Cornwall [UK], June 14 (ANI): In a veiled rebuke against China's assertive behaviour in connection with trade with Australia, Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Sunday expressed strong opposition to "economic coercion".
The opposition was raised during a meeting between Suga and Morrison on the sidelines of the Group of Seven Summit (G7) in Cornwall, the United Kingdom.
Ac

China gets veiled rebuke from Japan, Australia

Cornwall [UK], June 14 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Sunday expressed grave concerns over any attempts to force a shift in the status quo in the East China Sea.
This comes as China has ramped up its maritime activities in the South China Sea and East China Sea.
Suga and Trudeau held talks on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Cornwall county in

Japan, Canada gravely concerned over East China Sea

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Egypt held the first Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards ceremony to honor the country's brightest entrepreneurs across the industries. CAIRO, June 13 (Xinhua) -- During a breezy glamorous night at the foot of the great p

Egypt awards, encourages entrepreneurs to make dreams come true

Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): American technology conglomerate Google will be adjusting the release cycle for its Chrome OS later this year, moving to a schedule where it launches a new release every four weeks, the company recently announced.
According to The Verge, Chrome OS release TPM lead Marina Kazatcker said in a blog post, "To deliver new features more rapidly to consumers while also continuing to prioritize the

Chrome OS opting for a four-week release schedule

Hanoi [Vietnam], June 13 (ANI): Amid rising tensions over the South China Sea, Vietnam is expanding its maritime militia off the southern coast, reported Nikkei Asia.
Vietnam launched a new squadron -- the Permanent Maritime Militia Unit -- on Wednesday in Kien Giang, the country's southwesternmost province. It consists of nine ships and platoons equipped with light weapons trained to carry out paramilitary work with supp

Vietnam expands maritime militia

Balochistan [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Hundreds of Chinese fishing trawlers have amassed at the Gwadar port in Pakistan's Balochistan, posing a threat to the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen in the province.
According to a video by Azadi News, the Chinese fleet arrived Gwadar to engage in fishing. The fleet consists of 'factory ships', which contain food processing units to preserve fishes.
At the Gwadar port, which 

Chinese fleet in Pakistan's Gwadar port threatens fishers

Soaring demand, a shortage of containers, saturated ports and too few ships and dock workers, have contributed to the squeeze on transportation capacity on every freight path. Recent Covid outbreaks in Asian export hubs like China have made matters worse. The pain is most acutely felt on longer-distance routes, making shipping from Shanghai to Rotterdam 67% more expensive than 

Out-of-control shipping costs fire up prices from coffee to toys

By Ajit K DubeyNew Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): In what would be a major boost for the submarine building capability within the country, the first three nuclear attack submarines to be built indigenously would be having 95 per cent Made in India content in them and it would further go up in the next three.
The Cabinet Committee on Security is considering a proposal worth around Rs 50,000 crore for indigenously building t

First 3 nuclear attack submarines to be 95 pc made in India

BEIJING - At least 12 people were killed and 39 seriously injured Sunday after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighborhood in central China.Responders to the early morning blast in the Hubei province city of Shiyan sent more than 150 people to hospital, according to a statement on the city's official social media channel.The statement said rescue efforts were continuing but gave no word o

Gas Explosion in Central China Kills at Least 12

Tokyo [Japan], June 13 (ANI): Several hundred Myanmar residents in Britain gathered at the site of the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, calling for action to save democracy in Myanmar on Saturday.
Protestors and their supporters took part in the demonstration in the port town of Falmouth, where the international media center is located, reported NHK World.
The protesters marched with placards, calling for G7 leaders to 

Protestors gather at G7 summit to save Myanmar's democracy

Tokyo [Japan], June 13 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday expressed concerns over China's activities and human rights situation to other Group of Seven leaders on the second day of the G7 summit in Britain.
Prime Minister Suga said various issues relating to China, such as its unilateral action in the East and South China seas, human rights situation, and unfair economic activities, are not compatib

Japanese PM Suga expresses concerns over China

ABUJA, NIGERIA - Protesters hit Nigeria's streets Saturday to say democracy is under threat from rising insecurity and bad governance.The Democracy Day demonstrations came as President Muhammadu Buhari has been struggling to control terrorism, criminal abductions and separatist movements. Last week, Buhari suspended Twitter after it deleted a controversial tweet of his. Protesters blasted the act as a dictatoria

Nigerians Mark Annual Democracy Day With Protests

Plans to tap emergency power from vessel-based plants face another hurdle after Turkey's Karpowership had the environmental approval process for one of three projects it is planning in South Africa suspended.The approval of its project in Saldanha Bay has been halted so that allegations made in a complaint by Green Connection, a non-profit environmental organisation, can be investigated, Karpowership said in a r

Karpowership environment approval process suspended in Saldanha

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Only the CPC, which puts the people at heart and cares about the well-being of Hong Kong compatriots, can implement such an enlightened policy as the "one country, two systems", Lam said.HONG KONG, June 12 (Xinhua

HKSAR chief executive emphasizes CPC&#039;s support for Hong Kong&#039;s development

The Blues held off a late fightback from the Western Force at Eden Park to clinch a 31-21 victory and book their place in the Super Rugby Trans Tasman final.The home side went into the half-time break with a comfortable 28-0 lead as the Force failed to give a good account of themselves in the first half. However, the visitors managed to turn it around after the break, scoring two tries of their own to set up a t

Blues survive Force fightback to clinch Trans Tasman final

The Blues held off a late fightback from the Western Force at Eden Park to clinch a 31-21 victory and book their place in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final.The home side went into the half-time break with a comfortable 28-0 lead as the Force failed to give a good account of themselves in the first half. However, the visitors managed to turn it around after the break, scoring two tries of their own to set up a t

Blues survive Force fightback to clinch Trans-Tasman final

China's National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has expanded the construction of what will be the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks in Yancheng Binhai Port Industrial Park in Jiangsu province.Overall, six tanks will be built at a cost of 6.1 billion yuan ($955 million), the company said. Upon completion at the end of 2023, the full project will have 10 tanks, including 

China starts work on the world&#039;s largest LNG storage unit

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) expressed his gratitude to the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo for the support extended by the Indian authorities to douse the fire on vessel X-Press Pearl.
The gratitude was conveyed by the Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay in Colombo on Friday as Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary also recalled the long-existing bilateral ti

S Lanka thanks India for support to douse ship fire

Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points and Satou Sabally had 17 as the visiting Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury for the second time in four days, prevailing 77-59 on Friday night.

Moriah Jefferson added 11 points as the Wings (5-5) won for the fourth time in their past fifth games. Dallas improved to 3-1 on a five-game road trip that concludes Sunday in Las Vegas and took the season series from the Mercury 2-1.

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Wings complete two-game sweep of Mercury

Former President Donald Trump's signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled it to bypass environmental regulations under a Biden administration plan announced Friday.President Joe Biden suspended construction of the wall upon taking office while his administration reviewed the project. That angered Republicans in Congress eager to see it go forward a

Biden to Return Diverted Border Wall Money, Spend Down Rest

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 14 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate directions to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to cancel the bid process for extraction of hydrocarbon in Vadatheru Block of the Cauvery Basin in Pudukkottai district.
In the letter, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister urged the Prime Minister to instruct the Ministry to con

Stalin urges PM to cancel bids for hydrocarbon extraction

Goldman Sachs has reiterated its forecast that Brent crude will hit $80 per barrel this summer as demand quickly recovers."Rising vaccination rates are leading to higher mobility in the US and Europe, with global demand estimated up 1.5 mb/d (million barrels per day) in the last month to 96.5 mb/d," the investment bank said in a note as quoted by Reuters.Goldman first said it expected Bre

Goldman Sachs doubles down on $80 oil prediction

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 13 (ANI): Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, said the country's Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday without disclosing the price or quantity of doses.
"The recent revelation of vaccine prices has created some issues. We have to maintain non-disclosure clauses strictly according to the deal," Maleque said during a programme at the National Institute

Bangladesh signs deal to buy Chinese Covid-19 vaccines

&copy; Provided by Xinhua LHASA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Namgyel Dorje, 83, led an arduous life before the democratic reform in Tibet. He started to work at a serf owner's manor since his early childhood, constantly beaten even for slight tardiness. Bare-footed all y

(InTibet) Image Archives of Former Serfs in Tibet: Namgyel Dorje

FORT WORTH, Texas: American Airlines will purchase flying taxis to ferry passengers high above the congestion of crowded cities.In moving ahead with flying taxis, American announced on Thursday that it will invest $25 million in Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd., a U.K.-based electric aircraft startup.American is looking to purchase as many as 250 of Vertical's flying taxis.American said the air tax

American Airlines to purchase 250 flying taxis

American Airlines hopes to ferry passengers with flying taxis

American Airlines invests $25 million in UK flying taxis

DUBLIN, Ireland: Aer Lingus cancelled 12 regional routes with Stobart Air on Friday night. The cancellations will take effect immediately. According to officials, Aer Lingus was notified by Stobart Air late Friday evening that it was terminating its franchise agreement. It was also working to appoint a liquidator. While Aer Lingus did not immediately know how many passengers would be effected by th

Aer Lingus cancels 12 routes after Stobart Air closes company

Aer Lingus close to replacing carrier after Stobart Air closes

Aer Lingus passenger flights cancelled after Stobart Air closes

DUBLIN, Ireland - Ireland has spoken out against actions taken by the government in Belarus, particularly the 23 May hijacking of a Ryanair plane, and the detention and ill-treatment of journalists in the country.The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin has also called for the immediate and unconditional release of Roman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega who were forcibly 

Irish media minister lashes Belarusian government

Ireland says it is deeply concerned about media freedoms in Belarus

Ireland goes to bat for journalists detained in Belarus

Beijing [China], June 13 (ANI): The US Innovation and Competition Act that has earmarked USD 54.2 billion towards shoring up America's competence on a number of technological fronts, has left out China's Huawei Technologies on a list of restricted entities, banning it from gaining access to US hardware and software.
The bill currently awaits passage in the US House of Representatives has dispelled any illusion that the 46

Huawei unlikely to out of US list of restricted entities

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who have alleged that phones of public representatives are being tapped should bring proof, said Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Lakhan Singh Meena on Sunday.
"BJP keeps making such allegations. If anyone feels like this is happening to them then they should at least give proof so that we can do something. They are just making allegations withou

'Those making phone tapping allegations should bring proof'

Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, after some brief time apart from one another, recently reunited with each other in Los Angeles.
According to People magazine, Affleck previously spent time bonding with Lopez's mom Guadalupe Rodriguez earlier in the week when the Justice League star was seen directing an undisclosed project in Las Vegas that featured Rodriguez, on the set. A s

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez reunite in Los Angeles

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the delay of the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions due to the growing presence in the U.K. of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India.A prominent British epidemiologist told the BBC that she supports the delay. Sian Griffiths said, "From a public health point of view, we're seeing the cases increase, we're seeing a slight 

Britain Expected to Delay Lifting COVID-related Restrictions

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 13 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday alleged that Congress government in Rajasthan has been indulging in tapping phones of public representatives illegally and using them as a political weapon.
Speaking to ANI, Shekhawat said, "Present Congress government taps phones of public representatives illegally and uses it as a political weapon. This has been alleg

'Raj govt taps phones of public representatives illegally'

Cyril Ramphosa's administration has sold a majority stake in the state airline and taken a decisive step to tackle crippling energy shortages.Gross domestic product expanded at a faster pace than most economists forecast in the first quarter, after shrinking the most in a century last year, while business confidence, as measured by two separate indexes, is higher than before th

Ramaphosa on economic reform roll bolsters South African markets

MADRID - Right-wing protesters hit the streets of Madrid on Sunday to denounce controversial Spanish government plans to offer pardons to the jailed Catalan separatists behind the failed 2017 independence bid.The mass protest, which is scheduled to start at midday (1000 GMT), will up pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who has called for understanding over the planned gesture that has dominated political de

Spain&#039;s Right Rallies Against Plan to Pardon Catalan Separatists

Los Angeles [US], June 13 (ANI/Xinhua): A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta was forced to divert its route and make an emergency landing Friday night after an unruly passenger made threats and attacked flight attendants, the airline said Saturday.
"Thanks to the crew and passengers of Delta Flight 1730 (LAX to ATL) who assisted in detaining an unruly passenger as the flight diverted to Oklahoma City (OKC)

Delta flight from Los Angeles makes emergency landing

DALLAS - The airline industry's recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.The Transportation Security Administration announced Saturday that 2.03 million travelers were screened at airport checkpoints on Friday. It was the first time in 15 months that the number of security scr

Travel Rebound: 2 Million People Go Through US Airports

Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients' immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies, for current and future pandemics.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to sift through terabytes of gene expression data, w

AI predicts how patients will fare against viral infections

CARBIS BAY, ENGLAND - U.S. President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington on July 15 in what will likely be her farewell visit to the United States after almost 16 years at the helm of Europe's largest economy.The announcement was made Friday on the first day of the Group of Seven summit in England. Biden has hosted two other world leaders since taking office, Japan and South Korea.<

Germany&#039;s Merkel to Visit Biden at White House on July 15

Singapore, June 12 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Delhi International Airport Ltd's (DIAL's) corporate family rating and senior secured ratings to B1 from Ba3.
It has also downgraded DIAL's baseline credit assessment to b1 from ba3. At the same time, Moody's has downgraded Cliffton Ltd's senior secured bond rating to B1 from Ba3.
The outlook on the ratings is negative.
The rating downgrade reflects advers

Moody's downgrades Delhi International Airport ratings

Qazigund (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 12 (ANI): An all-weather 8.5 Km tunnel between Jammu and Kashmir's Qazigund and Banihal is in its final stage of construction and will be opened for the public soon.
The tunnel will facilitate connectivity between Kashmir and Jammu and solve the problem of road closures due to snowfall and landslides in winters.
This tunnel bypasses the most difficult terrain on the national high

8.5 Km Qazigund-Banihal tunnel to open soon

Danielle Kang rode a wave of birdies to a blistering 66, the low round of the day, to grab the second-round lead Friday at the midway point at the LPGA Mediheal Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, Calif.

Kang sits at 7 under through 36 holes on the strength of seven birdies in her best round since the final round of the Honda LPGA Thailand in early May.

Laurem Kim shot a 69 to pull into a second-place ti

Danielle Kang charges to 36-hole lead at Mediheal Championship

It's Pride Month, and gay Americans should have a lot to celebrate: A new president who has pledged to advocate for LGBTQ people, an easing of a pandemic that has disrupted their communal activism, and increasing public acceptance of their basic rights, including record-high support for same-sex marriage.Instead, the mood is somewhat bleak. Congress has so far failed to extend federal civil rights protections to

In US, Pride Month Festivities Muted by Political Setbacks

Cabinet has agreed that SAA will be owned through a partnership between government and a strategic equity partner. A consortium will own 51% of the company and government 49%. The majority black-owned consortium of Global Aviation and Harith will be known as Takatso - which means "aspire" in Setswana.In what is being seen as a

Government gives up majority stake in SAA

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to make an announcement on the future of the troubled state-owned airline South African Airways (SAA) on Friday morning.Bloomberg reported on Thursday that government is set to announce that it has found a strategic e

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