Worldnews

Cyclone pounds Madagascar with torrential winds and rain-
By Associated Press ANTANANARIVO: Cyclone Batsirai’s torrential winds and rain are hammering Madagascar, after landing on the island’s east coast ...

China’s coronavirus policy impacts trade with South East Asia-
By ANI HANOI: China has gone to great lengths to keep the coronavirus out of its borders. It has screened ...

UNICEF team visits children in Syria prison after IS attack-
By Associated Press BEIRUT: Officials from the U.N. children’s agency visited a prison in northeast Syria that witnessed 10 days ...

US airborne infantry troops in Poland amid Ukraine tension-
By PTI RZESZOW-JASIONKA: Hundreds of U.S elite troops were expected to arrive in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Poland, Pakistan leaders in Olympic diplomacy-
By Associated Press BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Sunday with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of ...

Russia hits new daily COVID record: 180,000 cases
Despite the soaring infections, Putin told Russia's top business association last week that authorities are not planning any lockdowns or ...

Kremlin is top destination for spooked European leaders-
By Associated Press PARIS: Rarely in recent years has the Kremlin been so popular with European visitors. French President Emmanuel ...

China increases Middle East investment as US backs out of region
A new report found that China has stepped up investment in the Middle East, using energy and construction contracts to ...

‘Lata responsible for my first-ever international flight’, Journalist recalls his meetings with the-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: PTI Correspondent in South Africa, Fakir Hassen, recalls the two meetings he had with singing legend Lata ...

Bangladesh PM-
By PTI DHAKA: Lata Mangeshkar’s demise has created a “great void in the subcontinent’s musical arena”, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh ...