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Vietnam to reopen air routes to South Korea, Japan on Sept 15
HANOI: The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has built a plan to resume international air routes, firstly the ones linking with South Korea and Japan on Sept 15, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA). CAAV Director Dinh Viet Thang told VNA on
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U.S. officials see no evidence of foreign meddling with mail-in ballots
WASHINGTON: American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have not found evidence indicating that foreign governments are trying to interfere with mail-in balloting ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, officials said on Wednesday. Intelligence officials previously have said Russia,
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China protests U.S. spy plane watching drills
HONG KONG: China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States, accusing it of sending a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone over Chinese live-fire military drills on Tuesday, further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington. China
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UN Chief calls for sustainable recovery of tourism from COVID-19
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the recovery of tourism from COVID-19 in a sustainable way, reported Xinhua news agency. “It is imperative that we rebuild the tourism sector. But it must be in a way
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Black man shot by police in Wisconsin paralyzed, ‘fighting for his life,’ family says
KENOSHA: The Black man shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was left paralyzed and “fighting for his life,” his family and lawyers said on Tuesday, as authorities in the lakefront town braced for a third night of
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Lebanese army: Nearly 80 containers with dangerous chemicals found in Beirut port
BEIRUT: Lebanese military specialists and their French colleagues have found 79 containers with dangerous chemicals in the port of Beirut, where a deadly blast occurred earlier this month, the Lebanese army informs. “During the period between August 14 and 22,
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Ronaldinho released after 171 days in detention
BOGOTA: After nearly six months of house arrest in Paraguay, former soccer star Ronaldinho was granted liberty on Monday, reported Anadolu Agency. The ex-Barcelona forward and his brother, Roberto de Assis Moreira, were arrested for entering the country with false
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Study: Animal species are also at high COVID-19 Risk
A new study has found that coronavirus is not just a potential threat to humans, but also to a number of animal species. The study was published on August 21. Written By Nitika Sharma As the world grapples with the
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Peruvian anti-drug agents seize 182 kg of cocaine in Amazonian region
LIMA: Peruvian security forces seized a shipment of 182 kg of cocaine in the Amazonian region of Valle de los Rios Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro (collectively known as Vraem), authorities reported on Sunday. According to reports from the National Police
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Survey shows most Japanese companies want Tokyo Olympics cancelled or postponed again
TOKYO: A recent poll shows that more than half of Japanese companies want the Tokyo Olympic Games to be canceled or postponed again, reported Xinhua news agency. Japan’s Kyodo news agency said on Thursday that in the online survey by
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