News Archives for World - 2022-06-06

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World - 2022-06-06

Stocks

US House speaker Pelosi discloses trades in Apple and Microsoft

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disclosed new stock market trades on Monday, showing purchases of options to buy...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:20pm

Europe

Russia calls for coordinated BRICS action against global economic risks

Russia, hit by Western sanctions, has called on the BRICS group of emerging economies to coordinate measures to...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:09pm

Europe

Ukraine not ready to export grain via Belarus: Zelenskiy

KYIV: Ukraine is not ready to agree to a plan to export its grain by rail across Belarus for shipment via the Baltic...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:05pm

Asia

US suspending solar panel tariffs on four Asian nations, not China

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday will suspend tariffs for two years on solar panel imports from Cambodia,...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 08:04pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka minister convicted of extortion

COLOMBO: A cabinet minister in crisis-hit Sri Lanka was convicted on Monday of extorting money from a businessman...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 06:26pm

Asia

South Korea, US fire missiles in response to North Korea tests

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday in response to North Korean...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:30pm

World

How to replace a Conservative leader

LONDON: Members of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party have triggered a vote of confidence in...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:24pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov cancels Serbia trip after countries close airspace

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was forced to cancel a visit to Serbia on Monday after several of its...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:17pm

Europe

Don’t close the embassy, U.S. ambassador tells Russia

LONDON: Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:06pm

World

GSK measles vaccine gets US FDA approval

British drugmaker GSK said on Monday its vaccine, Priorix, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 01:28pm

Europe

UK Foreign Secretary Truss backs PM Johnson in confidence vote

LONDON: British foreign minister Liz Truss said she was backing Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a confidence vote...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 01:10pm

Europe

After boos and ‘partygate’, UK PM Johnson set to face confidence vote

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a vote of confidence as soon as Monday, ITV’s UK editor reported,...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 12:10pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson ‘likely’ to face bid to replace him, health minister says

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to face a confidence vote in the coming days, health minister...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 12:02pm

Europe

Ukraine president visits frontlines as fighting rages

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met troops on the frontlines in Donbas Sunday as heavy fighting raged...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 11:21am

Europe

Iran to face censure amid stalled nuclear talks

VIENNA: Major European countries and the United States are expected to seek to censure Iran when the UN atomic...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 11:17am

Europe

Industry steps up lobbying ahead of bumper EU climate votes

BRUSSELS: European Union lawmakers have been inundated by lobbyists ahead of votes this week on more ambitious EU...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:48am

World

Australian PM in Indonesia for talks on investment, climate change

JAKARTA: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Indonesia on Monday to meet its President Joko Widodo and...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:43am

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Russia struck Kyiv with missiles for the first time in more than a month, and President Vladimir Putin said he would...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:08am

USA

Biden to waive tariffs for 24 months on solar panels hit by probe

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:01am

Energy

Saudi Arabia may raise July crude oil prices for Asia

SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may raise prices of all grades of crude it sells to Asia in July following...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 09:38am

Asia

Gunmen kill ‘many’ worshippers in Nigeria church attack

LAGOS: Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria’s Ondo state on Sunday, killing...