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World - 2022-03-16

World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy asks US Congress to 'protect our sky' against Russia

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged American lawmakers to do more to protect his country from...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:20pm

Middle East

Iran minister says 'two issues' remain with US to restore nuclear deal

TEHRAN: Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:52pm

World

'Visionary' US astrophysicist Eugene Parker dead at 94: NASA

WASHINGTON: Eugene Parker, a pioneering American astrophysicist who developed a mathematical model predicting the...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:48pm

Europe

UK and US to hold trade talks after Brexit

LONDON: Britain said Wednesday it will hold a series of talks with the United States, as it seeks to pin down a...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:45pm

Europe

WHO alarmed by attacks on Ukraine health system

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Wednesday that healthcare facilities and personnel globally were being...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:42pm

Europe

World Bank says Ukraine war may prompt grain shortages in poor countries

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Wednesday said a number of developing countries face near-term wheat supply shortages...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:40pm

South Asia

7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued

TOKYO: A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting...

Updated 17 Mar, 2022 10:46am

Middle East

US pledges $585mn in new aid for Yemen in 2022: Blinken

DUBAI: The United States on Wednesday pledged almost $585 million in new humanitarian aid for Yemen for 2022 as part...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 08:17pm

Europe

Ukraine president to address Israeli parliament

JERUSALEM: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Israel’s parliament via video link on Sunday, as the...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 08:10pm

Middle East

UK govt says has settled outstanding £400 million debt with Iran

LONDON: Britain has settled a £400-million debt with Iran as two dual nationals held in the country for years headed...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 07:56pm

World

Afghans in US granted 18-month protected status

WASHINGTON: Afghan citizens living in the US with expired visas will be given temporary protected status for 18...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 07:51pm

Markets

Dubai grants crypto exchange Binance a virtual asset licence

DUBAI: The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been granted a licence to conduct some operations in...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 07:44pm

Europe

Turkey’s top diplomat says in Moscow that war must stop

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking alongside his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 07:23pm

South Asia

Sinovac COVID vaccine 38% effective in young kids

China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s COVID-19 vaccine was 38.2% effective in preventing infections during the Omicron...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 07:03pm

Markets

US retail sales increase moderately in February

WASHINGTON: US retail sales rose moderately in February as more expensive gasoline and food forced households to cut...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 06:28pm

World

90,000 more Ukrainian refugees flee in 24 hours

GENEVA: The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion grew by more than 90,000 over the...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 06:22pm

Europe

Moscow and Kyiv see signs of compromise on Ukraine's security status

LONDON: Russia said on Wednesday that a neutral status for Ukraine with its own limited army, similar to Austria's,...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 06:21pm

Middle East

Saudi king receives new pacemaker battery, leaves hospital

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz left a hospital in Riyadh after undergoing medical tests and replacement of...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 04:00pm

Europe

Ukraine President Zelenskiy to seek more help in speech to US Congress

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday is set to make an urgent appeal to the US Congress...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 03:38pm

Europe

Train station targeted in Ukraine refugee hub near Mariupol

DNIPRO: Russian forces on Wednesday targeted the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia, where thousands of refugees...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 01:27pm

Middle East

British PM meets Saudi, UAE leaders as war roils oil prices

ABU DHABI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson began lobbying Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to pump...

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 06:17pm

USA

US Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 01:01pm

Europe

France ready to discuss ‘autonomy’ for Corsica, minister says

PARIS: Paris is prepared to loosen its grip on Corsica in a process that could lead to a yet-to-be decided...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 12:58pm

Europe

UK’s energy strategy will be set out next week, PM Johnson says

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a new national energy strategy will be set out next week as...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 12:44pm

Technology

UAE telecoms group e& offers to hike stake in Saudi Arabia’s Mobily

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates telecoms group e& has made an offer to increase its stake in Saudi Arabia’s...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 12:14pm

South Asia

India rolls out COVID vaccine doses for children aged 12 to 14

AHMEDABAD: India started administering on Wednesday doses of COVID-19 vaccine to young people aged between 12 and 14...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 12:12pm

South Asia

Hindu hardliners seek wider India ban on hijab in class after court verdict

This comes after a court upheld a ban on the traditional Islamic head-scarf in Karnataka state

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:47pm

Asia

Japan set to remove all COVID restrictions as new infections ebb

TOKYO: Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:41am

Asia

South Korea hits record 400,000 plus cases amid Omicron wave

SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as the country...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:32am

Europe

Top UN court to rule on Ukraine invasion

THE HAGUE: The UN’s top court is set to rule Wednesday on Ukraine’s urgent request for Russia to immediately halt...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:29am

USA

Pfizer-BioNTech seek US approval of second Covid booster for 65+

WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday they had formally asked the United States drug regulator for...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:22am

Europe

European leaders in defiant Kyiv trip as Russia closes in

KYIV: A trio of eastern European leaders met Ukraine’s president in his besieged capital Tuesday, in a defiant act...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:14am

USA

Biden to announce $800mn in new security aid to Ukraine: US official

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will announce $800 million in new security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday, a...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:48am

Europe

In a Mykolaiv morgue, corpses pile up in the snow

MYKOLAIV: The corpse lies with its hands clasped, as if in prayer. In fact, says the morgue employee, he was...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:42am

USA

UN adopts resolution promoting bicycles to combat climate change

UNITED NATIONS: The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:33am

Asia

North Korea ‘projectile’ launch ends in failure

SEOUL: North Korea fired a projectile Wednesday but the launch appears to have immediately failed, Seoul said, with...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:26am

Asia

China boosts bed spaces as Omicron outbreak spreads

BEIJING: China has moved to free up hospital beds as officials on Wednesday reported thousands of new cases from an...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:22am

Europe

Peace talks more 'realistic', says Ukraine president; Biden to visit NATO

LVIV/KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday peace talks were sounding more realistic but...

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:48pm

World

US imposes sanctions on Russians over human rights ‘violations’

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russians it accused of gross human rights violations...