India’s dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance: PM Modi

India’s dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance: PM Modi

ELMAU: Asserting that India’s dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that rich countries of G-7 will support India’s efforts in combating climate change and invited them to tap the huge market for clean energy technologies emerging in the country. In his remarks at the session […]

Long Covid in infected children can last at least two months: Lancet study

Long Covid in infected children can last at least two months: Lancet study

London: Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long Covid lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on Thursday. The largest study to date of long Covid symptoms in children aged 0-14 years used national level sampling of children in Denmark […]

G7 leaders unveil $600 billion plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative in developing nations

G7 leaders unveil $600 billion plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative in developing nations

ELMAU: US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders have unveiled ambitious plans to mobilise $600 billion in funding by 2027 to deliver transparent and game-changing infrastructure projects in developing countries like India, in a move seen as a counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) unveiled […]

‘We have to stay together’: Biden on Ukraine

‘We have to stay together’: Biden on Ukraine

Elmau: President Joe Biden on Sunday praised the continued unity of the global alliance confronting Russia, as he and other heads of the Group of Seven leading economies strategised on sustaining the pressure in their effort to isolate Moscow over its months-long invasion of Ukraine. Biden and his counterparts were meeting to discuss how to […]

UK joins US, Canada, Japan at G7 Summit to ban Russian gold imports

UK joins US, Canada, Japan at G7 Summit to ban Russian gold imports

London: New exports of Russian gold will no longer be allowed to enter the UK, US, Canada and Japan after tough new measures agreed at the G7 Summit in Germany on Sunday, designed to exert pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the conflict with Ukraine. Gold is a major Russian export, worth 12.6 billion […]

Biden, G-7 leaders huddle on energy, inflation, Ukraine war

Biden, G-7 leaders huddle on energy, inflation, Ukraine war

Berlin: President Joe Biden and his Group of Seven allies will huddle Sunday on strategies to secure energy supplies and tackle inflation, aiming to keep the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from splintering the global coalition working to punish Moscow. Biden arrived in Germany’s picturesque Bavarian alps early Sunday morning for the annual meeting […]

Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear talks to resume

Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear talks to resume

Tehran: Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. It’s unclear when or where the rocket was launched, but the announcement came after satellite photos showed preparations at […]

US aims to raise $200 billion as part of G7 rival to China’s Belt & Road

US aims to raise $200 billion as part of G7 rival to China’s Belt & Road

WASHINGTON: The United States aims to raise $200 billion in private and public funds over five years to fund needed infrastructure in developing countries under a G7 initiative aimed at countering China’s multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project, the White House said on Sunday. US President Joe Biden will unveil the plans, flanked by other Group […]

Russia strikes Kyiv as troops consolidate gains in the east

Kyiv: Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their gains in the east. Associated Press journalists in Kyiv saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians. Klitschko said two people were hospitalized with injuries. […]

Russians try to block city, cement gains in eastern Ukraine

Russians try to block city, cement gains in eastern Ukraine

Kyiv: Russian forces were trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine, the region’s governor said on Saturday, after a relentless assault on a neighbouring city forced Ukrainian troops to begin withdrawing after weeks of intense fighting. Russia also launched missile attacks on areas far from the heart of the eastern battles. Serhiy Haidai, governor […]