News Archives for World - 2022-10-19

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Energy

Biden, battling high gas prices, says US will tap, refill oil reserve

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Wednesday the United States will sell 15 million barrels from the nation's...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 11:17pm

Currency

Hollywood's Anna May Wong to become first Asian American on US currency

The US Mint will feature an Asian American on its currency for the first time when it issues a coin next week...

Updated 19 Oct, 2022 11:20pm

Energy

US says Russia oil price cap will not be aimed at OPEC

LONDON: New steps from Group of Seven countries to cap Russian oil sales at an enforced low price will not be...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 07:18pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka aims to nearly double tax revenue by 2026, says president

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will attempt to increase tax revenues to 15% of gross domestic product by 2026 from 8.5% now,...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 07:13pm

Europe

UK Conservative lawmaker Wragg says has submitted no confidence letter in PM Truss

LONDON: British Conservative lawmaker William Wragg said on Wednesday he had submitted a letter of no confidence in...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 07:05pm

Europe

EU readies new Iran sanctions over drones to Russia

BRUSSELS: The EU is working towards fresh sanctions on Iran after collecting “sufficient evidence” it is supplying...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 06:51pm

Europe

Israel ‘will not’ supply weapons to Ukraine

JERUSALEM: Israel will not send weapons to Ukraine, Defence Minister Benny Gantz said Wednesday, two days after...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 06:28pm

USA

US confirms Saudi sentencing of American over tweets

WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday it was raising with Saudi Arabia a prison sentence handed to a US citizen...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 06:23pm

Europe

Putin declares martial law in occupied parts of Ukraine, boosts Russia’s war footing

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied...

Updated 19 Oct, 2022 09:03pm

South Asia

India's Congress party elects first non-Gandhi head in 24 years

Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, was elected by members to replace Sonia Gandhi as president of the once-mighty party

Updated 19 Oct, 2022 07:03pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 99 child deaths from acute kidney injury this year

JAKARTA: Close to 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury (AKI) so far this year, a health...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 12:25pm

Europe

‘Evacuate’ Russian-installed official tells Kherson residents

LONDON: Civilians should evacuate the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson as fast as possible because...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 12:20pm

USA

Cholera cases on the rise in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Cholera cases are rising in Haiti, according to Health Ministry figures obtained by AFP on Tuesday,...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 11:04am

Europe

UK PM fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns

LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:55am

Europe

Divided loyalties in Ukraine city as Russia presses assault

BAKHMUT: Patriotic messages stating the fact that “Bakhmut is Ukraine” are scrawled on monuments all around this...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:51am

Asia

China reports 996 new COVID cases for Oct 18 vs 951 a day earlier

SHANGHAI: China reported 996 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 18, of which 247 were symptomatic and 749 were...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:26am

World

Flooded Australian towns ready levees, sandbags ahead of more rain

SYDNEY: Residents in flood-hit Australian towns ramped up efforts to build levees and sandbag homes on Wednesday...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:22am

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine made a rare acknowledgment of the pressures they were under from...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:05am

Europe

Russian commander admits situation is ‘tense’ for his forces in Ukraine

KYIV: The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine made a rare acknowledgment of the pressures they were under...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 09:54am

Europe

EU proposes energy measures

BRUSSELS: The European Commission proposed another set of emergency measures on Tuesday to tackle high energy ...