International

13-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Sydney’s only two casinos will make their gaming operations cashless in a bid to stamp out money laundering. Regulators said The Star and Crown Sydney, which is yet to be opened, agreed to the unusual move on Thursday. It comes after an inquiry earlier …

13-05-2021 UNITED NATIONS/ BEIJING/ WASHINGTON/ BERLIN/ LONDON: The United States, Germany and Britain have clashed with China at the United Nations over its treatment of the Uighurs and people from other mostly Muslim groups in Xinjiang, as they pressed ahead with a virtual event that Beijing had lobbied UN member …

13-05-2021 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM: Palestinian residents of Gaza Strip woke up on Thursday to mark Eid al-Fitr – one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar amid relentless aerial bombardment by Israel. Heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip continued early on Thursday as Israeli forces launched a series of …

12-05-2021 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM: A night of heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip has continued into Wednesday morning as Israeli forces launched intensive raids on various locations across the besieged coastal territory. Local sources said Israeli fighter jets bombed sites belonging to Palestinian armed groups, in addition to security and …

12-05-2021 PARIS: Around 400 million people are at risk across the world as hundreds of cities have no climate adaptation plans in place despite rising threats like floods, heat-waves, and pollution, according to a report released Wednesday. Fast-expanding urban areas are home to more than half the population of the planet …

12-05-2021 WASHINGTON/ VIENNA: US motorists have been urged to not hoard fuel as supplies tighten due to a major pipeline remaining shut after a cyber-attack. Some drivers in the south east were seen stocking up as petrol stations began running dry and prices rose. The average price for petrol was …

12-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies GENEVA/ NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that a variant of COVID-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world. The UN health agency on Wednesday said the B.1.617 variant of the …

12-05-2021 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM: Palestinian militants say they fired 130 missiles at the Israeli city of Tel Aviv after an Israeli air strike felled a tower block in the Gaza Strip. The 13-storey building was attacked an hour and a half after residents and local people were warned to evacuate, …

12-05-2021 Bureau Report MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI/ LONDON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Britain for the Group of Seven (G7) summit next month because of the coronavirus situation in the country, the foreign ministry said late on Tuesday. “While appreciating the invitation to the Prime Minister by …

11-05-2021 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: The Israeli military has continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday, targeting several areas after rockets were fired from the enclave. Health authorities in Gaza said at least 28 Palestinians including 10 children were killed in Israeli air strikes on the strip since late …