The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Thursday announcing the change and Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the news Friday morning. Taiwan has lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognise only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. […]
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In the interview, Jill Biden also scoffed at speculation about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and said she understood why he cut a proposal for free community college from a major social welfare bill he’s trying to get Congress to pass. Jill Biden says being first lady “is a little […]
UK PM Boris Johnson tied the knot with Carrie Symonds at a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in May this year. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie Johnson on Thursday announced the birth of a healthy baby girl, their second child born while they have been at 10 […]
ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen continued his criticism of Formula One rules and officials on Thursday ahead of the title showdown in Abu Dhabi, saying he has been singled out for sanctions. The 24-year-old Dutchman, who was penalised twice in last Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, said he is punished for […]
Dr. R. Sivaraman, working as Associate Professor at D.G. Vaishnav College, Chennai has twenty two years of teaching experience. He has been conferred with National Award for Popularizing mathematics among masses in 2016 by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He was also conferred with the prestigious Indian […]
In an interview, Helen Mirren discussed her admiration of the Potter canon, making a TV fashion statement, and female bonding on the set of the DC Comics-based film Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Helen Mirren is oddly absent from the Harry Potter film franchise that proved close to a full-employment […]
PARIS: Gunshots were fired overnight at police in the French Caribbean island of Martinique for the second night running, French media reported today, in a sign that unrest triggered by Covid-19 curbs that has rocked the nearby island of Guadeloupe seems to be spreading there. BFM TV, quoting police forces, […]
WASHINGTON : The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its “Summit for Democracy” next month, according to a list of participants published yesterday, a move likely to infuriate China, which views the democratically governed island as its territory. The first-of-its-kind gathering is a test of President Joe Biden’s assertion, announced […]
SYDNEY : Australia’s defence minister won a defamation lawsuit today against a refugee advocate who described him as a “rape apologist” in a tweet, a small advance in the conservative government’s effort to curb damaging commentary on social media. Peter Dutton, an outspoken Cabinet minister, experienced “hurt and distress” when […]
MOSCOW : Russia’s health ministry will register a new Sputnik M vaccine for use for children aged 12-17 later today, with shots expected to be available at the end of December, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told a government meeting. Russia has been grappling with a surge in coronavirus infections […]