Author: News Desk

Japan :  A tropical storm dumped rain in parts of northern Japan on Wednesday after moving away from the Tokyo region and relieving the Olympic host city of a feared disruption to the games. In Sendai, some trains were delayed and pedestrians braced themselves against the wind on the city streets, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Tropical Storm Nepartak has caused no damage so far, but the Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents to take caution against mudslides. The storm had winds of 65 kilometers per hour (40 mph) and was expected to weaken and move off the western coast of…

Sydney : The coronavirus lockdown in Australia’s Sydney is being extended for four more weeks until August 28. New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the extension in a press conference on Wednesday, according to Deutsche press agency (dpa). The measures apply to Sydney and its surrounding areas. The state recorded 177 new cases from more than 94,000 tests in its latest daily tally, New South Wales Health announced. Australia virtually eliminated Covid-19 last year thanks to extremely strict rules but is now being hampered by the slow roll-out of vaccines across the country. The vaccine campaign has been…

New York : Some two years after more than 10,000 scientists from around 150 countries jointly declared a global climate emergency, they have now reiterated it and called for immediate changes. These changes are more urgent than ever to protect life on Earth, the scientists say in an article published on Wednesday in the journal BioScience, according to Deutsche press agency (dpa). The original 11,000 scientists have been joined by more than 2,800 signatories. Since the original declaration of the climate emergency in 2019, numerous events such as flooding disasters, forest fires and heatwaves have made clear the consequences of…

Tokyo : Russian gymnasts claimed a first women’s Olympic all-around team gold in 29 years on Tuesday at the Tokyo Games while superstar Simone Biles from rivals United States made a shock withdrawal early in the final. Vladislava Urazova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova and alternate Liliia Akhaimova took a surprise gold with 169.258 points points after four rotations at Ariake Gymnastics centre, dpa international. The Americans, winners in 2012 and 2016, trailed by more than three points on 166.096, and Britain took bronze on 194.096, a first medal for their gymnastics women in 93 years. Biles said she had “no…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received the Republic of Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Dr. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, at Riffa Palace. The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs is currently visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain to mark the opening of the Sudanese Embassy in Bahrain. During the meeting, His Royal Highness highlighted the depth of historic Bahrain-Sudan relations, which continue to receive the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. HE the Minister conveyed the greetings of Sudan’s President of the Transitional Sovereignty…

LONDON : Britain reported its highest number of deaths and people in hospital with coronavirus since March on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging caution despite a week of lower reported numbers of infection. Rueter

US : Police officers who fought back against Trump supporters at the US Capitol on 6 January have given evidence about the violence and hatred they experienced. They were testifying at the first hearing of a Congressional committee set up to investigate the attack. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn,  said he was taunted with a racial epithet by the mob. At least 535 rioters have been arrested so far, but prosecutors have only secured a few convictions. The inquiry is being conducted almost entirely by Democrats, after most Republicans boycotted the committee. However, two Republicans – Liz Cheney and Adam…

Germany: One person has died and 16 others were injured when an explosion rocked an industrial park for chemicals in the western German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday. The blast occurred at 9.40 a.m., causing a fire at a fuel depot at Chempark, an industrial park for chemicals companies including Bayer and Lanxess, Chempark operator Currenta said. The search is still on for four people, Chempark manager Lars Friedrich told reporters shortly after the incident Tuesday. At least two of the 16 hurt workers were seriously injured, he added. he reason for the explosion is so far unknown. In the…

Tokyo: Moroccan heavyweight boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite David Nyika’s ear during his defeat to the New Zealander at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The 22-year-old was subsequently disqualified for unsportsmanlike behaviour, although he was already out of the Games anyway following his unanimous-points loss in the round-of-16 bout. A Tokyo 2020 statement called Baalla’s actions “intolerable”, saying that he “very clearly intended to bite the ear/face of his opponent in the third round of the bout”. Footage shows Baalla trying to bite Nyika’s right ear as the two boxers hold each other. Nyika, a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist who has already…

KSA:  Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom’s ‘red list’ under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. Reuter