International

07-11-2021 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s protest movement has announced two days of nationwide strikes, rejecting internationally backed initiatives to return to a power-sharing arrangement with the military following last month’s coup. The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which spearheaded a popular uprising that led to the 2019 removal of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir, …

07-11-2021 Bureau Report MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: Indian film fans beat drums, danced, and distributed cake to celebrate the resumption of cinemas with Bollywood’s first big-budget release since the pandemic hit. Cinemas shuttered in March 2020 under a strict lockdown when COVID-19 first hit the country, and then enjoyed a brief …

07-11-2021 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s military says Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt after a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in the capital, Baghdad. Kadhimi escaped unhurt, but security sources told media that at least six members of the prime minister’s personal protection force were wounded in Sunday’s …

06-11-2021 Bureau Report HOUSTON: At least eight people have been killed in an apparent trampling during the first night of a music festival in the US state of Texas, an emergency response official has said. The fire chief of the city of Houston confirmed the deaths late on Friday night …

06-11-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: At least 11 patients have died after a fire broke out in a hospital’s COVID-19 ward in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, officials said. An official told New Delhi Television that around 17 patients were in the ward in the city of Ahmednagar when …

FREETOWN: A fuel tanker has exploded following a collision in the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, killing at least 99 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said. The explosion took place late on Friday after a vehicle struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to the east of …

06-11-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY/ GLASGOW/ NAIROBI/ SEOUL/ PARIS: A rain-soaked Glasgow was bracing for a second day of protests on Saturday as part of a global mobilization against what campaigners say is a lack of urgency to address global warming at a crunch UN climate summit. From Paris to Sydney, …

06-11-2021 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: After two lackluster months of gains, the United States labor market recovery picked up steam in October, as COVID-19 infections eased. But the pace of hiring was still less than the monthly average this year, as shortages of workers and raw materials continue to weigh on …

06-11-2021 ANKARA: The Turkish lira weakened by 0.5% on Friday as investor concerns persisted over the combination of lower rates and higher inflation, and after the government denied a newspaper report that the finance minister had offered his resignation. The resignation speculation played little role in market activity, traders said, …

05-11-2021 NEW DELHI: India’s national capital, Delhi, woke up to grey skies as air quality dipped to hazardous levels following the festival of Diwali. Despite a ban, people across the city burst firecrackers late into Thursday night, worsening pollution levels. Vehicular and industrial emissions, dust and weather patterns make Delhi …