BEIJING: Rescued from a farmer’s fish pond, a young pangolin’s release back into China’s wilderness this week was hailed as a small victory in the battle to save the critically endangered animal. The freeing of the scaly creature in the eastern province of Zhejiang came after Beijing’s Forestry and Grassland […]
Day: June 12, 2020
SINGAPORE: This year’s edition of the Singapore Grand Prix has been cancelled, it was announced on Friday (Jun 12). This decision was made due to “continuing nationwide restrictions on construction and business activities” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, said race promoters Singapore GP in a press release. “While there […]
The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to 2021. TOKYO: Two-thirds of Tokyo 2020’s corporate sponsors are undecided on whether to continue supporting the Games now the event has been pushed to 2021, according to a new survey. In the poll published late on Thursday (Jun 11) by Japanese public […]
MOSCOW: Russia’s most advanced new nuclear-powered submarine entered service on Friday (Jun 12), the defence ministry said, at a time of growing arms control tensions between Moscow and the West. The Knyaz Vladimir (Prince Vladimir) – designed to carry Bulava intercontinental nuclear missiles – was enrolled into the navy during […]
PARIS: Police staged protests in cities across France against a ban on chokehold restraint techniques imposed by the government in response to public anger over the death of George Floyd and alleged police brutality in France. In Paris on Friday (Jun 12), police unions parked dozens of vehicles at the […]
MANILA: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Manila on Friday (Jun 12) against anti-terrorism legislation that critics fear would give Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sweeping powers to stifle dissent. The Bill, which has been approved by Congress and is expected to be signed into law by Duterte, would create a council […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia reported on Friday (Jun 12) 1,111 new coronavirus infections and 48 new deaths, taking the total number of cases to 36,406 and fatalities to 2,048, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. Yurianto said 577 more patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recovered cases to […]
MUMBAI: For doctors and healthcare workers in India’s financial capital Mumbai who are grappling with surging coronavirus infections, the onset of the annual monsoon poses a serious threat – a new wave of patients with vector-borne diseases. Already stretched by a shortage of medics and critical care beds, the situation […]
PARIS: FIFA will allow leagues to open their transfer windows before the current, delayed season has been completed as football recovers from the impact of the lengthy coronavirus shutdown, the game’s world governing body announced on Thursday (Jun 11). FIFA has passed a series of temporary amendments to help deal […]
LONDON: Athletes competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, will be allowed to take a knee to support the ‘Black Lives Matter’ (BLM) movement, according to the Games chief executive David Grevemberg. The American denied that his organisation was “opening Pandora’s Box” adding the ‘Friendly Games’ had a […]