News Archives for World - 2022-06-14

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World - 2022-06-14

Stocks

Analysis: US stocks' bear market growl could beckon recession

NEW YORK: The bear market in U.S. stocks could be a prelude to even tougher times to come: a market swoon has often...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:59pm

USA

Biden knocks Wall Street, defends economic plans amid recession fears

PHILADELPHIA: U.S. President Joe Biden blasted Wall Street and Republicans, while making a full-throated defense of...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 09:51pm

World

Mobster’s WWII Medal of Freedom going under the hammer

LOS ANGELES: A Medal of Freedom awarded to a notorious mobster by then-US President Harry S. Truman is set to go...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 09:27pm

Arts

Sportswear brand adidas collaborates with Pakistani eatery in Dubai

The adidas' 'Original Superstar' trainer has been redesigned to create the 'Superstar Ravi', reflecting white and green colors of the restaurant, also a nod to the Pakistani flag

Updated 14 Jun, 2022 10:06pm

Europe

Macron urges solid parliament majority amid ‘troubled times’

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to voters Tuesday to give him a “solid majority” in Sunday’s...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 07:38pm

Middle East

Biden to meet with Saudi Crown Prince during Middle East trip

US President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a part of a trip to the Middle East...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:31pm

Europe

EU buys 110,000 vaccine doses against monkeypox

BRUSSELS: The European Union said Tuesday it has purchased almost 110,000 vaccine doses to help tackle the monkeypox...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:09pm

Middle East

UAE urges Covid caution as cases double in a week

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates warned Monday that people must follow its anti-Covid measures including wearing...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:07pm

Financial

UAE aims to up 2022 federal spending by $335 million

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ federal government aims to increase spending by 1.23 billion dirhams ($334.9...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 03:47pm

South Asia

Dozens hospitalised after Iran chemical leak: state media

TEHRAN: More than 130 people were hospitalised with breathing difficulties following a chemical leak at a factory in...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 02:22pm

Europe

Britain’s Truss says government is acting in ‘reasonable way’ on N. Ireland protocol

LONDON: Britain is acting in a reasonable way in publishing legislation that would override some post-Brexit trade...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 02:08pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to grow food

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 01:07pm

Europe

UK jobless rate edges up as people return to labour market

LONDON: Britain’s jobless rate rose for the first time since late 2020, but there were signs of more people...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 01:04pm

Europe

Four injured in shelling of Russian town bordering Ukraine, official says

Four people were injured on Tuesday by shelling in a Russian town in the Bryansk region on the border with Ukraine,...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 12:59pm

USA

US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia

WASHINGTON: The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug called baricitinib as the first oral tablet...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 11:51am

World

15 dead, half million impacted by heavy rains in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY: At least 15 people have died in a dozen mudslides caused by heavy rains that have fallen since early...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 11:45am

USA

US Senate gun measures gain support despite limited scope

WASHINGTON: Two horrific massacres in recent weeks have succeeded in bringing Democrats and Republicans close to the...

Updated 14 Jun, 2022 11:32am

USA

Trump became ‘detached from reality,’ says ex-justice chief

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump deluged aides with wild voter fraud conspiracy theories after losing the 2020 US election,...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:47am

Europe

Zelensky pleads for arms as Russian forces lay siege to Severodonetsk

KRAMATORSK: Ukraine’s president has made an impassioned plea to Western allies to speed arms deliveries and help...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:35am

Europe

Memorials held five years on from London fire tragedy

LONDON: Survivors and families of the victims of Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II will on Tuesday...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:19am

Europe

Spain melts under the earliest heat wave in over 40 years

MADRID: Fans, air conditioning, swimming pools, cold drinks or ice-cream — all remedies were welcomed on Monday in...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 07:22am

South Asia

Bangladesh rebel group offers peace talks

DHAKA: A rebel group in Bangladesh has offered to hold peace talks, officials said Monday, raising hopes for an end...