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China eyes more military bases in Africa

19 May 2021 01:52 AM IST

China’s growing military and security partnerships with African countries pose new challenges to the United States, a long-time security partner in the continent. The Chinese naval base in Djibouti is not the only sign of Chinese military engagement in Africa as it is eying on establishing a new naval base

PUTIN-BIDEN TALKS COULD BE HELD IN EUROPE: RUSSIAN OFFICIAL

19 May 2021 01:49 AM IST

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Tuesday said that a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, could be held in a European diplomatic capital if an agreement is eventually reached by the two countries. “There is no final agreement yet, but I think that

US pledges to share 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses globally

19 May 2021 01:40 AM IST

President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) announced that the United States will share 80 million vaccine doses globally over the next six weeks, five times more than any other country has shared to date which represents 13 percent of vaccines produced in the country by June end. Biden during

World at risk of ‘vaccine apartheid’: WHO chief

19 May 2021 01:39 AM IST

Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low- and lower-middle-income countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of ‘vaccine apartheid’. Speaking at the Paris Peace Forum Spring Meeting, Ghebreyesus said, “I think I would go one step

ISRAELI FORCES STRIKE 9 ROCKET LAUNCH SITES THROUGHOUT GAZA

19 May 2021 01:38 AM IST

TEL AVIV: As tensions between Israel and Palestine continue to escalate, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that they have struck nine rocket launch pads throughout Gaza on Tuesday. The IDF also said it has struck the homes of 12 Hamas commanders in Gaza over the past day, including three

CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE GROW AS GAZA DEATH TOLL CROSSES 200

19 May 2021 01:36 AM IST

Joe Biden, in a call with Benjamin Netanyahu, expresses support for a ceasefire, discusses engagement with Egypt.

CHINA HAS 30 MILLION UNMARRIED MEN; IS IT DUE TO SHORTAGE OF BRIDES?

18 May 2021 05:29 AM IST

A new in China shows that the country has about 30 million unmarried men, triggering speculations about shortage of brides there. According to China’s seventh population census by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), out of the 12 million babies born last year there were 111.3 boys for every 100

Gates quit board as Microsoft probed his affair with employee

18 May 2021 05:27 AM IST

Resignation of Bill Gates in 2020 from Microsoft’s Board of Directors came after the board hired a law firm to investigate a romantic relationship he had with a Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate, people familiar with the matter said. Quoting Wall Street Journal, CNN reported that some Microsoft Directors

GASPING FOR OXYGEN, NEPAL ASKS MOUNTAINEERS TO BRING BACK CANISTERS FOR COVID PATIENTS

18 May 2021 05:24 AM IST

Running short of oxygen for patients of Covid-19, Nepal has requested mountain climbers of ongoing Spring Expedition to bring back their canisters so that it can be refilled to supply medical gas (oxygen) to the patients. With Covid-19 surging in the country, patients are gasping for oxygen as there is

CHINA’S DEADLY SUICIDE DRONE ARMY IS IN THE WORKS

18 May 2021 05:21 AM IST

The future battlefield belongs to attack drones or flying artillery shells and China is now is looking to buy Kamikaze drones. Michael Peck in an article in The National Interest said that the US ally Israel first taught China about suicide drones. Now Beijing is looking for its own. China

ISRAEL LAUNCHES HEAVY AIR STRIKES AS GAZA FIGHTING ENTERS SECOND WEEK

18 May 2021 05:19 AM IST

Israel launched heavy air strikes in Gaza and the Hamas kept up its rocket attacks on Israeli cities in fighting that spilled into a second week on Monday, with the death toll nearing 200. Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that an end to hostilities was not imminent even

Maritime Museology as tool for commemorating oceanic legacy

18 May 2021 03:40 AM IST

Museology is a relatively unsung element of our narrative that is critical to gain insight into the history of humankind and learn the triumphs and tragedies of a bygone era. A culture can be recorded for posterity with meticulous documentation and proper artefact preservation. Exhibits have a way of bringing