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World - 2022-03-17

World

Russia bogged down, blasting Ukrainian cities as war enters fourth week

KYIV/LVIV: Rescue workers dug survivors on Thursday out of the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:11pm

South Asia

Taliban to open high schools for girls next week, official says

KABUL: The Taliban will allow girls around Afghanistan to return to class when high schools open next week, an...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 09:06pm

World

Too early yet for second Covid-19 booster: EU watchdog

AMSTERDAM: It is too early to call for a second Covid-19 booster shot, Europe’s medicines watchdog said Thursday,...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 08:49pm

World

UN votes to secure formal presence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday to secure a formal presence in Afghanistan,...

Updated 17 Mar, 2022 09:24pm

Europe

UK very disappointed with India’s stance on Ukraine

LONDON: Britain is very disappointed with India’s stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, trade minister Anne-Marie...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 07:36pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims fall amid strong demand for workers

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week as demand for labor...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 07:19pm

Europe

UK says there is ‘very very strong evidence’ Russia’s Putin behind war crimes in Ukraine

LONDON: Britain said on Thursday there was “very, very strong evidence” of war crimes being committed in Ukraine and...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 07:08pm

Europe

Kremlin says talks with Ukraine continue, no deal yet

LONDON: The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was putting colossal energy into talks on a possible peace deal...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:40pm

Europe

Russia says air defence systems for Ukraine would destabilise situation

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that giving Ukraine air defence systems, as requested by Ukraine’s...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:37pm

Europe

Irish PM tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of White House meeting

WASHINGTON: Ireland’s prime minister Micheal Martin tested positive for Covid-19, forcing him to leave a gala event...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:27pm

Middle East

Saudi executes 100 people since start of year: AFP tally

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia put four people to death on Thursday, bringing to 100 the number of executions since the start...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:04pm

World

Days of anaemic inflation over: Lagarde

FRANKFURT: Inflation is unlikely to return to the anaemic levels seen before recent energy-fuelled price spikes even...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 05:52pm

Asia

China’s President Xi says country will ‘stick with’ zero-Covid strategy

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country would “stick with” its zero-Covid strategy, state TV reported...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 05:37pm

World

Biden to speak with Xi about Ukraine war: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will speak Friday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping about issues including...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 05:34pm

Europe

Zelenskiy urges Germany: tear down wall dividing free and unfree Europe

BERLIN: Invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged German...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 03:28pm

Middle East

UAE keen to cooperate with Russia on energy security, says UAE minister

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates is keen to cooperate with Russia on improving global energy security, UAE Foreign...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 03:18pm

Europe

Ukraine crisis could cut 1% off global growth this year: OECD

PARIS: The Ukraine crisis could knock more than a percentage point off global growth this year and add two and a...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 03:13pm

World

GSK to supply essential medicines to Russia, halt clinical trials

Britain’s GSK will keep supplying essential medicines and vaccines in Russia but halt clinical trials, following...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 03:10pm

World

AstraZeneca pays $775mn to settle drug dispute with Japan’s Chugai

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Thursday it would pay $775 million to settle a patent dispute with...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 01:50pm

Business & Finance

UAE, Australia plan to begin bilateral trade talks

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates plans to begin talks with Australia about a trade agreement, officials from the two...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 01:42pm

Middle East

Thirty crew from sunken UAE ship awaiting rescue near Iranian coast

DUBAI: A United Arab Emirates ship transporting cars sank 30 miles from Iran’s Assaluyeh port, the country’s...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 01:37pm

Asia

China rejects Blinken accusation that China not acting in line with UN charter

BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that it firmly rejects US State Secretary Antony Blinken’s...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 01:33pm

Europe

Britain approves AstraZeneca’s antibody-based COVID therapy

Britain’s medicines regulator has approved AstraZeneca’s antibody-based COVID-19 treatment for adults with poor...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 01:25pm

Stocks

Higher oil prices lift Gulf markets, Qatar outperforms

Middle East stock markets rose on Thursday, aided by higher oil prices after the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 01:19pm

Europe

Hungary PM flags arrival of ‘bigger wave’ of Ukraine refugees next week

BUDAPEST: Hungary expects a “bigger wave” of refugees to arrive from Ukraine next week, Prime Minister Viktor Orban...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 12:25pm

Asia

China’s Shenzhen city says will allow firms to resume work in an orderly manner

SHANGHAI: Shenzhen city in China, a key technology and manufacturing hub that had halted operations of companies to...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:59am

Asia

Hong Kong leader to review COVID restrictions in coming days

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday she would review COVID restrictions in coming days, as she...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:50am

USA

US Senate panel advances Biden’s picks for Fed

WASHINGTON: The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday approved President Joe Biden’s renomination of Jerome Powell...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:19am

Middle East

Yemen war turns nature reserve back into waste dump

ADEN: Yemen’s Al-Heswa nature reserve was once hailed as a beacon of conservation efforts by the United Nations, but...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:09am

World

Rescuers find three bodies after Peru landslide

RETAMAS: Rescuers digging through a landslide in northern Peru said Wednesday they had recovered three dead bodies,...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:06am

Asia

North Korea silent after missile explodes over Pyongyang

SEOUL: North Korea’s state media was silent Thursday after a suspected missile test ended in what Seoul said was...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 10:50am

Asia

Four dead after powerful Japan quake rattles east coast

SHIROISHI: Four people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in Japan on Thursday after a powerful overnight...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 10:34am

Europe

Theatre bombed in Ukraine, Biden slams ‘war criminal’ Putin

KYIV: Ukraine accused Russia Thursday of bombing a theatre that was sheltering more than 1,000 civilians in the city...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 10:28am

Europe

Lonely passengers ride ghost trains back to Ukraine

LVIV: The station in the west Ukraine city of Lviv teems with outgoing passengers, vying for seats on trains leaving...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 10:16am

Europe

Macron to unveil programme as election looms

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron, riding high in the polls ahead of elections next month, is to reveal his...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 10:09am

World

Zelenskyy asks US Congress to ‘protect our sky’ against Russia

WASHINGTON: Ukra-inian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged American lawmakers to do more to protect his country from...