News Archives for World - 2022-02-02

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World - 2022-02-02

USA

Death toll from Brazil storms rises to 28

SAO PAULO: Floods and landslides caused by torrential rains have killed at least 28 people in southeastern Brazil,...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:02pm

Europe

White House cybersecurity official in Europe warning of Russian hacks

LONDON: Russia could use cyberattacks as part of its efforts to destabilise and further invade Ukraine, a White ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:37pm

Europe

Biden orders nearly 3,000 US troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to reinforce Eastern...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:32pm

World

Britain scrambles jets after detecting unidentfied aircraft

LONDON: Britain scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday after detecting unidentified aircraft approaching its airspace,...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:02pm

World

China inks $8bn nuclear power plant deal in Argentina

State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has signed a contract in Argentina to build the $8 billion Atucha III...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 08:19pm

Europe

Russia increasing force readiness near Ukraine: US satellite company

MOSCOW: New satellite images suggest Russia has bolstered the overall readiness of its military deployments in...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 08:07pm

USA

US private hiring fell 301,000 amid January Omicron surge: survey

WASHINGTON: Private US businesses shed 301,000 jobs last month as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 disrupted ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 07:45pm

Europe

US willing to discuss troop and missile limits with Russia

MADRID: Washington is willing to discuss promising not to deploy ground-launched missiles or combat forces in ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 07:03pm

South Asia

India arrests police officer over crypto kidnap plot

MUMBAI: A rogue Indian police constable accused of kidnapping a local cryptocurrency trader and demanding a Bitcoin...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 06:58pm

Europe

Putin, Johnson to discuss Ukraine on Wednesday evening

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are scheduled to discuss Ukraine ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 06:54pm

Europe

EU targets global lead in standards for green, digital transition

BRUSSELS: The European Commission proposed revisions to its system of standards on Wednesday to cover green and...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 06:47pm

Africa

Kenya's budget deficit to widen as Treasury lays out extra spending

NAIROBI: Kenya plans to spend an extra 108.5 billion shillings ($956.7 million) in the fiscal year to end June, the...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 06:39pm

South Asia

Two Afghan journalists released after Taliban detention

KABUL: Two Afghan journalists detained by the Taliban earlier this week were released Wednesday, the news editor of...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 05:42pm

Europe

France's Macron is wrong on illegal migration to Britain

LONDON: French President Emmanuel Macron is wrong to say Britain's immigration policy is encouraging migrants to ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:05pm

Europe

We have calmed markets after Russia jitters, Ukraine president says

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday his government had calmed markets that are wary of a...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:02pm

South Asia

In heated meeting, India seeks tougher action from US tech giants on fake news

NEW DELHI: Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 03:44pm

USA

Biden revives 'Cancer Moonshot' plan with goal to lower death rate

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce plans to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 03:18pm

South Asia

Afghanistan's Taliban told they can't take their guns to the funfair

KABUL: Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 02:39pm

Europe

UK's Johnson bids to reset premiership with 'levelling up' pledge

LONDON: Boris Johnson will set out a plan to "level up" Britain on Wednesday as he tries to move on from the scandal...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 02:34pm

Europe

Germany passes 10-million mark for COVID-19 infections

BERLIN: Germany hit a new coronavirus record on Wednesday, with the 208,498 more cases reported within 24 hours...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 01:26pm

Asia

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 infections to exceed 20,000 for first time

TOKYO: Tokyo's daily COVID-19 infections are expected to exceed 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, national...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 01:00pm

Europe

World's first COVID human challenge trial found to be safe in young adults

LONDON: The world's first human challenge trial in which volunteers were deliberately exposed to COVID-19 to advance...

Updated 02 Feb, 2022 03:22pm

South Asia

Female students join male peers as Afghan universities reopen

JALALABAD: Afghanistan's public universities on Wednesday opened for the first time since the Taliban took over the...

Updated 02 Feb, 2022 05:13pm

Middle East

Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

JALAWLA: Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 12:48pm

Middle East

US to send fighter jets to assist UAE after Houthi attacks

DUBAI: The United States said it is sending fighter jets to assist the United Arab Emirates following missile ...

Updated 02 Feb, 2022 12:47pm

South Asia

Five killed in eastern Indian coal mine collapse

BHUBANESWAR: Five people have been confirmed dead after a pile of waste collapsed over locals trying to lift coal...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 12:05pm

Markets

UAE December CPI up 2.5% year-on-year

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates' (UAE) consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.5% in December from a year earlier, fueled by...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 11:21am

World

Australia's COVID-19 hospital admissions fall to lowest in weeks

SYDNEY: Australia's COVID-19 hospitalisation rate fell to its lowest in nearly three weeks on Wednesday, while a...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 11:03am

Europe

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria: ministry

ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militants targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 11:00am

Europe

Queen Elizabeth II to mark 70 years on the throne

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years, heralding the start of...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:36am

World

24 dead, dozens injured as flooding hits Ecuador capital

QUITO: The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 24 people in Quito, inundating homes,...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:31am

Europe

Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne: key dates

1952:...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:30am

Europe

The world's longest-reigning monarchs

LONDON: At the grand old age of 95, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is the world's longest-reigning living monarch. ...

Updated 02 Feb, 2022 10:45am

Europe

Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHO

GENEVA: A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:18am

USA

US calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on North Korea: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS: The United States has requested an emergency meeting on Thursday of the UN Security Council on North...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:15am

USA

Pharma giants to pay $590mn to US Native Americans over opioids

NEW YORK: A group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors agreed to pay $590 million to settle lawsuits...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:12am

World

Haiti floods kill at least four

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Flooding triggered by torrential rain in Haiti left four people dead and one missing, authorities...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:02am

Europe

Erdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to leverage his strategic position in NATO and his rapport...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:49am

Europe

EU presses on with green label for gas, nuclear

BRUSSELS: The EU will face the fury of opponents to nuclear and gas energy on Wednesday when it proposes new ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:46am

USA

Three people killed in two shootings at US schools

WASHINGTON: Two campus police officers were shot and killed at a college in the US state of Virginia Tuesday, while...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:41am

Asia

UN appeals for record $826m 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,...