News Archives for World - 2023-04-13

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World

South Africa targets $111bn investment goal in tough investor climate

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa needs to urgently fix energy, transport and security challenges if it is to reverse...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 11:25pm

Europe

French unions rally supporters to the streets ahead of pension ruling

PARIS: Union activists barged into the Paris headquarters of luxury goods company LVMH on Thursday, saying the ...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 11:16pm

USA

IMF chief says global economy mired in weak growth, sticky inflation

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that the global...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 10:02pm

Europe

Kyiv calls for NATO to secure Black Sea, integrate Ukrainian defences

BUCHAREST: NATO should play a bigger role in security in the Black Sea, and integrate Ukraine’s air and missile...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 08:26pm

South Asia

China, Russia foreign ministers discuss Ukraine crisis

BEIJING: Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed the Ukraine crisis in a meeting in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 08:19pm

Middle East

IMF forecasts slower Middle East, North Africa growth in 2023

DUBAI: GDP growth in the Middle East and North Africa region will slow to 3.1% in 2023, from 5.3% a year ago,...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 08:14pm

Europe

Germany welcomes signals from China on debt-restructuring concessions

WASHINGTON: Germany’s finance minister on Thursday welcomed a signal from China that it may drop a demand for...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 08:06pm

World

Prince Harry to attend Charles’ coronation, Meghan to stay in California

LONDON: Britain’s Prince Harry will attend the Coronation next month of his father King Charles but without his wife...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 03:50pm

Europe

Biden and UK’s Sunak did not discuss intel leaks, White House says

LONDON: US President Joe Biden did not discuss the leak of intelligence documents with British Prime Minister Rishi...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 02:41pm

Europe

Biden Irish tour moves to Dublin for parliamentary address, castle banquet

DUBLIN: US President Joe Biden, a proud Irish-American, took his three-day tour of Ireland to Dublin on Thursday for...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 01:06pm

Europe

Russia’s Navalny has mystery ailment which may be poisoning

MOSCOW: Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, is grappling with a mystery ailment in jail that...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 12:59pm

South Asia

India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown

NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency has opened an investigation into alleged violations of foreign...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 12:45pm

USA

US ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea ‘long-range ballistic missile’ test

WASHINGTON: The United States said late Wednesday it “strongly condemns” North Korea for what the White House...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 11:52am

Europe

Ukraine farmer risks life clearing shells from fields

NOVOGRYGORIVKA: His fields peppered with Russian shells, Ukrainian farmer Vitaliy Sydor has resorted to desperate...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 11:46am

Asia

North Korea fires missile; South condemns ‘grave provocation’

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired what might be a new model of ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korea said,...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 11:04am

South Asia

Indian soldier dies of gunshot wound at same base where 4 others killed

NEW DELHI: A soldier died of a gunshot wound at a military base in India’s northern border state of Punjab, but it...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 10:44am

World

Biden embarks on nostalgic tour of Ireland

DUBLIN: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began a nostalgia-filled tour of the Republic of Ireland, jetting in ...