News Desk: LONDON, March 2, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City’s rivals that the runaway Premier League leaders can get even better as they chase the quadruple. Guardiola’s side have set a record for an English top-flight club with a blistering streak of 20 successive wins in all competitions. City have a 12-point lead at the top […]
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News Desk: NOUMEA, Feb 28, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – A 57-year-old man has died after a shark attack off an island in New Caledonia on Sunday, officials said. The amateur yachtsman was swimming near his moored boat off Maitre islet in the French Pacific territory when the incident happened, according to an initial inquiry. “According to witnesses the man was bitten […]
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News Desk: ATHENS, Feb 28, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The pandemic was a wakeup call that reminded Christophoros Xenos of what he misses most in London — the Greek sun and pleasant Mediterranean way of life. The 36-year old risk manager left Greece in his early 20s for Britain, aiming to complete his studies, gain professional experience abroad and come back. […]
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News Desk: WASHINGTON, Feb 27, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – President Joe Biden said Friday that a US air strike against an Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria, the first since he took office, should be seen by Iran as a warning. Asked what the message was from the air strike, Biden said: “You can’t act with impunity.” “Be careful,” he added, speaking […]
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News Desk: Dhaka, Feb 26, 2021 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today urged UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and international community to constructively engage with Myanmar for early commencement of Rohingya repatriation to their homeland in Rakhine. “Rohingyas are Myanmar nationals and they must return to Myanmar,” he said. The foreign minister stated this in a video […]
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News Desk: BEIJING, Feb 27, 2021 (BSS/XINHUA) – China’s national observatory on Saturday issued a blue alert for sandstorms in parts of the country’s northwest and northeast regions on the same day. Affected by heavy winds, floating sand and dust are expected to sweep some areas in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and […]
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News Desk: LOS ANGELES, Feb 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Golf superstar Tiger Woods has been transferred to a Los Angeles medical facility for further treatment, according to a statement Thursday from the hospital where he underwent surgery for serious leg injuries after his car crash. “Mr. Tiger Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for continuing orthopedic care and recovery,” […]
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News Desk: NEW YORK, Feb 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – New York City’s mayor on Thursday joined a growing chorus of politicians calling for an investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against Governor Andrew Cuomo. Lindsey Boylan, a former aide to Cuomo, accused the governor of sexually harassing her when she worked for his administration from 2015 to 2018 in a […]
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News Desk: Facebook on Thursday said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as pro-democracy demonstrators continued to stage rallies to protest the military seizing power. “Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban,” Facebook said in a blog post. “We believe the […]
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News Desk: Global business jet deliveries declined 20.4 per cent to 644 aircraft in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic weighed on production earlier in the year, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) said on Wednesday. While business jet makers like General Dynamics Corp’s Gulfstream, Bombardier and Textron saw a rebound in deliveries during the last three months of 2020, the […]
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