Sri Lanka stops supplying gas for domestic use

COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) APP):Sri Lanka’s leading liquefied petroleum gas supplier Litro Gas Lanka Limited on Monday said that they are unable to supply gas to domestic consumers until new stocks arrive. Litro Gas chairman Vijitha Herath said only industrial gas stocks are available at […]

Marseille on track for Champions League spot

Paris, May 9 (AFP/APP): Marseille grabbed back second place in Ligue 1 on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Lorient that puts them firmly on track for Champions League football next season. Jorge Sampaoli’s side were denied a place in the Europa Conference League final […]

Fear reigns in Brazil favela a year after bloody raid

Rio de Janeiro, May 9 (AFP/APP):One year after 28 people were killed in the bloodiest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history, the tension is still palpable in the Jacarezinho slum, where authorities have deployed a massive law enforcement operation. Brazil marked the first anniversary […]

Flour price to drop in KP: Dealers

PESHAWAR, May 09 (APP): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started receiving wheat flour from Punjab province however according to the flour businessmen the price of the commodity would take some time to subside. Member Flour Dealers Association said on Monday that the price of mixed flour […]

India reports 3,207 new COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua/APP): India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,105,401 on Monday with 3,207 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Of the new cases, 1,422 were reported from Delhi. Presently there are […]

Heavy rain, flashing flooding forecasted in Aussie states

SYDNEY, May 9 (Xinhua/APP): Residents in eastern parts of Australia are being warned to prepare for heavy rain and potential flooding this week, as the states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) are facing renewed flood warnings. The Queensland Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said […]

6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan’s coast

Taipei, May 9 (AFP/APP): A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey, with buildings in capital Taipei sent swaying. The offshore quake hit just before 2:30 pm (0630 GMT) at a depth of 27 kilometres […]

China’s interbank Treasury bond index opens lower Monday

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua/APP): China’s interbank Treasury bond index in net price opened at 994.91 points Monday, lower than the previous close of 994.99 points, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The index reflects real-time trading of treasury bonds in China’s interbank bond […]

Football: English Championship table

London, May 7 (AFP/APP): English Championship table after Saturday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 90 — champions Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 88 — promoted —————————— Huddersfield 46 23 13 10 […]