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India rise to 53rd on FIFA women’s football rankings
Zurich, Dec 18 India moved two places to 53rd on the FIFA rankings for women's international football, the sport's global governing body announced on Friday.
India gained from Belarus's fall to 56 from 53, which is the biggest drop by…
New Mysterious Monolith Shows Up in Bolivia: Authorities
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 18 (Sputnik) A mysterious monolith, similar to those found in several other countries, have been found in Bolivia, the authorities of the Samaipata municipality of the Santa Cruz department said. “A metal structure with…
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 74.8mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Dec 18 The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 74.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.66 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Friday, the…
RB Leipzig announce signing of Dominik Szoboszlai
Leipzig , December 17 RB Leipzig on Thursday announced the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai, who has put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
"Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai joins RB Leipzig. The 20-year-old joins from…
US adds India, Thailand and Taiwan to currency manipulation watchlist
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday added India along with Taiwan and Thailand to the "monitoring list" of currency manipulating countries that includes major trading partners like China and six others.
It also branded Vietnam and…
WHO to investigate Covid-19 origins in China’s Wuhan
Geneva, Dec 17 A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
In the early days of…
Lazio are strong but we go in as favourites, says Neuer
Munich , December 15 Bayern Munich have been drawn against Lazio in the last 16 of the 2020/21 Champions League, and although Manuel Neuer dubbed his opponents as a "strong team", the goalkeeper said that his side "go in as…
Alternate is Reality: Ayurved, Siddha gain prominence amid COVID-19
As befits a Sunday morning, an otherwise busy lane in a tony south Delhi locality is visibly empty. Except for a single nondescript building, outside which a few citizens are basking in the winter sunshine, peeping inside through its…
Global Covid-19 cases top 71.6mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Dec 13 The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 71.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.60 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Sunday, the…
French, German and EU Union Ambassadors visit Kochi Water Metro construction sites
Kochi (Kerala) , December 13 A nine-member delegation comprising French, German and European Union Ambassadors on Saturday visited the water metro construction sites of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), the operation command and…
UK PM urges using scientific advances to battle climate change
London, Dec 13 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said scientific advances can be used to battle climate change, a challenge which he described as being "far worse, far more destructive than coronavirus".
Johnson made the remarks…
Global Covid-19 cases cross 70mn mark: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Dec 12 In yet another grim milestone, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 70 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.59 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In…
Amazon now biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy: Bezos
San Francisco: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has said that his company has become the largest-ever corporate purchaser of renewable energy after it added 26 new wind and solar energy projects totaling 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity…
Germany needs effective COVID-19 vaccine urgently : AfD leader
Moscow, Dec 9 (Sputnik) The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party thinks that Germany requires a vaccine against the coronavirus disease and it does not matter where it originates, Armin-Paulus Hampel, the party spokesman in the German lower…
Amazon workers in Germany set to hold another strike: Report
Berlin: In an attempt to disrupt Black Friday order processing, trade union Ver.di (United Service Union) has called on workers at an Amazon warehouse in Germany to hold their second strike in a span of less than a week, the media reported.…