Tue, 21-Oct-2025

As a result of the Covid limitations, Hong Kong and Shanghai have lost their worldwide appeal

hong kong

Hong Kong and Shanghai’s gleaming skylines have long been linked with riches and opulence. However, in recent weeks, they’ve become synonymous with a far more bleak reality, as officials in the two major finance capitals battle massive Omicron outbreaks. Residents in both cities have been severely constrained by Covid measures, with Shanghai currently in its … Read more

ICC: Wasim Khan appointed as General Manager of Cricket

ICC

Wasim Khan, former Chief Executive of Pakistan Cricket Board, has been named the ICC General Manager – Cricket. On Friday, International Cricket Council (ICC) verified the news. Khan succeeds Geoff Allardice, who held the role for eight years before being promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council. Khan has previously held the … Read more

Marquez leaves rivals trailing in his wake at rainy Portimao

Marquez

Marc Marquez shone inside the rain on Friday placing the quickest cumulative time in the first two practice periods for the Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao. “Happy overall. It was a solid day,” Marquez told the MotoGP website. “Since the beginning the feeling was good. In wet conditions this is important. Sometimes you go out and … Read more

For ‘misleading’ teenagers, the Taliban has banned TikTok and PUBG in Afghanistan.

Young Afghan males who enjoy filming and sharing short video clips have taken to TikTok. The Taliban have banned the video-sharing app TikTok and the online multiplayer game PUBG, claiming that they are driving Afghan teenagers “astray.” The militant group also stated that it will prohibit television stations from broadcasting “immoral material.” It follows recent … Read more

Trivago fined $44.7 million for misleading customers

Trivago

After booking service Trivago was fined $44.7 million for deceiving clients about the cheapest hotel rooms, Australians are being reminded about the perils of trusting online travel agents. On Friday, a federal court found that Trivago must pay a “substantial penalty” for misleading Australians by claiming to give the greatest hotel deals when they were … Read more

Rovanpera shines in Rally of Croatia rain and fog

Rovanpera

Kalle Rovanpera battled through rain and dense fog to guide the Rally of Croatia on Friday because the young Finn seems to keep his lead of the world championship. The 21-year-old Toyota driving force led after the day’s 8 stages with the Hyundai pair of Thierry Neuville of Belgium and 2019 global champion Ott Tanak of Estonia … Read more

Fans see “red flags” in Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s relationship

red flags

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s romance appears to have disappointed fans, who have continued to spot’red flags’ in the couple’s relationship. Following the release of the new episode of The Kardashians, viewers took to Reddit to point out’red flags’ in the couple’s whirlwind romance, which featured enough PDA to make onlookers cringe. Travis, according to … Read more

Lagarde sees ‘strong likelihood’ of ECB rate hike if inflation stays high

Lagarde

If the wave of inflation gripping the eurozone doesn’t impede, ECB chief Christine Lagarde said on Friday she sees “a robust chance” that the bank will hike rates before 2022 ends. European international locations have visible charges rise after the pandemic extensively disrupted supply chains, and the state of affairs grew worse starting in past … Read more

Palestinians were assaulted in a new Israeli raid on the Al-Aqsa mosque.

Al-Aqsa

In the latest attack on the Muslim holy site, Israeli police enter the area and fire rubber bullets and stun grenades. Approximately 30 Palestinians, including three journalists, were hurt as Israeli soldiers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.   According to journalists on the scene, Palestinians threw stones at Israeli police, who … Read more

Madeleine McCann disappearance: The probe in Germany might go until next year.

Madeleine McCann disappearance

Madeleine McCann disappearance:: According to the state prosecutor in Braunschweig, the German inquiry into the 2007 disappearance of British infant Madeleine McCann might go until next year. Officials in Faro, Portugal, said on Thursday that convicted rapist Christian Brückner, 44, is an arguido, or “formal suspect” in the case, marking the first time that a … Read more

IPL 2022: Buttler achieves major Milestone

Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler scored his third century in the Indian Premier League’s 2022 season (IPL) on Friday. At the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, England wicketkeeper reached the milestone against Rishabh Pant. Buttler, who is also the IPL 2022 Orange Cap holder, scored his century in just 57 balls. Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal made a calm start … Read more

Iranian snooker player Vafaei proud of history-making exploits

Vafaei

Hossein Vafaei may additionally have bowed out of the sector snooker championship at the primary hurdle but he stated being the 1st  Iranian to appear at the game’s showpiece occasion changed into “a very massive achievement for me and my country “. The 27-year has loved a breakthrough season, turning into the first Iranian to … Read more

Asian markets tumble after Federal Reserve chief’s comments

Asian market

Most Asian markets dropped on Friday, trailing Wall Street losses caused by using the United States Federal Reserve boss’ sign of an aggressive financial coverage tightening cycle and the continuing economic effect of Covid-19 restrictions in China. Tokyo ended extra than 1.5% down while inflation records from Japan became in keeping with marketplace expectations and higher than somewhere … Read more

According to a military official, Russia intends to conquer Donbas in southern Ukraine.

Control of southern Ukraine, according to the commander, would give Moscow access to Transnistria, a Moldovan province controlled by Russia. According to a military official, Russia intends to conquer the Donbas region and southern Ukraine, describing the latter as a “path to Transnistria,” the Russia-backed separatist region in Moldova.   According to Russian media, Rustam … Read more

After renting out the entire stadium, Liam Payne leaves a practice session with a ‘bleeding knee’

bleeding knee

Liam Payne was reportedly injured during a practice session for an upcoming Soccer Aid charity match, which he rented out an entire football stadium for. According to The Sun, the One Direction alum, who will captain England XI, contacted Billericay Town and requested that the 5,000-person capacity of New Lodge be used for a practice … Read more

Burkina Faso appoint Frenchman Velud as coach

Burkina

Frenchman Hubert Velud turned into named Friday as the brand new instruct of Burkina Faso, replacing Kamou Malo who left after guiding the united states to the semi-finals of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Velud, 62, will take over on a -yr deal. He turned into educating Togo on the AFCON in 2010 when … Read more

Palestinians clashed with Israeli police, injuring 31 people

Palestinians clashed with Israeli police, injuring 31 people

According to Palestinian doctors, at least 31 Palestinians were hurt in skirmishes with Israeli police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest in a recent spike of violence at a site venerated by Muslims and Jews alike. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service, 14 Palestinians were carried to the hospital, two … Read more

Phoenix Ghost Drones: What we know so far about the United States’ latest drones in Ukraine

Phoenix Ghost Drones

After Russian forces started a full-scale offensive in the area this week, the US has revealed details of its newest military aid package to be utilised by Ukrainian forces in the country’s east. The latest $800 million aid package includes the Phoenix Ghost, a new unmanned aerial warfare system or drone. The drones, which are … Read more

Croatia Jews boycott WWII death camp memorial

Croatia

Jews in Croatia on Friday snubbed a professional commemoration for the sufferers of the united states of America’s maximum notorious World War II dying camp accusing the government of putting up with pro-Nazi sentiments. Jews, as well as ethnic Serbs and anti-fascists, had boycotted the occasion for three consecutive years earlier than rejoining it in … Read more

Kamala Harris’ chief of staff quitting soon

Karine Jean-Pierre

Tina Flournoy, Vice President Kamala Harris’s chief of staff, is stepping down this spring, according to a White House official. Lorraine Voles, a senior Democratic communications strategist who joined Harris’ office as an adviser last summer, is expected to succeed Flournoy. An official told CNN at the time that Voles will concentrate her efforts on … Read more

The United Kingdom and India have agreed to expand their defence and trade ties.

Prime Minister

On Johnson’s first visit to New Delhi after entering office in 2019, Modi speaks with him.   The UK and India have agreed to increase defence and business collaboration, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that a bilateral free-trade agreement might be completed by October this year.   Johnson met with his Indian counterpart, … Read more

IPL 2022: DC Coach Ricky Ponting to be in quarantine

Ponting

Ricky Ponting, coach of Delhi Capitals, will miss his side’s crucial match against Rajasthan Royals after one of his family members, who was sleeping with him at the team hotel, tested positive for Covid-19. On Thursday and Friday, the entire DC camp, including players, support personnel, and family members, underwent the Rapid Antigen Test, with … Read more

Mosque blast kills 33 in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

A blast ripped through a mosque at some point of Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan, killing 33 people and wounding 43 more, a Taliban spokesman said, only a day after the Islamic State institution claimed separate lethal attacks. Since Taliban opponents seized manage of Afghanistan last year after ousting America-backed authorities, the wide variety of … Read more

In a tear-jerking homage, Helen Flanagan reveals the death of her beloved grandmother

Helen Flanagan

Helen Flanagan revealed her Grandma’s death in a heartfelt tribute on social media. The 31-year-old, who is married to footballer Scott Sinclair and has three children, Matilda, six, Delilah, three, and Charlie, 13 months, shared the terrible news on Instagram. “My Nanna died away last week,” she said to her 1 million Instagram followers, with … Read more

Migrant buses from Texas continue to arrive in Washington, DC

Migrant buses from Texas continue to arrive in Washington, DC

The ninth and tenth buses transporting migrants who crossed the southern border into Texas arrived in Washington, D.C. President Biden’s decision to end Title 42, which allowed the US to deny entry to migrants, prompted Texas Governor Greg Abbott to implement a divisive policy of busing migrants who volunteer to travel to the nation’s capital. … Read more

Christian Brueckner named formal suspect in Madeleine McCann case

Madeleine McCann

According to a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office in Faro, Portugal, a suspect has been formally named in the case of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann. At the request of Portuguese police, German officials made the man an official suspect, although Faro prosecutors did not name him publicly. He hasn’t been charged yet. It’s the … Read more