North Korea on Thursday ruled out any official meeting with the US during the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics slated to begin in South Korea from Friday. Pyongyang’s official Rodong Sinmun daily quoted an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that North Korea never begs for dialogue with the US and it does […]
Minimum temperatures again dipped in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday due to a clear night sky as the Met forecast no change in weather conditions till Friday. “It is expected to remain dry in Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours,” a MET official said. There is likelihood of rain and snow, though, beginning […]
A series of strong aftershocks have hindered search and rescue efforts on Thursday for victims and survivors of a magnitude-6.4 earthquake in Taiwan that left nine people dead and 226 others injured. The earthquake struck the eastern city of Hualien on Tuesday night, reports Efe news. Sixty-two people remain missing, likely trapped under the rubble […]
Australia will issue a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse in public or religious institutions by the end of the year, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday. “As a nation, we must mark this occasion in a form that reflects the wishes of survivors and affords them the dignity to which they […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied launching cyber attacks against the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games slated to be held from Friday in South Korea. “We are aware that Western media are planning to throw in pseudo-investigations on the issue of the Russian trace in hacker attacks on information resources related to holding the Winter […]
By Shaizy I am not a vegan. I am not a vegetarian. I am not entirely a non-vegetarian. I am a different breed. I am Shaizy. I believe one should listen to their body. Hear and focus on what nourishes you. Feel the foods when you are eating them and hear how they talk to […]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Argentine counterpart, Jorge Faurie have said here that they are considering imposing oil sale restrictions on Caracas to pressure President Nicolas Maduro and return Venezuela to a “constitutional regime”. At a joint press conference on Sunday with Faurie, Tillerson said that authorities were considering the consequences for […]
Recovery and relief efforts are being rolled out for residents of a small Torres Strait island in Australia’s Queensland state after severe wind, rain and tides damaged the remote area, officials said on Monday. Residents in a low-lying area of Yam Island, which is about 2 square km in size with a population of about […]
The Lord Mayor of Melbourne has announced his resignation after he was accused in 2017 of sexual harassment, his deputy said on Monday. Robert Doyle’s resignation was confirmed by Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood here, Efe news reported. Doyle’s resignation comes after his lawyers advised last week that he was “suffering serious ill health” due […]
Bosses at tortilla chips maker Doritos have revealed they are to launch a new “lady-friendly” version of the snack which are quieter to eat and a lot less messy. Women’s campaigners though have slammed the unusual move as a “tired gender stereotype”, media reports said. “It’s not a male and female as much as ‘are […]