31-12-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India has launched an investigation into the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan after they consumed an Indian-manufactured cough syrup, as one of the world’s biggest drug exporters faces increasing scrutiny over the quality of medicines it produces. In a statement on Thursday, …

31-12-2022 BRASILIA: Football fans were united in mourning on Thursday after the death of Pele at the age of 82, with tributes pouring in for the Brazil great who defined his sport and inspired generations. Brazil’s government declared three days of mourning and the arch at football’s cathedral, Wembley Stadium, …

31-12-2022 WASHINGTON: A Chinese military plane came within 10 feet (3 metres) of a US air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last week and forced it to take evasive manoeuvres to avoid a collision in international airspace, the US military said on Thursday. The close encounter followed …

31-12-2022 NAYPYIDAW: A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five counts of corruption and jailed her for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham. In a closed-door court session, Suu Kyi, …

31-12-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taliban to “urgently reverse” a ban on women working in Afghanistan’s aid sector. The ban is the latest blow against women’s rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban reclaimed power last year. The administration also …

30-12-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: When Rohan Dewanjea was a child, he and his cousins spent summer afternoons at their ancestral house, marveling at the colorful rays of light filtering through Venetian windows inlaid with stained glass. This month, he watched as those windows and his childhood home, the sprawling, …

30-12-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has been welcomed back into Australia almost a year after he was deported over his COVID vaccine status. Officials confirmed the 21-time Grand Slam champion, 35, had landed in the country for January’s Australian Open. Serb Djokovic, a nine-time Australian Open winner, had an …

30-12-2022 OTTAWA: Chunks of ice and snow-capped rocks could be seen at the base of the Niagara Falls after a huge winter storm swept over the US and Canada. Plunging temperatures over the Christmas period transformed the waterfalls into a wintry sight to behold. The blizzard caused huge disruption across …

30-12-2022 JERUSALEM: The most religious and hardline government in Israel’s history is due to be sworn in. Benjamin Netanyahu will return as prime minister, after his Likud party formed a coalition with ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox Jewish allies. There is domestic and international concern it will inflame the conflict with the …

30-12-2022 BRUSSELS/ LUXEMBOURG: US energy giant ExxonMobil is suing the European Union (EU) in a bid to stop its new windfall tax on oil firms. A windfall tax is imposed on firms that benefited from something they were not responsible for. Energy firms are getting much more money for their …