Browsing Category
World News
U.N. chief slams Covid-19 ‘travel apartheid’ as unacceptable
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that travel restrictions imposed over Covid-19 that isolate any one country or region as “not only deeply unfair and punitive – they are ineffective.”
Speaking to…
Airlines told to keep data on travellers to US from southern Africa
Federal health officials are requiring airlines to gather contact-tracing information on passengers heading to the US who have been in southern Africa in the previous two weeks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to gut abortion rights
Conservative US Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signalled a willingness to dramatically curtail abortion rights in America and perhaps overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalised the procedure nationwide as they…
In China, Tesla is a catfish and turns auto companies into sharks
Forty-two years ago, Liu Siong Song built machines to help factories make cheap toys and watches. Then he made them for motorcycle companies.
Now he helps Tesla, in the words of Elon Musk, “make full-size cars in the same way that toy…
Novak Djokovic wins twice to lead Serbia to Davis Cup semifinals
After having to play in an empty arena in the group stage, Novak Djokovic relished being in front of Davis Cup fans again.
Djokovic fed off the energetic crowd from the start on Wednesday, leading Serbia into the semifinals with a 2-1…
Davis Cup: Germany beats Britain for first semifinal since 2007
Germany came from behind to upset Britain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz won the decisive doubles match.
The German pair defeated British teammates Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 7-6 (10), 7-6…
South Korea to establish task group to tackle Omicron spread
'At least 226 cases of Omicron COVID-19 strain confirmed in 20 countries'
Twitter Appoints India born Parag Agrawal as CEO, Succeeds founder Jack Dorsey
New York, Nov 30 (UNI/Sputnik) Twitter Inc I announced the appointment of new India born Parag Agarwal s company CEO, replacing Jack Dorsey who decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors has unanimously…
Sri Lankan envoy meets Rajnath Singh, discusses boosting defense ties
New Delhi, Nov 30 (UNI) Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda on Tuesday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here and explored avenues of further augmenting defence and security cooperation with India.
In a tweet, the Sri Lankan…
Saudi Arabia reopens Consular Office at Embassy in Kabul
Moscow, Nov 30 (UNI/Sputnik) Saudi Arabia has reopened the consular office at its embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the country's foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.
"Given the desire of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi…
US admin searches places to store nuclear waste, in jobless areas
Washington, Nov 30 (UNI/Sputnik) The US is counting on the prospect of new jobs in a bid to find communities willing to store nuclear waste from power plants and weapons facilities, the Energy Department (DOE) said on Tuesday.
"We know…
Japan, Israel bar foreigners as WHO flags global risk from Omicron
The Omicron variant of coronavirus carries a “very high” global risk of surges, the WHO warned on Monday, as more countries reported cases, prompting border closures and reviving worries about the economic recovery from a two-year pandemic.…
Nursing unions blame EU, 4 countries for Covid deaths
A coalition of unions representing more than 2.5 million nurses from 28 countries has accused the EU, UK, Norway, Switzerland, and Singapore of human rights violations over their blocking of a temporary waiver of corporate pharmaceutical…
Emergence of Omicron variant brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
LONDON: The emergence of the new omicron variant and the world's desperate and likely futile attempts to keep it at bay are reminders of what scientists have warned for months: The coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world…
Omicron news from South Africa: high fatigue, low hospitalisation
SOUTH AFRICAN health authorities have conveyed to top medical experts in India that they are witnessing “very low hospitalisation” directly linked to Omicron, although the new Covid variant of concern is “highly transmissibile” and patients…
Davis Cup: Croatia advances to semis after beating Italy
Croatia became the first team to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after seeing off Italy 2-1 on Monday.
With the singles squared, the top-ranked doubles team of Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic had no trouble seeing off Fabio Fognini and…
Despite NZ’s great escape at Kanpur, time to acknowledge Ashwin’s fourth-innings prowess at home,…
If one is an Indian spinner bowling in the fourth innings of a Test match in Asia, and particularly so at home, one is criticised after doing well, and even more so if one doesn’t. If the former happens, the pitch often takes more credit…
Kyrgyz President says vote rigging ‘on heads’ of Electoral Commission if detected
Bishkek, Nov 28 (UNI/Sputnik) Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov promised Sunday to hold liable the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), if electoral fraud while counting ballots is detected following the parliamentary elections.
Earlier in the…
Afghan FM, EU delegation discuss humanitarian issues
Kabul, Nov 28 (UNI/Sputnik) The acting Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, appointed by the Taliban
(under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) held two-day talks with the EU delegation led by Special Envoy for Afghanistan…
Ambassador Antonov: Positive thing exists in Russia-US relations
Moscow, Nov 27 (UNI/Sputnik) - There is a positive thing in the Russian-American relations, and contacts between officials of the countries are getting regular, Russian
Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on…
