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World - 2022-06-01

Europe

Biden announces new $700 million in military aid for Ukraine

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a new $700 million weapons package for Ukraine that will...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:03pm

Markets

Chinese mRNA COVID booster stronger against Omicron than Sinovac shot

BEIJING: A COVID-19 vaccine candidate from China’s Walvax Biotechnology using mRNA technology triggered a stronger...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:45pm

USA

US rocket systems for Ukraine not meant to strike Russia: White House

WASHINGTON: The United States will provide advanced rocket systems to Ukraine to use in defense against Russian...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:39pm

South Asia

Indian opposition’s Gandhis summoned in money laundering probe

NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the Nehru-Gandhi...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:01pm

South Asia

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka seeking $3bn under IMF Extended Fund Facility

A $3 billion deal would represent almost four times the country’s quota with the IMF

Published 01 Jun, 2022 06:57pm

USA

US, E3 want IAEA Board to demand immediate cooperation from Iran: draft

VIENNA: The United States, France, Britain and Germany are pushing for the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 06:03pm

Business & Finance

Dubai named best destination to hold business events in 2021

City was among the first destinations to resume in-person business events after COVID-19 pandemic

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 05:45pm

Energy

Kremlin says it can re-route oil exports to minimize losses from EU embargo

The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that the European Union’s sanctions on Russian oil would hit the global energy...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 05:19pm

Europe

UK forgets crisis to party for queen’s jubilee

LONDON: Putting aside a biting inflationary crisis and doubts over the monarchy’s future, Britons prepared Wednesday...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 03:37pm

Middle East

Flight leaves rebel-held Yemen capital as truce expiry looms

SANAA: A Yemeni aircraft left the rebel-held capital Sanaa for Cairo Wednesday on the first commercial flight...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 03:25pm

Europe

Danes begin voting on joining EU’s common defence policy

COPENHAGEN: Traditionally eurosceptic Denmark began voting Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 03:20pm

Europe

Germany to deliver air defence system to Ukraine: Scholz

BERLIN: Germany will deliver to Ukraine an air defence system capable of shielding a “large city from Russian air...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 03:18pm

Europe

French interior minister accused of lying over Champions League chaos

PARIS: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin faced growing criticism and accusations of lying on Wednesday after...

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 03:38pm

Europe

UK ‘very unlikely’ to hold early election: Raab

LONDON: Britain is “very unlikely” to hold an early election, deputy prime minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday,...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 01:13pm

Europe

French economic growth figures to be revised

PARIS: France’s economic growth figures will be revised by the end of June or early July, said French Finance...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 01:11pm

Europe

Russia and Saudi foreign ministers praise OPEC+, says Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh on Tuesday...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 12:07pm

Europe

The queen's Platinum Jubilee: in numbers

LONDON: Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee will be on a truly royal scale, featuring millions of...

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 01:06pm

USA

10 dead, around 20 missing after Hurricane Agatha hits Mexico

OAXACA: The toll from Hurricane Agatha climbed to at least ten dead and around 20 missing in southern Mexico, where...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 11:02am

Europe

The balcony: major moments of the monarchy

LONDON: From coronations to marriages, the Buckingham Palace balcony has been an essential part of the image of the...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:56am

Europe

Despite losing leg in Mariupol, fighter eyes return to Ukraine frontline

KYIV: In a small orthopaedic clinic in Kyiv, Daviti Suleimanishvili listens as doctors describe various prostheses...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:42am

Africa

World’s ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa: NGO

PARIS: The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:36am

Europe

US to send Ukraine advanced weapons, as battle for east rages

KYIV: President Joe Biden has said the United States will send more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, as Russian...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:32am

Asia

Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown

SHANGHAI: Shanghai slowly whirred back to life Wednesday as a range of Covid-19 restrictions were eased after a...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:20am

South Asia

All 22 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash

POKHARA: Nepali rescuers have retrieved all 22 bodies from a plane that crashed in the Himalayas, authorities said...