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World - 2022-03-02

World

WHO 'deeply concerned' by Ukraine healthcare attacks

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that it was "deeply concerned" by reports of attacks on...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 09:56pm

Europe

EU sanctions 22 Belarus officers over Ukraine invasion

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 22 senior Belarusian military officers over Minsk's...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 09:41pm

World

Ukrainians say they are fighting on in biggest city yet claimed by Russia

KYIV/KHARKIV: Ukrainians said on Wednesday they were battling on in the port of Kherson, the first sizeable city...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 09:34pm

World

Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO

GENEVA: The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, the WHO said Wednesday, indicating that cases of...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 08:53pm

South Asia

Japan willing to accept Ukrainian refugees: PM

TOKYO: Japan will accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's ongoing invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 07:58pm

World

UK calls Putin a war criminal, urges UN vote against invasion

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal and...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 07:28pm

Pakistan

Expo 2020 Dubai: Pakistan Pavilion clocks in 1 million visitors in 5 months

The Pakistan Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai, which has garnered immense interest and generated some success in ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2022 07:56pm

USA

Ukraine war impact on US economy 'highly uncertain’: Fed's Powell

WASHINGTON: The impact of the conflict in Ukraine on the US economy is "highly uncertain," and the central bank will...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 07:03pm

South Asia

Afghan brothers go on trial in Germany for honour killing of sister

BERLIN: Two Afghan brothers suspected of killing their sister for adopting a Western lifestyle went on trial in...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 06:04pm

Europe

Italy records 178,000 excess deaths during COVID pandemic

MILAN: Italy has recorded some 178,000 excess deaths, mostly attributable to COVID-19, during the coronavirus...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 05:54pm

Europe

German unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic level

FRANKFURT: German unemployment dropped to pre-pandemic levels in February, two years after the coronavirus shuttered...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 05:36pm

Middle East

Iran deal can't be 'postponed any longer': Germany's Scholz

JERUSALEM: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that a new Iran nuclear agreement "cannot be postponed any...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 05:33pm

World

Nearly 836,000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict: UN

GENEVA: The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine has surged to nearly 836,000, United Nations figures...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 05:20pm

Europe

Four killed as air strikes pound Ukraine's Kharkiv

LVIV: Four more people were killed and nine wounded as a barrage of Russian air and rocket strikes pounded the...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:23pm

Europe

Ukraine foreign minister says discussed new Russia sanctions with UK's Truss

LVIV: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday he had discussed new sanctions on Russia on a call...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:18pm

World

Bitter experience with US is reason for Iran to push for sustainable nuclear deal

DUBAI: "Bitter experience" with broken US promises has made it inevitable that Iran will push to defend its ...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 03:30pm

Europe

Russia says its delegation is ready for new talks with Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian officials are ready to hold a second round of talks with Ukraine on Wednesday but it is unclear...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 03:23pm

Europe

French President Macron to speak on Ukraine war on Wednesday evening

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the war in Ukraine during a broadcast address slated for 1900...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 03:21pm

Europe

Russia aims to erase us, Ukraine's Zelenskiy says on day 7 of war

Zelenskiy, unshaven and wearing a khaki T-shirt, says the West's response was not enough

Published 02 Mar, 2022 02:09pm

USA

UN General Assembly set to censure Russia over Ukraine invasion

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly is set to reprimand Russia on Wednesday over its invasion of...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 12:30pm

USA

Biden announces new COVID initiative that gives Americans free pills

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration has launched a new initiative that will allow...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 12:10pm

USA

US closes its airspace to Russia as Ukrainian cities brace for attacks

WASHINGTON/KYIV: The United States closed its airspace to Russian planes as the Russian military attempted to...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 11:53am

World

Australian PM tests positive for Covid, isolates

SYDNEY: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has tested positive for Covid-19 but says he will carry on working from...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 11:24am

Europe

Belarus moving more troops to Ukraine border: Lukashenko

MOSCOW: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday he had ordered more troops to the south of the...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 11:23am

Europe

Top UN court to hold Ukraine war hearings on March 7, 8

THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice said Tuesday it would hold genocide hearings on March 7 and 8 over the...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 10:58am

Europe

'No future': Rostov's young overcome fear to protest Ukraine war

ROSTOV-ON-DON: At first glance, there is no sign of a demonstration at the central square of Rostov-on-Don, a...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 10:37am

Europe

Kyiv civilians huddle in cellars as Russian forces attack

KYIV: As a street battle with invading Russian forces raged overhead, Kyiv resident Yulia Snitko spent the night...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 10:34am

World

3,000 Ukrainian tourists stranded in Dominican Republic, short on cash

SANTO DOMINGO: Around 3,000 Ukrainian tourists are stranded in the Dominican Republic and running out of cash after...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 10:14am

Europe

Russian airborne troops land in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv: army

KYIV: Russian airborne troops landed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday, the Ukrainian army said,...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 10:12am

USA

Biden seeks US unity through Russia crisis

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden won standing ovation upon standing ovation Tuesday in a rousing State of the Union...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 09:58am

World

Ukraine tells EU: ‘Prove that you are with us’

BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the EU on Tuesday via video link to an emergency session of...