News Archives for World - 2022-04-29

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World - 2022-04-29

USA

Big Fed rate hikes ahead, amid early signs hot inflation is peaking

US Federal Reserve policymakers look set to deliver a series of aggressive interest rate hikes at least until the...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 08:57pm

Markets

Russia says paid foreign debt in dollars amid default fears

MOSCOW: Russia’s finance ministry said Friday it had completed payments on two dollar-denominated bonds amid...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 08:28pm

South Asia

Blast tears through Kabul mosque, killing at least 10 worshippers

KABUL: A powerful blast hit a mosque in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than a dozen,...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 08:12pm

USA

US consumer spending accelerates; wage inflation rising

WASHINGTON: US consumer spending rose more than expected in March amid strong demand for services, while monthly...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 07:29pm

South Asia

Sri Lankan central bank says all creditors will be treated equally

COLOMBO: All Sri Lanka’s creditors will be treated equally in a planned restructuring of the country’s debt, its...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:35pm

South Asia

Deadlock in talks to run Afghan airports: officials

DOHA: Negotiations between the Taliban and a Qatar-Turkey consortium for operating Afghanistan’s five airports,...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 04:04pm

Europe

Zelensky, Putin invited to G20 summit: Indonesian leader

JAKARTA: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to the G20 summit in November, which will also be...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 03:14pm

World

Ukraine says Russia taking ‘colossal losses’ in eastern battle

KYIV: Ukraine acknowledged on Friday it was taking heavy losses in Russia’s assault in the east, but said Russia’s...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 02:17pm

South Asia

Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise government

KABUL: Afghanistan's supreme leader called again Friday for the international community to recognise the Taliban...

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 01:31pm

World

‘Battle for Donbas’ critical for Russia, says British defence ministry

KYIV: The “Battle of Donbas” remains Russia’s main strategic focus in Ukraine, Britain’s defence ministry said on...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:53am

USA

US reports its first human case of H5 bird flu

The first known human case of H5 bird flu in the United States has appeared in a person in Colorado, the Centers for...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:28am

Europe

Russian rockets hit Kyiv as UN chief visits, but besieged Mariupol main target

KYIV: Two Russian missiles struck Kyiv during a visit by the head of the United Nations, Ukrainian officials said,...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:14am

Asia

South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate

SEOUL: South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:08am

Asia

12 women killed by landslide in Indonesia gold mine

MEDAN: Twelve women working in an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province were killed when a cliff...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 09:46am

Europe

Ukraine says identified ‘more than 8,000 cases’ of suspected war crimes

BERLIN: Ukrainian investigators have identified more than 8,000 cases of suspected war crimes since Russia’s...