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World - 2022-05-10

World

Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine: Western officials

WALES: Russia was behind a massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network which took tens of thousands of...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:21pm

World

WHO chief says China’s zero-COVID policy not ‘sustainable’

LONDON: The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:13pm

Europe

French President Macron discussed Ukraine war with China’s Xi

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday discussed the war in Ukraine...

Published 10 May, 2022 07:28pm

Europe

Ukraine death toll ‘thousands higher’ than reported: UN rights official

GENEVA: Thousands more civilians have been killed in Ukraine during nearly 11 weeks of war there than the official...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:37pm

Europe

Britain, EU say Russia behind cyberattack against satellite internet modems in Ukraine

Russia was behind a massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network which took thousands of modems offline...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:26pm

Europe

Prince Charles delivers Queen’s Speech for the first time

LONDON: Britain’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took centre stage at the opening of...

Published 10 May, 2022 04:19pm

World

Black hole hunters cast gaze at center of the Milky Way galaxy

WASHINGTON: Residing at the center of our spiral-shaped Milky Way galaxy is a beast - a supermassive black hole...

Published 10 May, 2022 03:29pm

USA

Biden to blast Republicans as having no plan on inflation

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will use a speech on inflation on Tuesday as an opportunity to turn his...

Published 10 May, 2022 02:18pm

South Asia

Afghan women protest Taliban decree to cover faces

KABUL: About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females...

Updated 10 May, 2022 04:53pm

Middle East

Kuwait’s crown prince finally accepts government’s resignation

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah finally accepted the resignation submitted by the...

Updated 10 May, 2022 02:14pm

Europe

France says EU deal on Russia oil embargo possible this week

PARIS: An EU accord on halting oil imports from Russia by the end of the year, the latest response to Moscow’s...

Published 10 May, 2022 01:23pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses track oil prices, Asian stocks lower

Most stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday, mirroring weakness in global shares and oil prices,...

Published 10 May, 2022 01:15pm

Europe

Test, test, test? Scientists question costly mass COVID checks

COPENHAGEN/LONDON: For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test...

Published 10 May, 2022 01:02pm

Europe

At least 100 civilians still in Ukrainian city of Mariupol’s steel works

KYIV: At least 100 civilians remain in a steel works that is under heavy Russian fire in the southern Ukrainian city...

Published 10 May, 2022 12:56pm

Asia

BioNTech extends COVID-19 vaccine trial in China to end-Oct

BEIJING: Vaccine developer BioNTech has extended by six months to October a Phase II clinical trial of its COVID-19...

Published 10 May, 2022 12:08pm

Europe

NATO membership would strengthen Nordic defence, Swedish defence minister says

STOCKHOLM: The Nordic region’s defence capabilities would be strengthened if Sweden and Finland joined NATO,...

Published 10 May, 2022 12:06pm

Asia

Philippine dictator’s son wins landslide presidential victory

MANILA: The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos cemented a landslide presidential election victory...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:50am

Technology

Foreign food delivery drivers stage rare strike in Dubai

Foreign food-delivery workers in the United Arab Emirates staged a mass walk out on Monday, calling for better pay...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:19am

Asia

South Korea’s Yoon suggests ‘audacious’ economic plan if North Korea drops nukes

SEOUL: South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, said on Tuesday that North Korea’s weapons programmes pose a...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:10am

Europe

Missiles pound Ukraine’s Odesa after Russia marks WW2 victory

KYIV/KHARKIV: Buildings in Odesa lay in ruins on Tuesday, a day after Kremlin forces pounded the southern Ukrainian...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:00am

USA

UN to hold another meeting on Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is expected to hold a new public meeting on Thursday on Russia’s war in...

Published 10 May, 2022 09:53am

South Asia

Outgoing Sri Lankan PM evacuated by troops

COLOMBO: Heavily armed troops evacuated outgoing Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa from his official...

Published 10 May, 2022 09:50am

World

Ecuador prison riot leaves 44 dead, 108 on the run

SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS: At least 44 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador's latest grisly prison riot, the ...

Published 10 May, 2022 09:42am

South Asia

Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed...

Published 10 May, 2022 09:38am

Asia

Marcos’ son leading in Philippines presidential election

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