SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed today to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over his attempts for a declaration of peace between the two sides. “The government will pursue normalisation of inter-Korean relations and […]
Day: January 2, 2022
BEIJING: New Covid-19 cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi’an fell to their lowest in a week, health officials said today, as residents face their eleventh day under strict home confinement. China has followed a “zero Covid” approach involving tight border restrictions and swift, targeted lockdowns since the virus […]
The fourth Test is scheduled to start on January 5. England’s preparations for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia took another hit on Sunday after one of their net bowlers tested positive for COVD-19, leading to cancellation of their training session with other net bowlers deemed as close contacts. Having […]
JERUSALEM: A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country’s top health official said today as daily cases continued to climb. The highly transmissible Omicron variant has brought a surge in coronavirus cases across the globe. Worldwide infections have hit a record high, with an […]
China’s Eileen Gu recovered from a disappointing first run to claim her second victory in three days in the halfpipe competition at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in Calgary, Canada. Gu recorded 92.80 points to beat local favourite Rachael Karker (89.40) and American Hanna Faulhaber (88.60) on Saturday to […]
MELBOURNE: Australian Open boss Craig Tiley said on Sunday (Jan 2) there was still “quite a bit to play out” on whether Novak Djokovic will defend his title in Melbourne, with a clearer picture “in the coming days”. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has refused to confirm if he has […]
PUBG: New State will be adding a new map to the game in mid-2022. Here’s all you need to know about it. PUBG: New State is set to get a new map along with its next major update. Publisher Krafton has announced in a new post that a new map […]
GAZA: Israel targeted Hamas positions in southern Gaza late Saturday (Jan 1) night after rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave, security sources and the army said. The Israel Defense Forces said in a brief message to the press that they were “currently carrying out strikes” in Gaza, the Palestinian […]
In the months since the attack at Kabul Airport, US intelligence analysts and military officials say they have focused on learning more about the ISIS-K strike cell and any future attacks it may be plotting against the West. Four months after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed scores of people, […]
WASHINGTON: Air travel continued to be severely disrupted in the United States on Saturday, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive spike in Covid-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. The United States had 2,723 cancelled flights, more than half of the […]