World
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Hangzhou Asian Games postponed amid COVID-19 surge in China
Tashkent: The Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25, were on Friday postponed indefinitely amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China, a development…
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PTI rejects panel formed by govt to probe foreign conspiracy
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has rejected Shehbaz Sharif governments step to form a commission to investigate the threat letter that PTI chairman and former premier Imran Khan claims to be the…
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Omicron not mild as thought, deadly as Delta, Alpha variants: Study
New York: Infection from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is not mild as generally touted, rather is as deadly as Delta, Alpha and other strains that claimed thousands of lives globally, finds…
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Ukraine launches global fundraising platform
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the launch of United24, a global fundraising platform to collect donations for the war-torn nation. In his latest video address, Zelensky said that it is…
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Putin order to hit the West with nukes would be ignored by top commanders
Moscow: An order by Russian President Vladimir Putin to strike Ukraine or the West with nuclear weapons would be ignored by his top commanders, a senior investigative journalist has said, as per…
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Bill Gates doubts Elon Musk’s Twitter buy: Report
San Francisco: Despite a strong track record with his other business ventures, tech honcho Bill Gates said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk could potentially make the micro-blogging site Twitter a…
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LA County Fair celebrates 100 years of tradition
Los Angeles: The Los Angeles County Fair has returned after a two-year Covid-induced hiatus to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The return of the fair, at the Pomona Fairplex in Southern California, came…
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Karine Jean-Pierre: USA appoints 1st black, gay press secretary
United States President Joe Biden on Thursday appointed Karine Jean-Pierre as the new press secretary of the White House. Jean-Pierre will be the first black and gay official to hold the position.…
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Gucci stores in US to accept cryptocurrencies
Washington: Italian luxury brand Gucci will start accepting payments in cryptocurrencies in some of its stores in the US. Customers will be able to pay using a number of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin,…
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Nepal and US sign USD 659 million assistance agreement
Kathmandu: Nepal and the US on Thursday signed a USD 659 million development objective agreement which is aimed at supporting the Himalayan nation’s goal of graduating to a middle-income country. Nepal aims…
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United States weekly jobless claims rise to 200,000
Washington: Initial jobless claims in the US last week ticked up to 200,000 amid continued labour market tightness, the Labour Department reported. In the week ending April 30, the number of Americans filing…
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There will be no winner in Russia-Ukraine conflict: India tells UNSC
United Nations: Asserting that there will be no winning side in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has told the UN Security Council that diplomacy will be a lasting casualty while underscoring the immediate need…
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Is World War taking place at economic level? Know what Russian Envoy says
New York: Russian envoy to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine that a world war is currently taking place at an economic level in…
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Ukraine war bringing Middle East closure to China
Hong Kong: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is bringing the Middle East more closure to China than the US which is evident by the voting records of three recent United Nations resolutions. On…
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Russia practises nuclear-capable missile strikes in Baltic Sea enclave
London: Russia has carried out simulated launches of nuclear-capable missiles from an enclave of territory in mainland Europe, amid growing fears Russian President Vladimir Putin could press the button as the war…
