New Delhi. India | Xinhua | India’s Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday announced the launch of the country’s first indigenously developed vaccine “Cervavac” for the prevention of cervical cancer. The vaccine has been jointly developed by the Serum Institute of India, located in Pune city …
Read More »EU FMs agree to suspend visa facilitation agreement with Russia
Prague, Czech Republic | Xinhua | Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) member states have agreed to suspend a visa facilitation agreement the bloc has with Russia, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “We agree today with EU foreign ministers on full suspension of the EU-Russia visa …
Read More »Two Air France pilots suspended after altercation in cockpit
Paris, France | Xinhua | Air France has suspended two pilots after an altercation during a flight from Geneva to Paris in June 2022, French daily newspaper Le Figaro reported on Monday. Air France has confirmed that, following a disagreement between the two pilots at the controls of an Airbus A320 …
Read More »Denmark says to boost green power supplies to rest of Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | Denmark will expand the capacity of a renewable energy island in the Baltic Sea to secure more power links to Germany and the rest of Europe, the Danish energy ministry said on Monday. The Energy Island of Bornholm, an offshore energy hub approximately 169 kilometers …
Read More »MODI: India to turn into hub of e-vehicles
New Delhi, India | Xinhua | India is turning into a hub of e-vehicles, both two-wheelers and four-wheelers, and the country is witnessing a “silent revolution” as the e-vehicles do not make noise, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Speaking at the commemoration of 40 years of Suzuki …
Read More »International Army Games 2022 ends in Russia
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The closing ceremony of the International Army Games 2022 was held at the Patriot military-patriotic park in the Moscow Oblast on Saturday. The final of the tank biathlon was held at the Alabino training ground on Saturday afternoon. The Chinese team ranked second in this …
Read More »China a promoter of fairer, inclusive globalization – Nigerian scholar
Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | A Nigerian scholar has said China is the creator of a fairer and more inclusive globalization. With a significant political and economic influence around the world, “there is no way for China to be excluded,” said Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, head of the department of political science …
Read More »Arsenal go to 4 wins from 4
✳ Arsenal 2 Fulham 1 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | For the second time in a row at the Emirates, there was late heartbreak for Fulham in a frantic contest. After Aleksandar Mitrović had put his side in front, Martin Ødegaard equaled the scoreline, before Gabriel won it with …
Read More »Woman carrying fetus without skull protests after abortion denial in U.S. Louisiana
Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | A woman carrying a fetus without a skull but denied abortion protested at the State Capitol of southern U.S. state of Louisiana on Friday, calling for the change of the state law. On the steps of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, the capital city of …
Read More »Former boxing champion Foreman accused of sexual assault in 1970s
Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles alleges that former Olympic gold medalist and two-time world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman sexually assaulted at least two women in the 1970s, loca media reported on Friday. The two women accused Foreman of sexually abusing them when they …
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