News Archives for World - 2022-11-04

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USA

Fed’s Collins says policy entering new phase, open to smaller rate hikes

Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Friday that while she supports pressing forward with interest...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 08:37pm

Europe

G7 agrees to help Ukraine reconstruction

MÜNSTER: The G7 has agreed a new structure to funnel aid to Ukraine to help rebuild infrastructure targeted by...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 08:15pm

South Asia

India’s Aam Aadmi party set for big gains in Modi’s home state

SURAT: India’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), formed only a decade ago and having claimed power in Delhi and Punjab state,...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 07:22pm

Europe

Bulgaria parliament approves deal to buy more F-16 fighter jets

SOFIA: Bulgaria’s parliament gave a green light on Friday for the purchase of a second batch of eight new F-16...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 07:14pm

Europe

China, Germany oppose any nuclear arms use in Ukraine war: Scholz

BEIJING: Germany and China are opposed to the use of any nuclear weapon in the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Olaf...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:35pm

Commodities

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka targets $1.4 billion in tea earnings

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s tea industry could earn $1.4 billion this year despite the lowest production in decades and...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:19pm

USA

US job growth beats expectations in October; unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

WASHINGTON: US employers hired more workers than expected in October, but a rise in the unemployment rate to 3.7%...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:00pm

World

Pfizer/BioNTech Omicron booster shows strong response after a month

US drugmaker Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot targeting the...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 04:12pm

World

Twitter temporarily closes offices as layoffs begin

Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices on Friday after telling employees they will be informed by email later in...

Updated 04 Nov, 2022 04:48pm

Europe

British PM Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to put off the proposed privatisation of publicly-owned broadcaster...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 11:58am

South Asia

India’s Gujarat state suspends senior local administrator for bridge collapse

MORBI: A senior administrative official in the Indian town of Morbi has been suspended by the Gujarat state...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 11:43am

World

Twitter says layoffs to begin Friday

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said it will start laying off employees on Friday, as the new billionaire owner Elon Musk...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 10:48am

Asia

North Korea fired artillery barrage overnight, Seoul says

SEOUL: North Korea fired an artillery barrage into a maritime “buffer zone” overnight, Seoul’s military said Friday,...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 10:39am

USA

Biden, Trump come out firing in last days before midterms

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and Donald Trump launched multi-state campaign blitzes Thursday ahead of midterm...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 10:28am

Europe

Germany’s Scholz arrives in China to boost economic ties

BEIJING: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in Beijing on Friday he was seeking to bolster the vital economic...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 10:09am

World

Earthquake hits off coast in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook El Salvador’s coast on Thursday, according to the...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 09:50am

World

China says US has ‘no right’ to interfere in Hamburg port deal

BEIJING: The US has “no right” to interfere in Chinese cooperation with Germany, China’s foreign ministry said...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:00am

World

US envoy’s meeting with Hungarian judges triggers diplomatic spat

BUDAPEST: The US embassy in Hungary said on Thursday that comments in the Hungarian right-wing press that two local...