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World - 2022-02-11

Europe

Optimistic Ankara says inflation will fall to 24% this year

ANKARA: Turkish inflation will fall to around 24% by year-end and hit single digits by May of 2023, the finance...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 07:51pm

Europe

Russian minister says UK-Russia ties 'close to zero'

MOSCOW: Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday Moscow's ties with London were at a low point as he met...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 07:27pm

Markets

Sri Lanka says it won't rush to IMF despite rising economic risks

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's foreign exchange reserves are plummeting, essential imports are stalling and opposition leaders...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 06:56pm

South Asia

Two foreign journalists on assignment for UN detained in Kabul

KABUL: Two international journalists who were on an assignment for the UN refugee agency have been detained in the...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 06:25pm

South Asia

US plans to free half of $7bn frozen Afghan funds for aid, remainder to stay in US

WASHINGTON: The US government is seeking to free up half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan central bank assets on its...

Updated 11 Feb, 2022 09:27pm

USA

Quad says condemns North Korea's missile launches, opposes 'coercive' economic policies

WASHINGTON: Quad countries -- an informal grouping of Australia, Japan, India and the United States -- on Friday...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:22pm

Europe

NATO welcomes more US forces to Romania, says reinforcing in east

CONSTANTA: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that the presence of American troops in Romania...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 03:51pm

Africa

Madagascar cyclone toll rises to 111

ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar's death toll from Tropical Cyclone Batsirai rose to 111 Friday, with most of the fatalities...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 02:48pm

World

Iranian president says Tehran 'never has hope' in Vienna nuclear talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday Tehran "never" pins hope on ongoing talks in Vienna aimed at reviving...

Updated 11 Feb, 2022 03:55pm

World

New Zealand protesters occupy parliament grounds for fourth day

WELLINGTON: More people arrived outside New Zealand's parliament on Friday, as protesters calling for an end to a...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 02:21pm

World

WHO chief scientist: pandemic has not ended as more variants expected

CAPE TOWN: The World Health Organization's chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday that the world was ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 02:01pm

Asia

Situation in Myanmar is ‘deeply troubling’: Blinken

MELBOURNE: The junta in Myanmar has doubled down on repression and violence, and US President Joe Biden will focus ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 01:59pm

Europe

Satellite images show new Russian military deployments near Ukraine

MOSCOW: Commercial satellite images published by a private US company show new Russian military deployments at...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 01:58pm

Europe

UK's Heathrow airport says Jan passenger traffic weaker than expected

Britain's biggest airport Heathrow said on Friday travel demand in January was weaker than expected, as fears of the...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 12:32pm

World

Colombia eyes 200 tonnes of galleon gold

BOGOTA: Colombia took a step Thursday toward recovering a long-lost Spanish wreck and its fabled riches, but it may...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 12:25pm

Energy

Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Drilling net profit rises 6.1% in 2021

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Drilling reported on Friday a rise of 6.1 percent in net profit for last year, with ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 12:07pm

World

Mexican journalist killed in latest violent attack on media

MEXICO CITY: A Mexican journalist was shot and killed in the southern state of Oaxaca on Thursday, police said, the...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:59am

Europe

Russia and Ukraine say Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough

MOSCOW/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:39am

World

Quad ministers convene to address Indo-Pacific 'coercion', climate, COVID

MELBOURNE: Climate change, COVID and China's "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific top the agenda as foreign ministers of...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:05am

World

Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated

SYDNEY: Australian residents will need to receive booster shots to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19,...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 10:51am

Asia

South Korea petrochemical plant blast kills four, but no impact on output

SEOUL: An explosion at South Korean petrochemical company Yeochun NCC's (YNCC) plant in the city of Yeosu has killed...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 10:43am

USA

Biden rejects reported military criticism of Afghan exit

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday flatly rejected reports that the US military is sharply critical of his...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 09:48am

USA

Biden urges Americans to leave Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion mount

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 09:42am

World

Democracy slides in 2021 amid pandemic pressures: study

PARIS: Democratic standards across the world fell again in 2021 amid the pandemic and growing support for...