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World - 2022-07-13

Europe

Scorching heatwave sparks wildfires in Europe

LEIRIA: Over 20 wildfires raged across Portugal and several burned in western Spain on Wednesday, menacing villages...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 11:47pm

World

Ukraine targets grain exports breakthrough at four-way talks

ISTANBUL: Ukraine said on Wednesday that an agreement to resume grain exports blocked by Russia appeared close as...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 11:35pm

Europe

U.N. chief due to explain 'positive' Ukraine grain talks

UNITED NATIONS: U.N. chief Antonio Guterres will speak later on Wednesday about talks between Russia, Ukraine, ...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:59pm

USA

US annual consumer inflation posts largest increase since 1981

WASHINGTON: U.S. annual consumer prices jumped 9.1% in June, the largest increase in more than four decades, leaving...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:53pm

Europe

UK rail workers announce July 27 strike in pay row

LONDON: British rail workers will strike this month following a "paltry" pay offer, the RMT union said on Wednesday,...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:45pm

Stocks

Most Gulf indexes drop ahead of U.S. inflation data

Most stock markets in the Gulf slipped into negative territory on Wednesday, as traders awaited U.S. inflation data...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 07:23pm

USA

Gasoline, food drive US consumer prices higher in June

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices accelerated in June as gasoline and food costs remained elevated, resulting in the...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 07:19pm

USA

Fed seen jacking interest rates further as U.S. inflation soars

Traders boosted bets on Wednesday the Federal Reserve could deliver an even bigger interest-rate hike at its policy...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 07:06pm

South Asia

Iran says it and Saudi Arabia interested in more talks

DUBAI: Iran and Saudi Arabia are interested in holding more talks, Tehran’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday,...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 07:03pm

Industry

Dubai maintains position as top shipping centre in Arab world

DP World, a Dubai-based multinational logistics company, was praised for surging ahead with innovation projects on several fronts

Published 13 Jul, 2022 06:47pm

USA

Kremlin hopes Biden will not seek to turn Saudi Arabia against Russia

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it hoped President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia would not be used to...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:24pm

Europe

British government to hold confidence vote in itself on Monday

LONDON: The British government will hold a confidence vote in itself on Monday, the BBC reported on Wednesday, after...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:18pm

South Asia

Russia’s deepening ties with Iran represents a ‘profound threat’: White House

AIR FORCE ONE: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to deepen ties with Iran amid the Ukraine conflict...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:09pm

Europe

UK’s Johnson: ‘I will be leaving soon with my head held high’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would be leaving soon with his “head held high”, a...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 04:59pm

Middle East

Biden heads to Israel for high-stakes Middle East visit

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Joe Biden arrives in Israel on Wednesday to kick off a high-stakes trip to the...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 04:52pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka PM declares state of emergency, curfew

Earlier, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis

Published 13 Jul, 2022 01:11pm

Asia

G20 host Indonesia hopes for progress in finance chief talks despite war friction

JAKARTA: G20 finance leaders will meet in Bali this week for talks that are due to include issues like global food...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 01:06pm

Europe

UK Health Minister Barclay endorses Rishi Sunak for prime minister

British Health Minister Steve Barclay said on Wednesday that he will support Rishi Sunak’s campaign to be UK’s next...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 12:59pm

Europe

Russia and Ukraine seek to break grain impasse in Turkey

ISTANBUL: Russia and Ukraine were due Wednesday to hold their first talks with UN and Turkish officials aimed at...

Updated 13 Jul, 2022 12:38pm

Middle East

Desert-grown superfood puts ‘healthy’ burgers on UAE menus

DUBAI: A hardy plant grown using salt water is thriving in the UAE’s desert farms and helping create “healthy”...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:49am

Europe

Western Europe wilts under second heatwave in weeks

BORDEAUX: France and Britain were set to suffer soaring temperatures on Wednesday, with a heatwave in Western Europe...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:23am

South Asia

Key figures in Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa clan

COLOMBO: Anger at Sri Lanka’s dire economic crisis has been simmering for months, with many laying the blame for...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:19am

USA

Panama protests continue despite fuel and food price cuts

PANAMA CITY: Thousands of Panamanians took to the street again on Tuesday to protest rising inflation and government...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:14am

South Asia

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives amid protests, Rajapaksa dominance ends

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country for the Maldives on Wednesday, hours before he was...

Updated 13 Jul, 2022 09:58am

Europe

Global airlines chief slams new Heathrow restrictions

LONDON: The head of a body representing global airlines hit out at new restrictions at London’s Heathrow on...