News Archives for World - 2022-02-13

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World - 2022-02-13

USA

US discusses 'potential' resettlement with Afghans in UAE

ABU DHABI: US officials in the United Arab Emirates met with Afghans after a protest in Abu Dhabi this week and...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:14pm

World

Top Taliban diplomat in Qatar in bid to unlock Afghan aid

DOHA: A Taliban delegation arrived in Doha Sunday in a new bid to convince governments to provide humanitarian aid,...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:16pm

South Asia

4 missing Afghan women activists released: UN

KABUL: Four women activists in Afghanistan have been released by the country's authorities after going missing weeks...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 07:50pm

Middle East

OECD tells Israel to cut red tape in non-tech sectors to boost productivity

JERUSALEM: Israel needs to cut red tape in traditional industries so they can boost productivity and catch up with...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 06:48pm

Europe

Russia not worried about Western sanctions: ambassador

STOCKHOLM: Moscow "doesn't give a shit" about the risk of Western sanctions if it were to invade Ukraine, Russia's...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 04:59pm

Europe

Ukraine sees no point closing airspace amid Russia tension, says official

KYIV: Ukraine sees no point closing its airspace amid an escalation with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said on...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 04:49pm

South Asia

Hong Kong reports 1,347 COVID cases as healthcare system overwhelmed

HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported 1,347 new daily COVID-19 infections on Sunday, down from the previous day's record, ...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 04:34pm

Europe

Putin told Biden his security ideas do not tackle main Russian concerns

MOSCOW: Russian leader Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Joe Biden that Moscow would review ideas he laid out to...

Updated 13 Feb, 2022 02:02pm

Asia

South Korea reports record high 56,431 new daily COVID-19 cases

SEOUL: South Korea reported a daily record high of 56,431 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, bringing its total...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 12:35pm

Asia

Mainland China reports 67 new COVID-19 cases vs 99 a day earlier

BEIJING: Mainland China reported 67 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 12, down from 99 cases a day earlier, the country's...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 12:34pm

USA

Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia

HONOLULU: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity ...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 11:43am

World

'Terrible timing': Brazil's Bolsonaro to visit Russia

RIO DE JANEIRO: Ignoring US concerns, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is due to arrive in Russia Tuesday for an...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 11:03am

Europe

Popular incumbent Steinmeier eyes new term as German president

BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is poised to be re-elected on Sunday for a second straight term,...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:34am

World

Cyclone, Barry Manilow fail to dislodge New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters

WELLINGTON: Cyclone Dovi caused power outages, mudslides and evacuations across New Zealand on Sunday, but neither...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:29am

World

Chile govt pledges new safety measures after trucker protest

SANTIAGO: Chilean truck drivers lifted road blockades they had imposed to protest the killing of a colleague, after...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:22am

Life & Style

A sea of red in Saudi shops -- but don't mention Valentine's

RIYADH: Red clothing and underwear are displayed in Saudi shopfronts, but the increasingly popular Valentine's Day...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:20am

South Asia

Novel crisis: Iran's books shrink as US sanctions bite

TEHRAN: For literature lovers in sanction-hit Iran, a new novel has long provided a brief respite from a grinding...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:07am

Asia

Japan finds body of missing F-15 crewman

TOKYO: Japan's airforce said Sunday that it had recovered the body of one of two crewmen of a fighter jet that went...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:03am

USA

Biden warns Putin Ukraine attack would bring 'severe costs'

WASHINGTON: Efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy failed to ease tensions...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:58am

South Asia

Sri Lanka outlaws strikes as unions cripple hospitals

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president banned strikes in the health and electricity sectors on Saturday as trade union...