US war on Iran: Oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since July
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US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
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RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA PORT CITY / Ukraine strikes oil terminal, naval base
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AIR TRAFFIC GLITCH / Cyberattack ruled out as more UK flights axed
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In Brief / Trump gave $45K cash gift to aide, says report
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In Brief / Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood relief
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In Brief / Yemen rebels report dozens of Saudi strikes
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BALOCHISTAN / Pakistan security forces kill 11 terrorists
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SpaceX capsule with crew of four docks with ISS
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, kicking off a six-month stay on the orbiting outpost.
12 November 2021
Covaxin ‘highly efficacious’
Covaxin, the first Covid-19 vaccine developed in India, is “highly efficacious” and presents no safety concerns, according to a study published in the Lancet on Thursday.
12 November 2021
Australian PM Scott Morrison denies lying
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied having ever lied in public life yesterday and said he had the thick skin needed to deal with allegations of dishonesty including from French President Emmanuel Macron.
12 November 2021
World has become deaf to plight of the poor: pope
Pope Francis yesterday said that the world had become deaf to the plight of the poor and condemned those who become disproportionately rich while blaming the needy for their own fate.
12 November 2021
1m Afghan children at risk of dying
Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at risk of dying as temperatures drop, a World Health Organization spokesperson said yesterday.
12 November 2021
Ten EU nations causing ‘high concern’ over Covid
Ten countries in the 27-member European Union face a Covid situation of “high concern”, the bloc’s diseases agency said yesterday, warning the pandemic was worsening across the continent.
12 November 2021
What’s in the new COP26 draft deal?
The COP26 summit aims to keep alive cap global warming at 1.5C. Countries’ current pledges to cut emissions this decade would see warming spiral far beyond that limit, to 2.4C.
12 November 2021
Impacts will be ‘irreversible’
More than 200 scientists told the COP26 summit yesterday to take immediate action to halt global warming, warning in an open letter that some climate change impacts were “irreversible” for generations.
11 November 2021
This day in history
Adolf Hitler was arrested for a failed attempt to seize power on Nov. 8 in Germany’s Beer Hall Putsch.
11 November 2021
Quote of the day
We do share the view that we are at the beginning of a new era. Our cooperation is absolutely critical for this era.
11 November 2021
More than 84m living as refugees globally: UN
The number of people fleeing war, conflict and persecution rose significantly during the first half of 2021, driven especially by the millions more displaced inside their own countries, the UN said yesterday.
11 November 2021
French agency to give €330m for dev projects
A development agency of France will provide €330 million for the implementation of development projects in Bangladesh.
11 November 2021
Violence in Myanmar: UNSC expresses ‘deep concern’
The UN Security Council expressed its “deep concern” Wednesday about recent unrest in Myanmar and called for an “immediate cessation of violence” and for efforts to ensure that civilians are not harmed.
11 November 2021
Mexico City sets world record for free Wi-Fi hotspots
Mexico City has set a world record for free Wi-Fi access thanks to thousands of public internet access points across the capital, Guinness World Records announced Wednesday.
11 November 2021
Gulf states in first joint naval exercise with Israel: US
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are holding their first joint naval exercise with Israel, a year after normalising ties with the Jewish state, the US Navy said yesterday.
11 November 2021
Germany mulls new measures amid explosion in Covid cases
Germany needs further coronavirus restrictions to combat a record surge in infections and “get through this winter”, would-be chancellor Olaf Scholz said yesterday, calling a meeting with state premiers to decide new curbs.
11 November 2021
S Africa’s last apartheid president Klerk dies
FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, who freed anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela from jail, died yesterday aged 85, his foundation
11 November 2021
Blinken ‘hopeful’ for ‘window’ to stop Ethiopia war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday that diplomacy would succeed in halting a deadly war in Ethiopia after major
11 November 2021
UK growth recovery slows sharply
Britain’s economic recovery from pandemic fallout slowed sharply in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hurt businesses, official data showed Thursday.
11 November 2021
Blow as Google loses appeal
Google yesterday lost an appeal against a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.8-billion) fine imposed by the European Union for abusing its search engine dominance -- a big win for the bloc’s anti-trust tussle with the tech titan.
10 November 2021