New Zealand to ease COVID restrictions despite Omicron threat: PM By: AFP on November 29, 2021New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday the country will move into a system of living with the COVID-19 virus later this week despite the new Omicron variant posing a fresh health threat to the world. There were no cases of the Omicron variant in New Zealand at this stage but the developing […]
S.African president wants ‘urgent’ lifting of travel bans By: AFP on November 29, 2021South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to “immediately and urgently” reverse scientifically “unjustified” travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Dozens of nations from Europe to Asia have blacklisted South Africa and its neighbors since South African scientists flagged Omicron on November 25. The flight bans […]
An Airline files a restructuring plan in order to get out of bankruptcy By: Web Desk on November 29, 2021In a bid to leave its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group presented a reorganisation plan on Friday, requesting an $8.19 billion infusion of capital into the company. The financing proposal will include a mix of new equity, convertible notes and debt, the group said in a statement, adding that it intends to launch […]
Husband kills wife, blames intruder: cops By: Web Desk on November 29, 2021A man in the Texan metropolis Houston has been accused and indicted for shooting dead his wife just a couple of days as they signed up for a life insurance policy to the tune of $250,000. The 41-year-old, Christopher Collins, made a call to police on November 18, which was considered as a non-emergency one. […]
Canada bans travel from 7 African countries over new Covid strain By: AFP on November 27, 2021Canada on Friday announced restrictions on travel from seven African countries over concerns about the spread of a new Covid-19 strain. The measures will impact travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced in a news conference, making Canada one of a raft countries to implement similar […]
Malala Yousafzai officially graduates from Oxford University By: Web Desk on November 27, 2021Nobel Peace Prize holder Malala Yousafzai has officially graduated from Oxford University. The philosophy, politics and economics graduate posted a series of photos from the big day on her social media handle. https://twitter.com/Malala/status/1464307515332648960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1464307515332648960%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaj.tv%2Fnews%2F30272253 Malala was accompanied to the ceremony by her parents, Ziauddin Yousafzai and Toor Pekai Yousafzai, and her husband Asser Malik. She poses […]
China to help Pakistan, other BRI nations in industrial, manpower development: Chen By: APP on November 26, 2021BEIJING: China will continue to assist Pakistan and other BRI nations in human resource development and industrial growth as key elements of overall economic progress, said former Chinese diplomat Chen Mingming. In his inaugural lecture at the first session of a 14-day-long seminar on “Construction and Operation of Industrial Parks under the Bridge and Road […]
WhatsApp introduces personalised stickers on web By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021 Popular messaging app Whatsapp has introduced the “make sticker” feature for it’s web version as part of their most recent version update, WABetainfo reported on Tuesday. The new feature enables the user to send and receive photographs as stickers. A new button with an add sign will show on the panel displaying sticker […]
Anushka Sharma commends Priyanka Chopra for roasting Nick Jonas By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021Anushka Sharma, Priyanka Chopra’s Dil Dhadakne Do co-star, praised Priyanka Chopra’s jaw-dropping jokes on Jonas Brothers Family Roast. The PK star took to Instagram to share a clip from the Netflix special on her Stories, in which the Bollywood Desi Girl makes fun of her husband Nick Jonas. The roast which has been creating a […]
Coal mining catastrophe in Siberia claimed the lives of more than 50 people By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021GRAMOTEINO: On Thursday, more than 50 miners were confirmed dead after smoke engulfed a Siberian coal mine and a rescue operation ended in tragedy. After the latest deadly accident hit Russia’s enormous mining industry, senior management at the mine in the Kemerovo region was detained for suspected safety violations. Russian news agencies quoted local authorities […]