The Financial Express

UK lifts all testing requirements for vaccinated travellers

-- 2022-02-11 18:04:22

Vaccinated travellers can enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday, after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to...

UK defence secretary in Moscow amid Ukraine tensions

-- 2022-02-11 17:39:12

Britain's defence secretary visited Moscow Friday for talks on easing tensions amid massive Russian war games near Ukraine, reports AP. Ben Wallace's trip comes a day after British Foreign Secretary...

Myanmar lost 50 soldiers in Chin state in 2021 insurgency, army defector says

-- 2022-02-11 14:55:51

A Myanmar army officer who defected and fled the country has detailed battlefield losses to rebels in the southern part of Chin state, with at least 50 soldiers killed and 200 badly wounded in 2021 by...

US urges Americans in Ukraine to depart immediately

-- 2022-02-11 12:30:21

The United States has urged Americans in Ukraine to leave immediately due to the "increased threats of Russian military action" against Ukraine, Reuters reports. "Do not travel to Ukraine due to the...

Trump's handling of White House records makes US lawmakers concerned

-- 2022-02-11 10:20:23

A US congressional committee is investigating former President Donald Trump's handling of White House records after 15 boxes of documents were transferred from his Florida resort to a federal agency,...

Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough: Russia and Ukraine

-- 2022-02-11 09:03:55

Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and German officials aimed at ending an eight-year separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, Reuters repor...

Africa COVID cases could be seven times higher than reported, WHO says

-- 2022-02-10 20:58:05

The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the virus could be two to three time...

West warns of 'dangerous moment' as Russia holds drills in Belarus

-- 2022-02-10 19:37:14

Britain said on Thursday the West could face the "most dangerous moment" in its standoff with Moscow in the next few days, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea following its...

Angelina Jolie backs US domestic violence protections law

-- 2022-02-10 15:39:50

A bipartisan group of US senators on Wednesday agreed to renew a long-lapsed law to strengthen domestic violence protections, just hours after Hollywood actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie mad...

Ford, Toyota halt some production as US, Canada warn on trucker protests

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-10 11:44:56

Ford and Toyota on Wednesday both said they were halting some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters blocked US-Canada border crossings that have prompted warnings from Washington and Ottaw...

Madagascar death toll from Cyclone Batsirai climbs to 92

-- 2022-02-10 11:03:02

The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Batsirai rose to 92, the state disaster relief agency said on Wednesday, as information continued to filter in from areas of the country that were badly affec...

Libyan PM survives assassination bid

-- 2022-02-10 10:57:44

Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of...

Polls in India's largest state of Uttar Pradesh begin

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-10 10:33:11

Voting kicked off in India's largest state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, touted as the semi-final before the general elections in 2024. Polling began at 7:00am in the first phase of legislative elect...

Trucker protests: US, Canada warn of economic hit

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-10 10:10:51

Truckers opposed to coronavirus mandates risk hurting the auto sector and agriculture as they block US-Canada border crossings, the White House said on Wednesday as Ford halted some output and Ottawa...

Scientists set nuclear fusion energy record

-- 2022-02-10 09:14:36

European scientists on Wednesday announced fresh progress in the drive to make nuclear fusion a practical, safe and clean energy source, saying an experiment at a site in England set a record for the...

Indian students continue protests against hijab ban

-- 2022-02-10 09:08:53

Hundreds of students in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday chanted slogans and blocked roads in protest of a hijab ban in the southern state of Karnataka, as a row over wearing the head c...

Conservationists, farmers unite to protect salmon

-- 2022-02-10 08:51:45

In an experiment a decade in the making, biologists are releasing hatchery salmon onto flooded Northern California rice fields, seeking to replenish endangered fish species while simultaneously benefi...

Death toll from cyclone in Madagascar rises to 80

-- 2022-02-09 21:20:12

The death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar rose to 80 on Wednesday from a previously reported 29, the state disaster relief agency said. The cyclone slammed into the Indian Ocean island late...

At least 30 Islamist militants killed in Mali joint operations

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-09 14:15:32

At least 30 Islamist militants were killed and dozens of vehicles and weapons destroyed during joint operations between the French-led Takuba task force and Malian soldiers last week, the French Army...

US Army's first climate strategy calls for emissions cuts

-- 2022-02-09 10:48:10

The US Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday designed to help protect bases against damage from global warming and improve readiness by training soldiers to deal with a world with more k...

Biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft -- US accuses couple of laundering $4.5b

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-09 10:13:22

The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it has unraveled its biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a record-shattering $3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange...

Discovery of Omicron in New York deer raises concern

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-09 09:54:28

The discovery of the Omicron variant in white-tailed deer in New York has raised concerns that the species, numbering 30 million in the United States, could become hosts of a new coronavirus strain, a...

Kremlin says Putin did not promise to avoid new manoeuvres near Ukraine

-- 2022-02-08 20:25:35

The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin did not give any promise to French President Emmanuel Macron to avoid further manoeuvres near Ukraine, pouring cold water on a...

Himalayan avalanche kills seven Indian soldiers near border with China

-- 2022-02-08 19:58:44

A Himalayan avalanche killed seven Indian soldiers in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh near the China border, a defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. The avalanche struck in the Kame...

Millions facing severe hunger in Horn of Africa, WFP says

-- 2022-02-08 17:28:55

The UN World Food Programme said on Tuesday that 13 million people across the Horn of Africa face severe hunger, calling for immediate assistance to avoid a repeat of a famine a decade ago that killed...

Cyclone kills 21 people, displaces more than 60,000 in Madagascar

-- 2022-02-08 17:21:36

Residents of a coastal town in Madagascar that was battered by Cyclone Batsirai over the weekend were left picking through the wreckage of their homes on Monday, collecting soaking wet clothing and an...

‘There will be no Nord Stream 2’ – Biden warns Russia against invading Ukraine

-- 2022-02-08 11:41:05

US President Joe Biden said on Monday that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be halted if Russia invades Ukraine and stressed unity with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the West rallies to avert a...

US President Biden pledges end to Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-08 10:48:49