Europe tightens curbs as Covid cases surge out of control
LONDON: European governments are battling to curb coronavirus surges with new controls and increased testing, while trying to avoid the devastating nationwide lockdowns of March and April. Cases climbed rapidly in Britain, France, Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic on Tuesday, raising fears that the death rate could rise. Hospitals in Paris will have most […]
US launches first air strikes against Taliban since accord
LASHKAR GAH: The United States launched air strikes against Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, US officials said on Monday, after a large-scale offensive saw insurgents take over military bases in the region and close in on a key provincial capital. The strikes, carried out over the last two days, mark a rare military intervention by […]
Claiming immunity, Trump says he’s ready for poll fight
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday declared himself immune from Covid-19 and ready for a fight as his White House race against surging rival Joe Biden enters its critical final weeks. Trump was given the all-clear on Saturday to return to the campaign trail after he was ruled no longer a coronavirus transmission risk […]
Russia successfully tests new hypersonic missile
MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said it had successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile in a move hailed by President Vladimir Putin as a “great event” for the country. The military said that the Tsirkon missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea on Tuesday morning in the Russian Arctic […]
Major Fire At Indian Oil Petrol Pump In Bhubaneshwar, 8 Injured
Eight people were injured in a major fire that broke out at an Indian Oil Corporation petrol pump near Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday, police said. Two of the injured are critical and have been shifted to SCB Medical College and hospital in Cuttack, said L D Sahu, director of Capital Hospital, where the rest […]
Taliban, Afghan negotiators set ground rules to safeguard peace talks
KABUL: Taliban and Afghan peace negotiators have agreed on a code of conduct to safeguard against the risk of any breakdown in talks that began last month in Qatar to bring an end to decades of war, three official sources said on Tuesday. The breakthrough was achieved with the help of US officials, as the […]
Israel under diplomatic fire over sale of arms to Azerbaijan
JERUSALEM: A major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, Israel has come under diplomatic fire from Armenia over the struggle between the Caucasus neighbours in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia, a country long-seen as close to Israel’s nemesis Iran, only opened an embassy in Tel Aviv on September 17, but Yerevan recalled its ambassador barely two weeks later, […]
Tens of thousands march in support of Belarus political prisoners
MINSK: Belarusian police on Sunday used water cannon to disperse protesters in the capital Minsk as tens of thousands marched to demand the release of political prisoners. Demonstrators took to the streets despite warnings they could face prison and dedicated their latest march — which came after Brussels and Washington introduced sanctions against some Belarusian […]
Oxford University vaccine could be rolled out within 6 months, says report
There is growing hope that a vaccine against coronavirus may be given the green light by health regulators by the end of this year to be rolled out for a vaccination programme in six months’ time or even less, according to a UK media report. The vaccine candidate under trial by University of Oxford scientists in collaboration […]
Trump shifted to military hospital; says ‘doing very well’
US President Donald Trump, in a video shared on Twitter on Friday evening, said he thinks that he is “doing very well” and thanked people for their support after he was tested positive with for COVID-19 a day earlier. “I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. I am going to Walter Reed hospital. […]
