Man City 2 PSG 0 (4-1) Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Riyad Mahrez scored twice against 10-man Paris Saint-Germain to send Manchester City through to the Champions League final for the first time with a 4-1 aggregate victory. The Algerian winger was the match-winner as City produced a superb …
Read More »The Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” Bill and Melinda Gates wrote on Twitter. San Francisco, US | XINHUA | Bill and Melinda Gates on Monday announced a joint statement saying they were getting divorced …
Read More »Northern Ireland centenary seen as opportunity to reflect on togetherness, diversity: UK Queen
London, UK | XINHUA | Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II said Monday that the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland provided “an opportunity to reflect on our togetherness and our diversity”. In a message to mark the 100th year since the founding of Northern Ireland, she called it “a significant …
Read More »Pakistan to commence local production of China’s COVID-19 vaccine: official
Islamabad, Pakistan | XINHUA | Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan said Monday that the local production of China’s single-dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccine is about to commence in the country to facilitate its vaccination drive. Thanking China for supporting Pakistan in its fight against the …
Read More »COVID-19 variants now make up majority of Canada’s new cases
Ottawa, Canada | XINHUA | Canada reported 7,145 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the cumulative total to 1,234,181 cases, including 24,300 deaths, according to CTV. Coronavirus variants now make up the majority of Canada’s new COVID-19 cases, Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on Sunday. As of …
Read More »Man City wait for title after Old Trafford protest
Manchester, UK | XINHUA | Manchester City will have to wait at least another week to be crowned as Premier League champions after Sunday’s game between Manchester United and Liverpool was postponed after supporters of the home club protested on the pitch at Old Trafford against club owners, the Glazier …
Read More »US, China need to build ‘guardrails’, keep constant dialogue to avoid confrontation – experts
Strains with China are “the biggest problem for America, the biggest problem for the world,” said former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during a forum on global issues on Friday. “Because if we can’t solve that, then the risk is that all over the world a kind of …
Read More »UN chief calls for efforts to address inequalities while ending AIDS by 2030
Global HIV targets for 2020 which were agreed to in 2016 were missed United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to address inequalities in order to bring the world back on track to end AIDS by 2030. There has been intensive action and progress against …
Read More »EU accuses Apple of distorting competition in music streaming market
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) on Friday accused Apple, the American digital giant, of abusing its dominant position in the on-line market and distorting competition of music streaming providers. European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said Apple exercises considerable market power in the distribution of music streaming …
Read More »WHO adds Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to emergency use list
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation from the WHO. In December 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the Moderna vaccine, while the …
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