Top 20 Most Affordable Travel Destinations Around the World for Budget Explorers: There is no reason to spend much on traveling the world, particularly when you are aware of the places to visit. There are also very low priced travel destinations in the world that provide breathtaking natural scenery with a rich culture and can […]
Kenya is a country and a tourist place that offers more than just the famous safaris and the Maasai Mara, as the latter is a world of hidden gems that are loved and appreciated by the locals mainly because they are situated off the beaten tourist tracks. The listed places to visit in Kenya, which […]
Researchers at the University of Barcelona, one of Spain’s most prestigious universities, had detected the presence of the novel coronavirus in waste water samples collected here on March 12, 2019, the university said in a statement on Friday. “These results, sent to a high impact journal and published in the archive medRxiv, suggest the infection […]
Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects on patients and health systems for years to come, according to doctors and infectious disease experts. Besides the respiratory issues that leave patients gasping for breath, the virus that causes COVID-19 […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he probably would send some U.S. troops from Germany to Poland during his joint press conference with visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda. Duda, the first foreign leader to visit the United States since the coronavirus outbreak, said at the conference that there is a possibility of a further […]
The Chinese assault on Indian troops near the Galwan Valley, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that serves as an unofficial international frontier between the two countries, is, for India’s political elite, a reminder of an awkward reality. India’s control over its border with China is contingent on China’s geopolitical priorities, not India’s own […]
South Korea’s presidential office said John Bolton painted a distorted picture of diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, joining the Trump administration in criticizing a memoir from the U.S. former national security adviser. “It does not depict accurate facts,” Chung Eui-yong, the director of national security, said in a statement Monday from the […]
Three people were killed and three seriously hurt in a summer-evening stabbing attack in a park in the English town of Reading. Police say it’s “not currently” being treated as a terrorism-related offence and the motive remains unclear. Thames Valley Police force said officers arrested a 25-year-old local man at the scene on suspicion of […]
Australia has been targeted in a “sophisticated state-based” cyber attack, the country’s prime minister has said. Scott Morrison did not name the country responsible, and he said he made the threat public to “raise awareness.” He said: “This activity is targeting Australian organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political […]
In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election. Bolton, a longtime foreign policy hawk who Trump fired in September over policy differences, also said that the U.S. president had expressed a willingness […]
The Chinese military’s statement on the violent clash in eastern Ladakh has a claim that China has not made directly for decades – sovereignty over entire the Galwan valley. The Indian Army has stated that 20 Indian soldiers were killed in action in a violent face-off with Chinese soldiers in the Galwan area on Monday […]
North Korea’s army is ready to take action if defector groups push ahead with their campaign to send propaganda leaflets into North Korea, state media said on Tuesday, in the latest warning of retaliatory measures. The General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) said it has been studying an “action plan” to reenter zones […]
China on Monday sealed 10 more neighbourhoods in Beijing after a spate of fresh coronavirus cases linked to a food market sparked fears of a new wave of infection, KnowAfrika reported. Authorities on Saturday had closed the Xinfadi market, the country’s largest wholesale market, for meat and vegetables in Beijing after over 40 people associated […]
Atlanta’s police chief resigned today hours after a black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer’s Taser, but was running away when he was shot. Police Chief Erika Shields stepped down as the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks sparked […]
The largest wholesale food market in Beijing has been shut by authorities after a number of coronavirus cases were detected amongst its workers. The Xinfadi market in China’s capital, which has 4,000 tenants, was closed on Saturday, following the discovery of seven cases in the last two days. They are the first officially confirmed locally […]
United States Democratic candidate Joe Biden has said the military will escort US President Donald Trump out of the White House if he fails to leave after losing the November 2020 election. Biden said it had crossed his mind that the abrasive Trump might refuse to leave the White House for the newly elected president. […]
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Thursday on worries about slow demand growth with coronavirus cases rising, US crude stockpiles hitting an all-time high and the US Federal Reserve projecting recovery from the pandemic would take years. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures erased gains from Wednesday, falling as low as $38.42 a […]
Pope Francis has offered one million euros for a new charity fund targeting people in Rome left in dire straits by the coronavirus economic crisis. The fund, called “Jesus Divine Worker,” will be managed by the Roman branch of Caritas, the Catholic charity, the Diocese of Rome said in a Tuesday statement. As well as […]
China has vowed to strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials. The country is expending great efforts in the global scramble to develop a vaccine for the new corona virus pandemic that began in its central city of Wuhan. Wang Zhigang, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology: “When a Chinese vaccine is ready […]
A bronze chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables worth more than $US1 million ($A1.4 million) and hidden a decade ago somewhere in the Rocky Mountain wilderness has been found, according to a famed art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt. Forrest Fenn, 89, told the Santa Fe New Mexican on Sunday […]