President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico completed a migration-themed tour of Central America and the Caribbean on Sunday with a stop in Cuba, which has suffered its own exodus in recent months. Throughout his trip, which has brought him to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize, Lopez Obrador has pushed the United States to … Read more
Indian team’s Caribbean tour will begin on July 22 with a five-match white-ball series in Trinidad and St Kitts, including three One-Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals, before concluding in the United States. According to information obtained from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket West Indies (CWI), the three One-Day … Read more
At least one in 5 reptile species are threatened with extinction, inclusive of greater than half of turtles and crocodiles, in line with the primary most important worldwide evaluation of the arena’s so-referred to as cold-blooded creatures. Catastrophic declines in biodiversity across the world are an increasing number of seen as a danger to lifestyles … Read more
A UN task committee warns that Russia’s conflict in Ukraine threatens to ruin several developing nations’ economies, already struggling with rising food and energy costs. The battle was “supercharging” food, energy, and financial crises in impoverished nations already dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and a lack of proper funds for economic recovery, according … Read more
After issues and protests marred his royal tour with Kate Middleton, Prince William is said to be enraged behind the scenes. Robert Hardman, a royal biographer and Daily Mail columnist, made this assertion and blamed the Palace for the blunders. During a recent interview with Palace Confidential, he confessed that the problem could have arisen … Read more
HAVANA – Cuba on Tuesday registered no death from COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day, and 561 new cases of infection in the last 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 1,077,966 and the death toll to 8,503, the Public Health Ministry said. The ministry also reported there were currently 2,644 active cases in the … Read more
PARIS: Sam Bankman-Fried donned a suit and tie this week, abandoning his preferred hoodie and dark T-shirt for a hearing before US Senators. The lawmakers had summoned the 29-year-old multi-billionaire on Wednesday to discuss the regulation of digital assets in his capacity as co-founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX. Less than three … Read more
We often hear that climate change disproportionately impacts the poor and the scenarios are worrisome. For example, climate change will lead to up to a 300 per cent increase in extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by 2030. Beneath this alarming headline, we know that climate-related losses will fluctuate across time and … Read more
MEXICO CITY: Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will slow sharply this year amid uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, low investment and inflationary pressures, a UN body said Wednesday. The region’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 2.1 per cent in 2022, compared with 6.2 per cent in 2021, the UN Economic … Read more
PARIS, Jan 6, 2022 (AFP) – A series of coronavirus outbreaks have cropped up on cruise ships in North and South America, Europe and Asia in recent days despite strict health measures, giving new headaches to the pandemic-hit sector. Safety bubbles that include tests and vaccine requirements were set up to reassure travellers when cruise travel … Read more
Pakistan on Monday became the only team to register 18 wins in a single calendar year, beating their previous best of 17 wins in 2018, as the Men in Green thrashed West Indies in their latest encounter at the National Stadium, Karachi. Read more: Pak vs WI: Pakistan win by 63 runs against West Indies … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that the country’s exports during the last decade remain sporadic and unsustainable, compared with the peer countries. The peer countries, such as India and China, have fared better than Pakistan, the SBP said in its annual report on the State of Pakistan’s Economy released this week. … Read more
Former Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been tested positive for the coronavirus. Following this, he will miss the T20 League scheduled to start from November 19 in Abu Dhabi. Amir, who was all set to represent the T10 franchise Bangla Tigers in the fifth instalment of the league, urged his fans for his … Read more
LONDON: West Indies will play England in Barbados, Antigua and Grenada next year, officials announced Monday. A tour split between Twenty20 and Test cricket could also see the visitors joined by travelling fans provided they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. A five-match T20 series will take place at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, from January 22-30. … Read more
MUSCAT: Five great Twenty20 World Cup upsets after Scotland defeated Bangladesh by six runs on Sunday: Netherlands v England, 2009 — In the 2009 tournament opener, the Netherlands pulled off a sensational four-wicket win over England at Lord’s, the ‘Home of Cricket’. Chasing 163 to win, the Dutch scored two runs off the final ball. Tommy … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia are banking on Glenn Maxwell being at his destructive best at the Twenty20 World Cup to carry a team beset by injuries, poor form, minimal game time and dressing-room discontent. Rarely, if ever, have Australia had such a disjointed build-up to a major tournament. But Maxwell’s blistering exploits in the Indian Premier League … Read more
KARACHI: Shahid Afridi, the box office trailblazer of Pakistan white-ball cricket, believes his “unpredictable” nation can summon the spirit of 2009 and win a second T20 World Cup. Afridi was man of the match in a nail-biting seven-run semi-final win over South Africa in the tournament 12 years ago where he made 51. He then starred … Read more
ST. JOHN’S: Chris Gayle, the self-styled ‘Universe Boss’, heads to the T20 World Cup determined to prove that he remains a headline act rather than an ageing crowd-puller living off his reputation. Now 42, the physically imposing Gayle boasts career figures and performances that rivals can only envy. He is the only man to have … Read more
