Australia Cuts Covid Isolation Time, Eases Mask Rules on August 31, 2022Government of Australia cuts Covid isolation time. Australia announcement on Wednesday for mandatory Covid 19 isolation would be lessened five days. Mask requirements also lifted on domestic flights. The most significant easing of restrictions in months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s statement for the country’s still stringent Covid rules relaxation from September 9, when isolation periods […]
FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia offers multiple visas for football fans on August 25, 2022Saudi Arabia will offer multiple-entry visas to fans at the Qatar World Cup, officials said on Thursday, as neighbouring Gulf countries look to reap benefits from the competition. People with a Hayya Card, which is reserved for ticket-holders and used to access Qatar during the tournament, will be able to apply for electronic visas, the […]
Meghan Markle hosts Serena Williams as first guest in podcast on August 24, 2022Meghan Markle hosts Serena Williams as first guest in her podcast. Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, launched her long-awaited podcast Tuesday, with tennis megastar Serena Williams as the first guest. The Duchess of Sussex said the 12-part series, called “Archetypes,” — a play on the name of the couple’s oldest child, Archie […]
Afghan refugee protesting in UAE over uncertain future on August 24, 2022Afghan refugee protesting in UAE over uncertain future. Afghan refugees and migrants, since being evacuated living in limbo at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) facility for nearly a year. They held protests this week over what they say is a slow and opaque resettlement process. Hundreds of Afghans carried banners and shouted for freedom. Two […]
UN split over ban on Taliban officials’ travel on August 23, 2022UNITED NATIONS: UN split over ban on Taliban officials’ travel. Members of the United Nations Security Council remain divided over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan’s Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime. It includes asset freezes and […]
16 dead in Russia, crash between minibus and lorries on August 22, 2022MOSCOW: 16 dead in Russia, crash between minibus and lorries. Sixteen people were killed on Sunday when a minibus collided with two trucks in Russia’s southern Ulyanovsk region, news agencies reported quoting emergency services. According to witnesses quoted by news agencies, a truck veered off the road when it collided with a minibus travelling in […]
UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officials on August 20, 2022UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officials: The United Nations is expected to expire travel ban waivers for 13 Taliban officials on Friday, barring any agreement by Security Council members on a possible extension. According to a 2011 UN Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban officials face sanctions such as asset freezes and travel […]
Algeria forest blazes kill 38 on August 18, 2022El Kala, Algeria: Algerian firefighters Thursday battled two dozen blazes fanned by hot winds that have killed at least 38 people and left destruction across the drought-hit North African country. Deadly forest fires have become an annual scourge in the North African country, where climate change is turning large areas into a tinderbox in the […]
Gunman arrested after firing in Canberra Airport on August 15, 2022SYDNEY: Gunman arrested after firing in Canberra Airport. The gunman fired around five shots inside Canberra’s main airport on Sunday. Made passengers flee but injuring no one before he was arrested by Australian police. Images posted on social media after the incident. It showed a police officer restraining a man on the ground inside the […]
Joe Biden signs ratification of Finland, Sweden NATO Bids on August 10, 2022WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia s Ukraine invasion one step closer. Biden said the two northern European countries would become “strong, reliable highly capable new allies” by making the “sacred commitment” to mutual defense […]