News Archives for World - 2022-02-18

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World - 2022-02-18

Europe

Iran nuclear deal could be agreed very soon, EU official says

BRUSSELS: A senior European Union official said on Friday that a US-Iranian deal to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 09:35pm

USA

World Bank chief concerned that G20 finance ministers not taking steps to deal with debt overhang

WASHINGTON: World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Friday that he does not believe G20 finance ministers...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 09:01pm

Europe

Putin says sees 'deterioration of situation' in east Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday the situation in conflict-hit eastern Ukraine was worsening, as...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 08:35pm

South Asia

UAE, India sign 'milestone' pact to boost economies

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates and India signed a "milestone" economic deal to boost trade and investment Friday, ...

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 08:55pm

USA

Low Omicron efficacy behind delay of Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids under 5: WSJ

US health regulators delayed the review of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 years of age because...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 08:19pm

Europe

Russia voices alarm over sharp increase of Donbass shelling

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced alarm on Friday over a sharp increase in shelling in eastern...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 06:49pm

USA

US VP Harris warns 'severe consequence' for Russia in meeting with NATO chief

MUNICH: US Vice President Kamala Harris met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday and said there will be...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 06:42pm

Europe

US sees 'more forces moving into' Ukraine border region

WARSAW: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said Washington was seeing "more" Russian forces moving into the...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 05:38pm

South Asia

Singapore to hike taxes on rich as it winds down COVID-19 spending

SINGAPORE: Singapore will begin implementing a long-flagged increase to its goods and services tax next year, its...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 05:20pm

Middle East

Unmanned aircraft from Lebanon crossed into Israel, Israeli army says

JERUSALEM: Israel's military said on Friday that an unmanned aircraft crossed into Israeli air space from Lebanon,...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:12pm

Europe

London gets first red weather warning as 'Storm Eunice' hits

LONDON: Britain's meteorological service issued its first ever "danger to life" weather warning for London and the...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 03:17pm

Europe

Germany to receive 1.4mn shots of Novavax COVID vaccine on

BERLIN: Germany still expects to receive 1.4 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid on Feb. 21, Health...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:53pm

Europe

UK could revoke existing 'golden visas', minister says

LONDON: Britain could revoke so-called "golden visas" already issued to people living in the country, its security...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:47pm

South Asia

India objects to Singapore PM's remarks about 'criminal' MPs

NEW DELHI: India has complained to Singapore about a remark its prime minister made on the number of Indian...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:19pm

Europe

Russia, US defence chiefs to speak by phone on Friday

MOSCOW: Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will speak by phone with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:15pm

Europe

Istanbul skyline row erupts over new build near iconic mosque

ISTANBUL: The soaring minarets of the 16th-century Suleymaniye mosque paint the postcard image of Istanbul, but that...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:08pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka clears police, defence chiefs over Easter bombings

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's High Court on Friday acquitted two top officials accused of "crimes against humanity" for...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:04pm

South Asia

Boy trapped three days down Afghan well dies after rescue

KANDAHAR: A five-year-old boy trapped for three days down a remote Afghan village well died moments after being...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 01:54pm

Europe

Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production

GENEVA: Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 01:46pm

Europe

Russia says withdrawing military forces from near Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia said Friday it had begun withdrawing more tanks and other armoured vehicles from areas near Ukraine's...

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 01:09pm

World

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Hong Kong says 20,000 hotel rooms earmarked for...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:58am

Europe

Russia says it moved 10 bombers from annexed Crimea for drills

MOSCOW: Russia has relocated 10 Sukhoi Su-24 bombers based in Crimea from the annexed peninsula to reserve air bases...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:55am

Africa

'Imported case from Pakistan': Malawi declares polio outbreak, WHO says

Laboratory analysis shows strain detected in Malawi was linked to one that has been circulating in Pakistan

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:49am

Asia

G20 finance leaders to warn of rising inflation, geopolitical risks

JAKARTA/TOKYO: Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will likely warn on Friday that rising inflation...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:46am

USA

Canada police set to end siege of capital by protesters fighting COVID measures

OTTAWA: Canadian police are poised to clear out on Friday hundreds of truck drivers from Ottawa who have staged a...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:38am

Europe

Ukraine crisis takes centre stage at Munich Security Conference

BERLIN/MUNICH: World leaders converge this weekend on Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference which will ...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:33am

Europe

Ukraine records 60 ceasefire violations by separatists over 24 hours

KYIV: The Ukrainian military has recorded 60 ceasefire violations by pro-Russian separatists over the past 24 hours,...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:25am

USA

US judge orders Trump to testify in New York fraud probe

NEW YORK: A US judge ruled Thursday that former president Donald Trump and his eldest children must testify under...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:16am

USA

US Congress temporarily avoids government shutdown

WASHINGTON: The US Senate passed a stop-gap funding bill Thursday, after threats by some Republicans earlier in the...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:10am

Asia

Seoul eases Covid restrictions with daily cases at record high

SEOUL: South Korea said it would ease pandemic restrictions Friday, even as the country's daily caseload crossed...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:02am

Europe

Russia risking European peace with 'Cold War demands': German FM

MUNICH: Russia is putting Europe's security at risk with demands that hark back to the Cold War, German Foreign...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:55am

Middle East

Little-known bullfighting tradition lives on in UAE village

AL-QURAYYAH: Far from Dubai's gleaming skyscrapers and renowned camel races, a bullfight is under way in the emirate...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:53am

World

Colombian police interrupt drug kingpin hearing, cite escape plans

BOGOTA: Colombian police halted a hearing Thursday for a notorious drug trafficker who was arrested late last year,...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:49am

World

At UN, US warns Russia planning to attack Ukraine in 'coming days'

UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday how...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:30am

Europe

Ukraine shelling renews invasion fears as Russia expels US diplomat

MOSCOW/KYIV: Shelling in Ukraine on Thursday renewed Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion as US President...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:11am

World

UN aviation experts contemplate tougher emissions standards for aircraft

MONTREAL: UN aviation experts are again discussing toughening emissions standards for commercial aircraft, less than...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 09:58am

USA

Mudslides and floods kill at least 117 in Brazil's Petropolis

PETROPOLIS: The death toll from mudslides and floods in Brazil's colonial-era city of Petropolis rose to 117 on...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 09:56am

World

Elon Musk, Tesla attack SEC for ‘unrelenting’ harassment

NEW YORK: Tesla Inc and its Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday accused the US Securities and Exchange Commission...