SYDNEY: Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit state in the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, reported 22 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Jun 30) as four major cities endure a hard lockdown to contain the Delta variant. Around one in two Australians are under stay-at-home orders with Sydney, […]
Month: June 2021
The first reviews of Black Widow are in. The MCU film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh and David Harbour, is set to release in the US on July 9. The early reviews of the much-awaited Scarlett Johansson-starrer Black Widow are out, and it looks like the actor has a win […]
TOKYO: Karate has fought a long, hard battle to earn its place as an Olympic sport. Despite its 100 million practitioners worldwide, a solid place in popular culture and a rich history that some say can be traced back to the 15th century, the Japanese martial art’s bid to join […]
LONDON: South African Kevin Anderson will hope to gain revenge on Novak Djokovic and end the Serb’s bid for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam when they meet in the Wimbledon second round today. Anderson was outplayed by Djokovic in the title showdown three years ago after spending 11 hours on […]
SYDNEY: High numbers of Chinese students at Australian universities have created an environment of self-censorship with lecturers avoiding criticism of Beijing and Chinese students staying silent in fear of harassment, Human Rights Watch said. Some parents in mainland China had been questioned by Chinese police about the activities of students […]
BERLIN: The German military late on Tuesday (Jun 29) concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades, finishing Germany’s deadliest military mission since World War 2. “Our last troops left Afghanistan this night after almost 20 years and are on their way home,” German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said […]
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Tuesday (Jun 29) held its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threat of hacks to countries’ key infrastructure – an issue US President Joe Biden recently raised with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. While the US envoy to the world body asked […]
Marvel Studios released the mid-season teaser of Loki starring Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino and Owen Wilson. The last three episodes of the Disney Plus Hotstar series hints at a thrilling finale. Loki and Sylvie are set to flee from Lamentis-1, and things look tough for the Time Variant Authority […]
LUCKNOW, India: A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter’s country head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm. A map on Twitter’s careers page showed the Jammu and Kashmir region, […]
BRISBANE: Brisbane on Tuesday (Jun 29) became the fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown, as officials told residents to stay at home for three days over concerns about the rapid spread of COVID-19. About 10 million Australians will be in lockdown once the latest order comes into force on […]