexico economy grew 5pc in 2021, but ended in recession

MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s economy grew by five percent in 2021, but Latin America’s second biggest economy headed...