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World - 2022-05-11

South Asia

Sri Lankan president to appoint new PM, cabinet this week

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister and cabinet...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:14pm

Real Estate

Dubai's prime residential properties have seen a price-surge of nearly 60% in 12 months

Emirate has also seen record-breaking 93 ‘ultra-prime home’ sales in 2021

Updated 11 May, 2022 10:43pm

South Asia

Many Afghan women pushing back against Taliban orders to cover up

KABUL: Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of...

Published 11 May, 2022 09:13pm

Europe

UK and Sweden say relations with Putin can never be normalised

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Swedish counterpart said that relations with Russian President...

Published 11 May, 2022 06:49pm

Middle East

Oman, welcoming Russian FM, says committed to OPEC+ agreement

DUBAI: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday visited Oman, a fellow member of the OPEC+ alliance of...

Published 11 May, 2022 06:03pm

Energy

Petrochina offers Pakistan lowest bids for two June LNG spot cargoes

Rates of $23.96/mmbtu for a June 1-2 delivery and $22.49/mmbtu for a June 28-29 delivery offered

Published 11 May, 2022 05:37pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka defence chief rules out military coup

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top defence official on Wednesday ruled out a military takeover despite the island nation’s...

Published 11 May, 2022 05:26pm

South Asia

Ferdinand Marcos Jr claims victory in Philippines election

MANILA: The son of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday claimed victory in the presidential...

Published 11 May, 2022 05:16pm

South Asia

Morgan Stanley cuts India growth forecasts on inflation, global slowdown

Morgan Stanley has lowered its forecasts for India’s economic growth in the next two fiscal years, saying a global...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:46pm

Europe

Lavrov says Russia has enough energy buyers apart from West

Russia has enough buyers for its energy resources outside of Western countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

Published 11 May, 2022 03:29pm

Middle East

Al Jazeera says reporter killed by Israeli army gunfire in West Bank

JENIN: An Al Jazeera reporter was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, with the...

Published 11 May, 2022 02:28pm

Middle East

Qatar’s emir to travel to Tehran on Thursday

DUBAI: Qatar’s emir will travel to Tehran on Thursday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported. Reuters reported...

Published 11 May, 2022 12:45pm

Asia

South Korea’s Yoon faces early test as it braces for North Korea nuclear test

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face...

Published 11 May, 2022 12:23pm

Europe

Inside a Ukraine hospital where medics work as rockets fall

BAKHMUT: The hospital in the small Ukrainian town of Bakhmut was never intended to receive queues of ambulances...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:48am

Europe

Soaring food, fuel ramp up social unrest risk for emerging markets: report

LONDON: Rising fuel and food prices look set to stoke an “inevitable” rise in civil unrest, with developing...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:40am

Europe

Ukraine halts some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains

KHARKIV: Flows of Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point in Ukraine dried up on Wednesday, while Kyiv...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:33am

Europe

Probable steps in any Finnish, Swedish NATO bid

BRUSSELS: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is expected on Thursday to say whether his country should join the NATO...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:22am

Europe

UK says fight continues between Russian, Ukrainian forces at Snake Island

Fighting between Russia and Ukrainian forces has continued on Zmiinyi Island, also known as Snake Island, with...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:18am

Africa

Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia’s nomads

GODE: There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys...

Published 11 May, 2022 10:49am

South Asia

Sri Lanka orders ‘offensive’ to contain riots

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have been ordered to go on the offensive and use live ammunition to stop rioting, a top...

Published 11 May, 2022 10:39am

World

New Zealand to fully reopen to the world in August: Ardern

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday,...

Updated 11 May, 2022 10:27pm

World

Son of late Philippine dictator wins presidency in landslide

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