Akshay Kumar tests positive for COVID-19

MUMBAI – May 16 (ONLINE) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who was supposed to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, has decided to forego it as he tested positive for COVID-19. The Bell Bottom actor was disappointed as he had to miss out […]

China expresses protest to G7 over statement on Taiwan

BEIJING – May 16 (ONLINE) China’s authorities express protest to the states of the Group of Seven (G7) over their statement on Taiwan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday. “China expresses resolute protest to the chairing […]

Bella Hadid, Mark Ruffalo condemn Israeli Atrocities

Washington – May 16 (ONLINE) Recently, the way Israeli forces have charged with full forces at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was earlier killed by Israeli forces, have sparked severe criticism over Israel. Thousands of Palestinian people […]

N Korea deploys army to fight COVID-19

Pyongyang – May 16 (ONLINE) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military to stabilise the distribution of COVID-19 medicines in Pyongyang, foreign media outlet reported. “North Korea acknowledged for the first time last week that it is battling an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak, […]

OIC statement against IIOJK delimitation hits a nerve in India

ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): The statement by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressing its “deep concern” over India’s attempts to redraw the electoral boundaries of the IIOJK has hit a nerve in India with the Narendra Modi government calling it an “unwarranted comment.” In […]

US, EU team up on chip making and Russia disinformation

Saclay, France, May 16 (AFP/APP): The United States and the European Union announced on Monday a joint effort to boost microchip manufacturing and tackle Russian disinformation around the war in Ukraine. The two sides met outside Paris as part of the Trade and Technology Council […]

Sri Lanka’s new PM wins support for ‘economic war cabinet’

Colombo, May 16 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka’s new prime minister won crucial support from two main opposition parties on Monday, easing the pressure on the ruling Rajapaksa clan in the face of the island’s worsening economic crisis. But highlighting the dire situation still facing Sri Lanka’s 22 […]

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