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Tokyo Olympics may be postponed – Japan Organising Committee Board
MOSCOW: The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo may be postponed by one to two years because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Sputnik news quoted the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing Japanese organising committee board member Haruyuki Takahashi. “I don’t think
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MH17: Dutch prosecutors accuse Russia of trying to sabotage probe
NETHERLANDS: Dutch prosecutors accused Russia yesterday, of trying to sabotage the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014, saying this cast “a dark shadow” over the impending trial of four suspects in the crash.
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Australia unveils USD$1.56 billion health package to fight coronavirus
SYDNEY: Australia announced a A$2.4 billion (US$1.56 billion) health package today, that proposes setting up fever clinics and offering cost-free facilities for people to consult doctors over video calls, as it combats the spread of the coronavirus. Australia has been
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World’s last female white giraffe, calf killed by poachers in Kenya
They were among the rarest giraffes to walk the planet, and now they are gone. The remains of two stunning white giraffes that lived at a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary were found in a skeletal state, rangers at the Ishaqbini Hirola
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COVID-19: Farmer destroys nearly US$800k worth of chickens, eggs due to hoax
The coronavirus outbreak has not killed anyone in India so far, but it has been absolutely lethal to the poultry industry, with a false rumour leading one farmer to destroy his entire livelihood. Dr. Suresh Bhatlekar, a poultry farmer from
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COVID-19: Death toll soar in Italy, economy goes south
ROME: Shops and restaurants closed, hundreds of flights were cancelled and streets emptied across Italy yesterday, the first day of an unprecedented, nationwide lockdown imposed to slow Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus. Just hours after the dramatic new restrictions came
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Air freight rates rapidly increases as people book cargo planes
LOS ANGELES/SHENZHEN: Air freight rates are skyrocketing, after the grounding of many passenger flights in Asia has left shippers scrambling to book limited spots on cargo planes as Chinese industrial production restarts, according to industry insiders. About half of the
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Afghanistan govt to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners
KABUL/UNITED NATIONS: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days, according to a decree viewed by Reuters yesterday, as the UN backed a US led push to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war. The two-page decree
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British health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for coronavirus
A British health minister has tested positive for the coronavirus. Conservative politician Nadine Dorries is the first member of parliament to catch COVID-19, the BBC reported. Dorries, who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since
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Putin approves changes allowing him to stay in power until 2036
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036, but said he favoured term limits once the country became politically “mature”. Putin, who in January unveiled a
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