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World should respond to climate change as if hit by a global war, Pope tells COP26
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the twin wounds inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change were comparable to those caused by a global conflict and should be confronted in the same way.
In a message to the U.N. COP26 climate…
Shutting down historical debate, China makes it a crime to mock heroes
The young woman in Beijing began her post complaining about mobs gathering online, where recluses vent misogynistic insecurities from the safety of desk chairs. As provocative as it was, it might have passed unnoticed except that she added…
Biden administration blacklists Israeli company that supplied Pegasus spyware
Washington, Nov 3 (UNI) The US Commerce Department on Wednesday said that NSO Group, the Israeli company that supplied Pegasus spyware to several countries including India, has been placed under the Entity List, a blacklist that would…
Blinken spoke with Australian counterpart about joint Indo-Pacific efforts
Washington, Nov 4 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne about their countries' joint efforts in the Indo-Pacific region, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a…
Decision making can go wrong when you are on road for long time: Rohit Sharma
India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma made no bones about the fact that some of the “decision making” during the first two games of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Pakistan and New Zealand was a result of fatigue that has set in after being…
Ukrainian President told PM Modi he has taken Covishield and it has kept him protected
Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the COP26 in Glasgow, conveyed that he had received vaccines from India earlier this year and…
PM Deuba invites PM Modi to visit Nepal at earliest convenience
Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Nepal at the earliest convenience, during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of the COP26, and also…
Yemen recalls ambassador to Lebanon amid Beirut’s diplomatic row with Gulf states
Doha, Nov 3 (UNI Sputnik) The Yemeni internationally-recognized government has recalled its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations amid the escalating diplomatic conflict with Arabic countries triggered by the remarks of Lebanese…
6.1-magnitude quake jolts eastern Indonesia, no damages reported
Jakarta, Nov 3 (UNI/Xinhua) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Tuesday, but there was no immediate report on damages and casualties.
The strong quake did not potentially trigger any tsunami, the…
ENG all but book semifinal spot after win over SL: A look at the points table so far
Group 1
England:
With their 26-run win over Sri Lanka, England have all but sealed their semifinal spot. Even if South Africa or Australia tie with them on points, England’s superior run rate (+3.183) should see them through.
South…
T20 World Cup, England vs Sri Lanka Highlights: ENG produce all-round performance to defeat SL by 26…
T20 World Cup, England vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Opener Jos Buttler smashed a magnificent unbeaten 101 to set up England’s 26-run win over Sri Lanka in their Group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. Buttler continued his…
Modi at Glasgow: India to reach net zero emission by 2070
Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) India will reach net zero emission by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the COP26 Glasgow summit on Monday as he outlined five proposals or Panchamrit to tackle climate change.In his National…
Pentagon pulled thousands of photos of Afghans offline to protect their identities
Washington, Nov 1 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States has temporarily removed 124,000 photographs and 17,000 videos featuring Afghans who cooperated with American military from public platforms to prevent them from being identified, Pentagon…
Accountancy was my Plan B: Sri Lankan singing sensation Yohani de Silva
It’s not always that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan calls a song ‘impossible’ to stop listening and grooves to it in a meme video. Quite evidently, Sinhalese viral track ‘Manike mage hithe’, which translates to ‘Baby in my heart’, has…
Questions arise on Virat Kohli’s white-ball captaincy
DUBAI: India's superstar cricketers were pummelled on a second-straight Sunday as a disciplined New Zealand firmly pushed them towards the exit door with an easy eight-wicket victory in the ICC T20 World Cup here.
The defeat that puts…
Afghanistan crush Namibia by 62 runs
ABU DHABI: Afghanistan defeated minnows Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 group 2 match to keep semi-final hopes alive at the ICC T20 World Cup here on Sunday.
Opting to bat, Mohammad Shahzad (45) and Hazratullah Zazai (33) added 53…
We are wary of what they are able to do: Adam Zampa on Bangladesh
DUBAI: After their demoralising defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup.
Australia have won two of their three matches and will now…
G20 Summit ‘fruitful’: PM Modi
ROME: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, October 31, 2021, described the just-concluded G20 Summit here as "fruitful" and said world leaders had elaborate deliberations on issues of global importance such as fighting the pandemic,…
Hackers threaten to out Israeli LGBTQ dating site users
TEL AVIV: A hacking group calling itself Black Shadow threatened on Sunday, October 31, 2021, to reveal personal details of a million users of Israeli's leading LGBTQ dating site, an attack some cyber experts linked to Iran.
"If we have…
Italy triples climate finance commitment to USD 1.4 billion a year
ROME: Premier Mario Draghi says Italy will triple its commitment to climate financing for poor countries to $1.4 billion a year over the next five years.
Draghi made the announcement at the end of the G-20 summit in Rome.
The money is…