India hits 400,000 virus deaths as vaccinations slow New Delhi By: AFP on July 2, 2021India became the third country to pass 400,000 Covid-19 deaths, official data showed Friday, as the country’s vast vaccination drive slows. Total deaths are 400,312, according to the health ministry — behind only the United States and Brazil — with total cases almost 30.5 million. Many experts suspect India’s true death toll is more than […]
Lithuania vows asylum for Afghan translators By: AFP on June 18, 2021NATO member Lithuania said Friday it would grant asylum to a dozen Afghans who worked as translators and interpreters for international armed forces and now fear Taliban reprisals once foreign troops leave Afghanistan. “These are people who helped our forces. This is a matter of honour for our country to help them in return,” Prime […]
Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola snub: sports stars are ‘reclaiming their voice’ By: AFP on June 18, 2021When Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba removed Coca-Cola and Heineken bottles during Euro 2020 press conferences, it showed sports stars are rejecting sponsors’ products that fail to correspond to their personal values, analysts say. Ronaldo has a combined social media audience of around 500 million followers, so when he speaks, it has an impact. The […]
Experts say India may create ‘new’ border conflict to shift attention from worsening conditions By: APP on June 10, 2021BEIJING: Despite China and India having channels to discuss disengagement in remaining regions, China should beware of ‘nationalistic’ manipulation in India, following media concerns over the China-India border issue a year after the Galwan Valley clash, experts said. On June 15 last year, the border spat between China and India turned into the first deadly […]
Palestine FM criticizes India’s abstention at UN vote By: Web Desk on June 4, 2021The Palestinian FM criticized India’s abstention at UN vote. Following India’s abstention at the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution proposing to set up commission for the inquiry of human rights violations done during Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the Palestinian foreign minister has complained that New Delhi’s abstention “stifles the important work of… advancing […]
Two new missions by NASA to rediscover Venus By: webdesk on June 3, 2021WASHINGTON: NASA has announced two new missions to Venus which would aim to examine the planet’s atmosphere and geological conditions The project is to launch in 2028 and 2030 with a funding of around $500m awarded to carry it out. According to the NASA administrator Bill Nelson, this mission would give them a “chance to […]
SCO officials call for strengthening connectivity to boost economic cooperation By: APP on June 3, 2021Officials from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries agreed to take measures, including strengthening connectivity, pushing forward e-commerce, building unified payment systems, and deepening trade cooperation between member countries in order to offset the blow brought by COVID-19. SCO believes in strengthening connectivity to boost cooperation. Against the backdrop of the transformation of the world’s economic […]
Young people complain of heart problems post vaccine jab in America By: Web Desk on May 31, 2021According to the New York Times, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received complaints of inflammation in the heart muscle after vaccinating some young people. The medical name for this disease is myocarditis. The disease has been reported by a Vaccine Safety Group. According to the CDC, these complaints have been found […]
Pakistani girl missing, feared dead after refusing arrange marriage in Italy By: AFP/ Web Desk on May 31, 2021ROME: Police in Italy are searching for the body of an 18-year-old girl suspected to have been killed by her Pakistani family after she refused to marriage on their choice. Identified as Saman Abbas, the teenager refused to abide by her parent’s demands to marry a cousin in Pakistan. The girl’s parents, an uncle and […]
Amazon builds ‘wellness chambers’ for stressed staff; faces criticism for coffin-sized booth By: webdesk on May 29, 2021Amazon plans to put “wellness chambers” in its warehouses for stressed out workers. In a video shared on its Twitter account, Amazon said the “AmaZen” chamber would help staff focus on their mental health. Describing the AmaZen booths, it was stated: “During shifts employees can visit AmaZen stations and watch short videos featuring easy-to-follow well-being […]