Month: June 2024

China’s Overseas Travel Recovery From Covid Lags Due To Costs, Visa Snags

June 16, 2024 admin

Chinese people took 87 million trips abroad last year, down 40% from pre-COVID 2019. Beijing/Shanghai: A recovery in Chinese overseas travel from the COVID-19 pandemic is fading as rising costs and difficulties in securing visas cement a preference for local and short-haul destinations. The delay in a revival to pre-COVID levels by China’s outbound travellers,…

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Namibia all-rounder David Weise announces retirement from International cricket after England clash in T20 WC

June 16, 2024 admin

David Weise. File image: Instagram/@davidwiese96 After his side’s 41-run defeat against England in the T20 World Cup 2024, Namibia all-rounder David Weise announced his retirement from international cricket. In his last international game, Wiese picked up one wicket and gave up six runs in his two-over spell at an economy rate of 3.00. n the…

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Taiwan president says China’s ‘strong rise’ is greatest challenge

June 16, 2024 admin

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS President Lai Ching-te warned cadets of Taiwan’s military academy on Sunday that their biggest challenge was “the strong rise of China”, which he said regards the “elimination” of the self-ruled island as a national cause. China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and Chinese…

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Role Of Nuclear Arms More Prominent Amid Geopolitical Tensions: Researchers

June 16, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has upped his nuclear rhetoric since the Ukraine conflict began. Stockholm: The role of atomic weapons has become more prominent and nuclear states are modernising arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate, researchers said Monday, urging world leaders to “step back and reflect”. Diplomatic efforts to control nuclear arms also suffered major setbacks…

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Hamburg police fire shots at axe-wielding person at Euro 2024 fan parade

June 16, 2024 admin

Screen grab of moment a man carrying an axe was shot down by police officers in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, before Euro 2024 match between Poland v Netherlands in Hamburg, Germany on June 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters German police fired shots at a person who threatened officers with a pickaxe and…

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Joe Biden Pushes For Truce Deal In Eid Message

June 16, 2024 admin

The United States has been pressing Israel and Hamas to formally accept the ceasefire deal. Washington: President Joe Biden used his Eid al-Adha message to Muslims to advocate a US-backed ceasefire deal in Gaza, saying Sunday it was the best way to help civilians suffering the “horrors of war between Hamas and Israel.” “Too many…

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Water Shortage Feared As Snow Persistence In Hindu Kush Himalaya Hits Record Low

June 16, 2024 admin

Snow persistence dropped 17 per cent below normal in the Ganga basin. New Delhi: The Hindu Kush Himalaya is experiencing significantly lower snow persistence this year, raising serious concern over water security for downstream communities, according to a new report. Leading experts from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), a Nepal-based intergovernmental organisation,…

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Jude Bellingham Sparkles As England Star Takes Centre Stage At Euro 2024

June 16, 2024 admin

Jude Bellingham showed why he has been hailed as the key to England’s Euro 2024 challenge with a masterful display capped by the winning goal in their 1-0 victory against Serbia on Sunday. Bellingham arrived at the European Championship heralded as one of the world’s best young players after enjoying the season of his…

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Sumit Nagal Loses To Luciano Darderi In Perugia Challenger Final

June 16, 2024 admin

File photo of Sumit Nagal© AFP India’s number one Sumit Nagal produced a feeble effort to go down against Luciano Darderi of Italy in a lop-sided final of the Perugia Challenger on Sunday. The 26-year-old Nagal, who is now ranked a career-high 77 in the world, was no match for his world No….

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Russian forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage takers at detention centre

June 16, 2024 admin

Russian policemen and Rosguardia servicemen gather not far from a pretrial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Sunday, June 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Russian special forces freed two prison guards and shot dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant group who had taken them hostage at a detention centre in the southern…

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