Tony Blair, Daniel Craig join Knighthood along UK scientists and medical chiefs
LONDON: Scientists and medical chiefs who have led Britain’s response to the pandemic were awarded knighthoods Friday in the country’s ann
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Russia Foreign Minister denies official recognition of Taliban authorities
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has emphasized that official recognition of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan which took power in Augus
Chinese President Xi calls for tightening controls over religious affairs to boost national security
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for further measures to tighten the state’s control over religious affairs in the country, incl
Because vaccine inequity persists, we have Omicron: WHO Director-General
NEW DELHI: The persistent inequity in access to vaccines and the emergence of the Omicron variant show why the “Earth globe Europe-Africa needs
Study warns China of ‘colossal outbreak’ of COVID-19 if it opens up like US, France
BEIJING: China is expected to continue its much-criticised Zero COVID policy, shutting the country to most of the world as a new study has warned of a
Trump selling DC hotel to investment firm for USD 375 million: Reports
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favour with the ex-president as well as
Governor hopeful Joe Cunningham would suspend South Carolina gas tax
COLUMBIA: As pandemic-related supply shortages drive gas prices to record highs across the country, a Democrat seeking to become South Carolina’
Biden and Xi Jinping to hold virtual meeting on November 15
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit on Monday to discuss ways to “responsibly m
German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls on all to get shots to avoid bad virus winter
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday called on all unvaccinated Germans to get their shots as quickly as possible as the country’s coron
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange given permission to marry partner in prison
LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to marry his partner, Stella Moris, in prison, British authorities say. Assange h
China, US maintaining ‘close communication’ to facilitate Xi-Biden virtual summit: Chinese spokesman
BEIJING: China on Friday said it was in “close communication” with the US to facilitate the first virtual summit between President Xi Jinp
US President Joe Biden announces effort to ID toxic air issues in veterans
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden, whose son Beau was an Iraq war veteran, is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better und
China’s Communist Party’s key conclave passes ‘landmark resolution’ ensuring Xi Jinping’s record 3rd term
BEIJING: A high-profile conclave of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday adopted a “landmark resolution” of the partyR
Pakistan Supreme Court grills PM Imran Khan in 2014 Army Public School massacre case
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan on Wednesday faced a barrage of questions at a hearing of the 2014 terror attack on an Army-run school during which the Supreme
Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor nations
GLASGOW: Large rifts remain as United Nations climate talks tick down to a Friday deadline. A lot of the divide comes down to money, which nations hav
Denmark wants to reintroduce phased-out coronavirus pass
COPENHAGEN: Denmark wants to again consider COVID-19 as “a socially critical disease,” paving the way for the reintroduction of a digital pass mon
Slovaks expand restrictions, plan more amid record surge
PRAGUE: Slovakia on Monday expanded strict coronavirus restrictions including hotel, bar and restaurant closures to almost a half of the country amid
Nicaragua’s Ortega leads in vote tally after jailing rivals
MANAGUA (NICARAGUA): Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was ahead by a wide margin Monday in his bid for a fourth consecutive term in preliminary vote
Singapore reports 3,035 COVID-19 cases, rare virus-MIS-C among children
SINGAPORE: Singapore has reported emerging cases of a rare virus-linked paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome amidst rising number of COVID-19
Health care workers in Greece protest mandatory Covid vaccines
ATHENS: Hundreds of Greek health care workers protested in central Athens against mandatory coronavirus vaccines for their profession Wednesday, a day
