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World - 2022-05-03

USA

US reviewing tariffs on Chinese goods set to end in July

WASHINGTON: American tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports are due to expire in July, but...

Updated 04 May, 2022 10:24am

USA

US job openings, resignations hit record highs in March

WASHINGTON: US job openings increased to a record high in March as worker shortages persisted, suggesting that...

Published 03 May, 2022 09:40pm

World

Russia launching ‘powerful assault’ on Azovstal plant: Ukraine

KYIV: The Ukrainian military said Tuesday that Russian forces had launched an offensive on the besieged Azovstal...

Published 03 May, 2022 08:45pm

World

Putin tells Macron West must stop supplying weapons to Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Tuesday the West must stop...

Published 03 May, 2022 08:15pm

World

Australian rate hike an unwelcome twist for PM Morrison’s re-election bid

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was dealt an election blow on Tuesday after the country’s central...

Published 03 May, 2022 07:16pm

Europe

Italy’s Draghi calls for common EU response to energy costs

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called on the European Union on Tuesday to tackle surging energy costs,...

Published 03 May, 2022 06:08pm

Europe

Eurozone unemployment hits new historic low in March

BRUSSELS: The unemployment rate in the eurozone reached its lowest level ever recorded in March, the EU’s official...

Published 03 May, 2022 05:31pm

Europe

UK’s Johnson promises action on soaring cost of living

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised to do more to tackle the rising cost of living, with the...

Published 03 May, 2022 05:29pm

Europe

Russia says it bombed US and European weapons near Ukraine’s Odesa

Russia has struck a military airfield near Ukraine’s southwestern city of Odesa with missiles, destroying drones,...

Published 03 May, 2022 02:50pm

South Asia

Afghan women defend right to drive as Taliban curb licenses

HERAT: Taliban officials in Afghanistan's most progressive city have told driving instructors to stop issuing...

Updated 04 May, 2022 10:24am

Europe

Russian offensive devastates towns in eastern Ukraine, EU prepares oil sanctions

KYIV/LVIV: Russian forces shelled Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, and devastated several towns in eastern...

Published 03 May, 2022 12:14pm

Europe

Italy aims to be independent from Russian gas by second-half 2024

MILAN: Italy aims to cut off its dependence on Russian gas by the second half of 2024, Italy’s Ecological Transition...

Published 03 May, 2022 11:11am

Europe

Three civilians killed in Russian shelling of Vuhledar in east Ukraine, president’s office says

KYIV: At least three civilians were killed in Russian shelling of the city of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region of...

Published 03 May, 2022 11:08am

Energy

Iranian oil minister meets Venezuela’s President Maduro in Caracas

CARACAS: Iran’s oil minister has paid an official visit to ally Venezuela to meet President Nicolas Maduro and...

Published 03 May, 2022 11:00am

World

Tanker strike worsens fuel woes in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: A strike by owners of fuel tankers over the weekend renewed Sri Lanka’s long queues for diesel and petrol...