SYDNEY: High numbers of Chinese students at Australian universities have created an environment of self-censorship with lecturers avoiding criticism of Beijing and Chinese students staying silent in fear of harassment, Human Rights Watch said. Some parents in mainland China had been questioned by Chinese police about the activities of students […]
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BERLIN: The German military late on Tuesday (Jun 29) concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades, finishing Germany’s deadliest military mission since World War 2. “Our last troops left Afghanistan this night after almost 20 years and are on their way home,” German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said […]
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Tuesday (Jun 29) held its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threat of hacks to countries’ key infrastructure – an issue US President Joe Biden recently raised with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. While the US envoy to the world body asked […]
Marvel Studios released the mid-season teaser of Loki starring Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino and Owen Wilson. The last three episodes of the Disney Plus Hotstar series hints at a thrilling finale. Loki and Sylvie are set to flee from Lamentis-1, and things look tough for the Time Variant Authority […]
LUCKNOW, India: A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter’s country head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm. A map on Twitter’s careers page showed the Jammu and Kashmir region, […]
BRISBANE: Brisbane on Tuesday (Jun 29) became the fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown, as officials told residents to stay at home for three days over concerns about the rapid spread of COVID-19. About 10 million Australians will be in lockdown once the latest order comes into force on […]
LONDON: A mixed schedule of vaccines where a shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is given four weeks after an AstraZeneca shot will produce better immune responses than giving another dose of AstraZeneca, an Oxford study said on Monday (Jun 28). The study, called Com-COV, compared mixed two-dose schedules of Pfizer […]
LONDON: Twice champion Andy Murray survived a third-set meltdown to beat Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-3 on Monday (Jun 28) in his first singles match at Wimbledon for four years. Back on the hallowed Centre Court turf on which he made himself a British sporting icon, the 34-year-old […]
BUDAPEST: Kylian Mbappe missed the crucial penalty on Monday (Jun 28) as world champions France were sent packing from Euro 2020 in a shoot-out against Switzerland, who go through to a quarter-final tie against Spain after an unforgettable day of drama which featured a total of 14 goals in two […]
WASHINGTON: Talks between US and Britain regarding a travel corridor are increasingly unlikely to reach a conclusion by the end of July, the Financial Times reported on Monday (Jun 28), citing officials. The officials added the rise in cases of the Delta variant in Britain, the complexities of the U.S. […]