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World - 2022-05-09

South Asia

Shots fired from Sri Lanka PM's residence

COLOMBO: Shots were fired from inside the Sri Lankan prime minister's official residence Monday, as thousands of...

Published 09 May, 2022 11:02pm

World

Prince Charles to stand in for Queen at UK parliament opening: palace

LONDON: Prince Charles will replace his 96-year-old mother Queen Elizabeth II at Tuesday's ceremonial opening of the...

Published 09 May, 2022 10:35pm

Commodities

US temporarily suspends tariffs on Ukraine steel imports

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday suspended for one year the tariffs imposed on Ukrainian steel imports in a...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:59pm

Europe

Ukraine loses $170 million every day without port access, PM says

Ukraine loses $170 million every day it is cut off from access to the sea and the national export capacity had been...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:40pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia aims for 70 million tourism visits this year

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia aims to exceed 70 million tourist visits this year after drawing 62 million last year, a tourism...

Published 09 May, 2022 08:18pm

World

EU chief says Russian invasion will fail, takes cover during Ukraine visit

KYIV: European Council President Charles Michel said Russia would fail to "execute" Ukraine's "freedom" on a ...

Updated 09 May, 2022 08:26pm

South Asia

Son of Philippines dictator Marcos headed for presidency with huge election lead

MANILA: Ferdinand Marcos Jr looked on course for a huge victory in the Philippines presidential election on Monday,...

Published 09 May, 2022 07:24pm

World

Lagarde bats back ECB staff’s inflation wage ask

FRANKFURT: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde rejected union calls to peg wages to inflation at the...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:51pm

Europe

Macron urges ‘European political community’ beyond EU

STRASBOURG: France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Monday it would take “decades” for a candidate like Ukraine to...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:48pm

Middle East

UAE to introduce unemployment insurance in latest economic reforms

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will introduce a form of unemployment insurance, the cabinet said on Monday, the...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:37pm

USA

Fed’s Bostic says can do ‘maybe two, maybe three’ half point hikes, then assess

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Federal Reserve can stick to half point interest rate hikes for the next two to three meetings...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:22pm

Europe

Putin defends Ukraine offensive as Russia marks Victory Day

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and blamed Kyiv and the West, as...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:12pm

Middle East

‘Precarious’ Palestinian economy needs more aid: World Bank

RAMALLAH: The World Bank on Monday urged donors to boost support for the Palestinian Authority, which it said was...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:08pm

Middle East

Oman budget swings into surplus on oil price rise

Oman’s budget recorded a surplus of 357 million rials ($929.7 million) by the end of the first quarter, boosted by a...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:05pm

Middle East

World Bank approves $150mn food security loan for Lebanon

BEIRUT: The World Bank on Monday approved a $150 million loan to help Lebanon fund wheat imports and keep bread...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:50pm

Europe

Greece, UAE agree joint investments in energy, other sectors

ATHENS: Greece and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to jointly fund investments worth 4 billion euros ($4.2...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:42pm

Europe

UK defence minister condemns Putin for ‘mirroring fascism’

LONDON: UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “mirroring fascism”,...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:36pm

Europe

Erdogan vows Turkey will ‘not expel’ Syrian refugees

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday pledged that Turkey would not drive Syrian refugees back to their...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:30pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka PM quits after supporters run riot

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday after dozens of people were hospitalised when...

Updated 09 May, 2022 04:39pm

Europe

Putin ‘mirroring fascism’ of 77 years ago, UK’s Wallace says

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his generals are mirroring the fascism and tyranny of 77 years ago and...

Published 09 May, 2022 02:06pm

Asia

Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no damage reported

TAIPEI: Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Monday as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast,...

Published 09 May, 2022 01:01pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka runs low on gas as supporters rally for embattled PM

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan energy companies said on Monday they were running low on stocks of liquid petroleum gas mainly...

Published 09 May, 2022 12:44pm

Europe

‘We will win’: Ukraine defiant on anniversary of World War Two victory

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, commemorating victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, said on...

Published 09 May, 2022 12:06pm

Middle East

Iran confirms upcoming visit of Qatar’s Emir to Tehran

DUBAI: Qatar’s Emir will visit Iran soon, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed on Monday...

Published 09 May, 2022 11:43am

Energy

Growth in Saudi non-oil private sector still robust in April

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector continued to see robust growth in April, albeit at a slower pace than...

Published 09 May, 2022 11:35am

Europe

Belfast takes Sinn Fein’s historic election win in its stride

BELFAST: Irish nationalists in Belfast toasted Sinn Fein’s historic election victory on Sunday while pro-British...

Published 09 May, 2022 11:21am

World

Early voting begins in Australia election with opposition ahead in polls

SYDNEY: Early voting began in Australia on Monday two weeks ahead of election day, with surveys showing the...

Published 09 May, 2022 11:13am

Europe

Putin to mark Soviet WW2 victory as Ukraine decries school bombing

ZAPORIZHZHIA: Russian forces bombed a village school in eastern Ukraine killing about 60 people, President Volodymyr...

Published 09 May, 2022 11:00am

Asia

‘Go home!’ COVID-hit Shanghai, Beijing tell residents to avoid social contacts

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China’s two biggest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on their residents on Monday, raising new...

Published 09 May, 2022 10:20am

Europe

EU should seize Russian reserves to rebuild Ukraine, Borrell says

The European Union should consider seizing frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves to help pay for the cost of...

Published 09 May, 2022 10:04am

USA

As Ukraine war rages, Biden team revives Asia focus

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden was clear from the moment he entered office – China is the main international...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:50am

Asia

Three security guards shot dead at Philippine polling station

DAVAO: Three security guards were killed Monday when gunmen opened fire at a polling station in a restive region of...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:43am

Europe

French court to probe deadly Yemenia Airways crash

PARIS: A French court will open hearings Monday in the case of the 2009 crash of a Yemenia Airways flight that...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:40am

Middle East

Israel arrests two Palestinian axe murder suspects

ELAD, (Israel): Israeli forces on Sunday arrested two Palestinians suspected of axing to death three Israelis, after...

Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am

Europe

Sixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, (Ukraine): As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village...

Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am

World

US First Lady makes unannounced visit to Ukraine

BRATISLAVA: US First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Sunday, her spokesman said, meeting her...

Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am

USA

New York subway shooting suspect indicted on terrorism charge

NEW YORK: A US grand jury on Saturday indicted a man for terrorism and other charges stemming from an April 12...

Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am

World

Rescuers comb through Havana hotel blast rubble, death toll climbs to 27

HAVANA: Rescuers combed through what remained of a luxury Havana hotel Saturday, as the death toll after a powerful...

Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am

USA

Facing soaring rents, some US tenants are fighting back

NEW YORK: Before the start of each month, Anh-Thu Nguyen and her two roommates send rental checks to their landlord....