News Archives for World - 2022-09-09

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USA

Rebuilding Ukraine after Russian invasion may cost $350bn, experts say

WASHINGTON: Russia's invasion caused over $97 billion in direct damages to Ukraine through June 1, but it could cost...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:39pm

Europe

King Charles names William and Kate the Prince and Princess of Wales

LONDON: Britain’s King Charles on Friday bestowed the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales on his eldest son...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 10:36pm

USA

On Fed rate hikes, George calls for steadiness over speed

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George on Friday made the case for a “sustained policy response”...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 09:25pm

Energy

US says Russia oil price cap should reflect historical prices, curb Putin profit

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON: The price cap that G7 countries want to impose on Russian oil to punish Moscow should be set...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 09:02pm

South Asia

US seeks diplomacy with North Korea, White House says

WASHINGTON: The United States has made clear it has no hostile intent toward North Korea and continues to seek...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 07:58pm

USA

Canada’s jobless rate unexpectedly jumps as economy sheds more jobs

OTTAWA: Canada shed jobs for a third straight month in August and the jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 5.4%,...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 07:08pm

Europe

Blinken says Russia paying ‘huge costs’ in Ukraine

BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:32pm

South Asia

Blinken says Iran moved ‘backwards’ in nuclear deal talks

BRUSSELS: Iran’s latest reply on a nuclear deal is a step “backwards,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:25pm

Europe

France, Germany to sidestep Hungary on global tax

PRAGUE: Germany, France and three other top European economies said Friday they would implement an international...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:20pm

South Asia

India, China to withdraw from disputed border area by Sept 12: India’s foreign ministry

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that disengagement along a disputed border area with China where...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 04:40pm

South Asia

Shipping giant changes course to save Sri Lanka whales

COLOMBO: Animal rights activists on Friday cheered a move by a shipping giant to alter course in Sri Lankan waters...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 02:11pm

World

‘She was extraordinary,’ says NZ PM Ardern as the world mourns the Queen

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the death of Queen Elizabeth as the end of a...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 12:18pm

Europe

Britain’s King Charles makes first address to the nation

LONDON: Britain’s King Charles gave a televised address to the nation on Friday, his first since the death of his...

Updated 09 Sep, 2022 10:33pm

Europe

Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders

Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96,...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:38am

Middle East

Canada agrees to resettle Afghans held in UAE facility, sources say

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Canada will accept some 1,000 Afghans who fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland and have...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:19am

Europe

Ukraine says it ousts Russians from dozens of communities, US gives more aid

KYIV: Ukraine hailed a lightning counteroffensive it said had recaptured swathes of its territory in the east and...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:09am

Asia

Queen Elizabeth’s death ‘great loss’ for the world: Japan PM

TOKYO: The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is a “great loss” for the entire world, Japanese Prime Minister...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 10:26am

Asia

Recycling firm battles Jakarta’s plastic waste emergency

TANGERANG: As Indonesia’s capital Jakarta grapples with overflowing plastic waste and pollution pours into the sea,...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 10:10am

Europe

EU ministers seek ways to face energy shock

BRUSSELS: EU energy ministers on Friday will attempt to forge a united response to the energy shock from Russia’s...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 10:05am

USA

Over 10 dead, more missing as boat sinks off northern Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO: An illegal passenger boat sank Thursday along Brazil’s northern coast, killing at least 11 people,...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 10:00am

Europe

William and Kate modernise royal family life

LONDON: William and Kate have brought a more relaxed and personal approach to royal duties and are raising their...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 09:54am

USA

‘End of an era’: Americans mourn Queen Elizabeth’s death

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA: The news Thursday of Queen Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96 reverberated across the...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 09:49am

Europe

The British royal family: who's who?

LONDON: With Charles now king, who's who among the rest of the senior members of the British royal family? William...

Updated 09 Sep, 2022 12:18pm

Asia

Long-reigning British and Thai monarchs shared a bond

BANGKOK: Their ancestors were “royal friends by correspondence” but Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Thailand’s King...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 09:33am

Europe

William: popular prince becomes heir to the throne

LONDON: Heir to the throne now that his father has become king, Prince William has stepped up to royal duties after...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 09:26am

World

Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises: UN

UNITED NATIONS, (United States): A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of...