Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:52:22 GMT
Europe to sanction four Russians over Navalny imprisonment
BRUSSELS, Belgium - In a largely symbolic move, foreign ministers of the European Union agreed this week to sanction four Russian officials who are close to President Vladimir Putin, following the ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:18:49 GMT
Alexey Navalny transferred to penal colony
Moscow [Russia], February 27 (ANI): Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been transferred from a Moscow detention centre to a penal colony, according to state media.
Navalny remains behind bar...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:55:38 GMT
Novice drivers likely to drive under influence
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The findings of recent research at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software suggests that young novice drivers who talk on hand-held smartp...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:35:17 GMT
Anger Brews Over Bangladesh Writer's Prison Death
DHAKA, BANGLADESH - Hundreds of people in Bangladesh took part Saturday in a second day of demonstrations sparked by the death of a writer at a high-security prison in a case that has drawn interna...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:13:22 GMT
Tuchel reveals Man Utd defeat left him in a 'dark place'
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed he was left in a "dark place" after Manchester United knocked Paris Saint Germain out ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:54:47 GMT
How sieged Leningrad was camouflaged during WWII
The defenders of Leningrad found many means to hide the city from enemy aviation. The Siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) lasted 872 days from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944. German t...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:18:24 GMT
Europe tour will help us in Olympics preparation: Sreejesh
Krefeld [Germany], February 27 (ANI): Indian men's hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels the four-match tour to Europe scheduled to begin on Sunday will help the side to chalk out the plans for the upco...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 05:37:19 GMT
Smart temperature clothing launched by Nyokas
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI/Mediawire): Nyokas is a premier Indian RD company working in the field of cutting-edge fashion technology, it develops premium athletic wear and safety wear product...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 05:03:13 GMT
India to send second batch of medicines to Palestine
New York [US], February 27 (ANI): Noting the fact that pandemic's impact on the people of Gaza has been particularly severe due to fragile healthcare infrastructure, India on Saturday assured Palestin...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 04:37:14 GMT
Kevin Hart, John Hamburg re-team for Netflix comedy Me Time
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): American stand-up comic and actor Kevin Hart has once again teamed up with John Hamburg, for a comedy set up at Netflix. Hamburg has previously written the 2018 hit...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 03:19:07 GMT
ATP roundup: Top seeds fall at Cordoba Open
The top two seeds were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Cordoba (Argentina) Open on Friday, and three Argentines advanced to the semifinals.
Fifth-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain knocked o...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:18:55 GMT
Telegram's new update
Berlin [Germany], February 26 (ANI): The cloud-based instant messaging software and application service Telegram is updating its messaging service that will provide an auto-delete option to all messag...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:14:01 GMT
Solskjaer wary of Chelsea challenge in battle for top four
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes the race for the Premier League top four will go down to the wire as Manchester United prepare to face Thomas Tuchel's revitalised ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:12:22 GMT
UN rights experts to issue findings on Navalny case
United Nations human rights investigators will issue their findings on the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday, a UN statement said on Friday.The opposition politician was arrest...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:19:04 GMT
Trump's tax returns turned over to Manhattan attorney
New York [US], February 26 (ANI): Tax records, which former US President Donald Trump tried to keep secret for years are now in the hands of the New York district attorney.
According to CNN, prosecuto...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:18:51 GMT
DJ Sanghvi College of Engineering achieving excellence
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 26 (ANI/Mediawire): SVKM's Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering, affiliated to the University of Mumbai, was born in the year 1994.
The college is accredit...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:03:12 GMT
These tours will help us gain momentum before Olympic: Rani
Dusseldorf [Germany], February 26 (ANI): The Indian Women's Hockey Team is all geared up for their second assignment of 2021 as they take on Germany in what would be the first of the four-match series...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 06:55:23 GMT
How Croatian military units fought against the USSR in WWII
The Croatian Legion was the only foreign unit that the Nazis recruited in the Battle of Stalingrad. Its members thought it a great honor, not yet knowing what nightmare awaited them there.Th...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:55:07 GMT
ATP Roundup: Diego Schwartzman reaches Cordoba quarters
Teenager Juan Manuel Cerundolo had not played a tour-level match prior to this week, but now has reached the quarterfinals of the Cordoba Open in his native Argentina.
The 19-year-old, who started th...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:35:19 GMT
Vaccine Delays Spell Political Problems for Canada's Trudeau
As the United States moves rapidly to vaccinate senior citizens and other vulnerable Americans against the coronavirus, older Canadians are watching enviously, aware that most of them are unlikely ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:15:07 GMT
Navalny Moved To Prison Where He'll Serve 2 1/2 Years
MOSCOW -- Russian opposition political leader Aleksei Navalny has been moved from the Moscow detention center where he has been held since mid-January and is believed to be en route to a prison whe...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:41:35 GMT
What is fascism?
Since before Donald Trump took office, historians have debated whether he is a fascist.As a ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:15:28 GMT
German Man Charged With Spying At Bundestag For Russia
German prosecutors say they have filed espionage charges against a German man suspected of passing the floor plan for the parliament building in Berlin to Russian intelligence services.The s...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:15:20 GMT
Navalny Moved From Moscow Remand Prison
MOSCOW -- Russian opposition political leader Aleksei Navalny has been moved from the Moscow detention center where he has been held since mid-January and is believed to be en route to a prison whe...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:13:44 GMT
Kroos, Upamecano appear in hard-hitting video against internet hate
Bundesliga stars have taken part in a hard-hitting, multi-language video which draws attention to the problem of hate messages on social media platforms."Cyber bullying is a problem that aff...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:12:19 GMT
World stock markets climb on Powell reassurance, vaccine hopes
World stock markets advanced on Thursday. Oil prices briefly hit fresh 13-month peaks on keen demand, while the European single currency rose against the d...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:12:17 GMT
Asia markets track Wall St record after Powell's soothing words
Expectations the global economy will rocket have helped equities surge in recent weeks.Fed boss Jerome Powell for a second day reiterated the policy board'...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:54:52 GMT
What Russia was like in 1931
What this year meant for Russian history, what people looked like and what was happening on the cities' streets. Year 1931. Stalin's reign was gaining strength. Soviet power was amidst its 'Five...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:55:23 GMT
How Hitler's nephews landed in Soviet captivity
Hitler offered to exchange one of them for Stalin's son, who fell into German hands at the very start of the war. The Soviet leader flatly refused. Heinz HitlerThe ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:05:19 GMT
Police in Germany, Belgium Seize Record 23 Tons of Cocaine
German customs authorities Wednesday announced the largest seizure of cocaine in European history, more than 23 tons discovered in two raids this month at ports in Hamburg, Germany and Antwerp, Bel...[read more]
Published: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:13:02 GMT
European stocks climb despite Asia losses
European stocks rose Wednesday after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell sought to allay fears around rising inflation.Asian markets closed with losses....[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:09:23 GMT
2021 Volkswagen Arteon Luxury Sedan Planned For India Launch
Volkswagen recently shared some details of India 2.0 plans and threw some light on the upcoming models under this programme. The talking point of this media interaction was the company's next big l...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:16:26 GMT
Pfizer-BioNTech tests third 'booster dose' of Covid vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a study to determine whether a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine can offer protection against variant strains of the virus.The US and German pharmaceutical ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:16:24 GMT
France, Germany impose weekly Covid tests for cross-border workers
Cross-border commuters between France and Germany will be required to provide regular proof of a negative PCR test from 1 March, with authorities on both sides hoping to avoid a full border closure...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:16:18 GMT
Warming has left Gulf Stream at 'weakest point in a millennium'
The Gulf Stream is at its weakest point in more than a thousand years, say scientists who reconstructed the flow history of the powerful ocean current that brings mild temperatures to the eastern U...[read more]
Published: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:09:17 GMT
New Gen Mercedes C Class Luxury Sedan Makes Global Debut
Luxury Sedan Makes Global Debut The C Class has been an iconic brand for the German automaker. Since its launch back in 1982, around the world Mercedes has been able to sell 10.5 million un...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:27:38 GMT
The Illegal Arms Trade and Israel
By Terry Crawford-BrowneAn Israeli documentary film called The Lab was made in 2013. It was shown in Pretoria and Cape Town, Europe, Australia and the US and won numerous awards, even includ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:27:27 GMT
Black History My Present Our Future
Prologue.Just like you, I had tofight my way through millions ofother sperm cells.Just like you,I grew and prospered for 9 monthsunder the heart of one wom...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:24:09 GMT
Get to know the new additions to the Rams coaching staff
Stu Jackson THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Los Angeles Rams' coaching staff for the 2021 season is now officially set.Here's what you need to know about each of the new additions:...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:18:01 GMT
Weather forecast for world cities -- Feb. 28
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities on Feb. 28 (temperatures in Celsius): Min.　Max.　 Condition　　　 Wind scale Beijing 1...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:44:01 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, Feb. 27
WASHINGTON -- The Democrats-held House approved U.S. President Joe Biden's 1.9-trillion-U.S.-dollar COVID-19 relief package early Saturday morning amid Republican opposition, sending the bill to th...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:30:01 GMT
Xiamen Marathon granted World Athletics Elite Platinum Label
XIAMEN, China, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Xiamen Marathon has been rated as a 2021 World Athletics Elite Platinum Label race, according to World Athletics' website. The Xiamen Marathon gained t...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:49:01 GMT
Another batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A total of 585,000 doses of the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine procured by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government arrived in Hong Kong from German...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:44:02 GMT
Riiber defends normal hill title at Nordic world ski championships
BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Jarl Magnus Riiber lived up to his status as favorite by defending his title in the men's normal hill Individual Gundersen competition at the FIS Nordic world ski champi...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 06:05:01 GMT
Malaysia takes first delivery of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines made by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in Malaysia on Saturday, boosting the country's capabili...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 03:55:16 GMT
Results of Nordic world ski championships
BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of men's normal hill Individual Gundersen at FIS Nordic world ski championships in Oberstdorf, Germany on Friday: 1. Jarl Magnus Riiber,...[read more]
Published: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 03:18:01 GMT
China installs half of new global offshore wind capacity in 2020
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- China led the world in new annual offshore wind installations for the third straight year with over 3 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity in 2020, according to the ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:11:41 GMT
EU Leaders Agree on Introduction of Vaccine Passports by Summer 2021
EU leaders have agreed to introduce vaccine passports by the summer in a boost to Britons planning holidays on Europe's beaches.Having suffered its deepest recession to date and still flound...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:55:02 GMT
German shares close 0.67 pct lower
FRANKFURT, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- German shares lost on Friday, with the benchmark DAX index down 93.04 points, or 0.67 percent, to close at 13,786.29 points. Deutsche Bank lost the most among ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:44:01 GMT
Germany's labor agency spends record sum of 61 bln euros in 2020
BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Federal Employment Agency (BA) spent a record sum of 61 billion euros (73.9 billion U.S. dollars) last year in order to "cushion the impact" of the COVID-19 pa...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:05:02 GMT
Volkswagen says 2020 financial results "better than expected"
FRANKFURT, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- German automaker Volkswagen said Friday that it achieved "better than expected" financial results in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, citing factors including a...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:06:16 GMT
Preview: No rest but weekend fixtures give Man City chance to extend lead
LONDON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City look to extend their winning run to 20 games on Saturday and widen their lead at the top of the Premier League when they entertain fourth place West Ham ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:06:11 GMT
German shares lose 1.39 pct at start of trading Friday
BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- German stocks were off to a bad start on Friday, with the benchmark DAX index losing 193.53 points, or 1.39 percent, opening at 13,685.80 points. While all shares...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:05:04 GMT
RKI warns of clear signals for COVID-19 trend reversal in Germany
BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- After a positive development of the COVID-19 situation since the beginning of the year, Germany would now face "some clear signals of a trend reversal," Lothar Wieler, p...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:05:03 GMT
Operating profit of German chemical giant BASF down 23 pct in 2020
BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Operating profit before special items of BASF declined by 23 percent to 3.56 billion euros (4.31 billion U.S. dollars) in the fiscal year 2020, the German chemical giant...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:44:03 GMT
Weather forecast for world cities -- Feb. 27
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities on Feb. 27 (temperatures in Celsius): Min.　Max.　 Condition　　　 Wind scale Beijing -...[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:55:02 GMT
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0930 GMT, Feb. 26
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday urged finance ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) to strengthen cooperation to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and boost global recovery....[read more]
Published: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 01:18:01 GMT
Villarreal and Granada into last-16 of Europa League
MADRID, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Spain will have two teams in Friday's draw for the last-16 of the Europa League after Villarreal and Granada assured their places on Thursday night. Gerard Moreno...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:49:01 GMT
German reinsurer Munich Re sees profits fall to 1.2 bln euros in 2020
BERLIN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Profits of German reinsurer Munich Re dropped almost 60 percent to 1.2 billion euros (1.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020, a year "marked by high losses in connection with...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:44:01 GMT
German shares lose 0.69 pct Thursday
FRANKFURT, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- German shares lost on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX index down 96.67 points, or 0.69 percent, to close at 13,879.33 points. Multinational chemical and pharm...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:11:49 GMT
Bulgaria's Exports to Germany Grow to Record Highs Despite Pandemic
In 2020, Bulgaria exported EUR 3.6 billion worth of goods to Germany, according to data from the German statistical service. According to it, the export increased by 0.1% and scored a record for th...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:55:01 GMT
Germany investing 5 bln euros to modernize railway stations
BERLIN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure said on Wednesday that more than five billion euros (6.1 billion U.S. dollars) would be invested in the modern...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:18:28 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 25
ADDIS ABABA -- Around 2,000 fighters in Ethiopia's western Benishangul-Gumuz regional state have surrendered, an Ethiopian official said on Thursday. Ashadli Hassen, president of Bensihangul...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:05:35 GMT
Xinhua Headlines: How Xinjiang is misunderstood
by Xinhua writer Yang Shilong, Hu Yousong WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- While people in Xinjiang live in growing peace and security, some ill-minded Western politicians and fact-distorting...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:05:20 GMT
Over 10,000 in Macao inoculated with mainland-made COVID-19 vaccines
MACAO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 10,691 people in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines produced in the mainland as of Thursday, accordi...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:05:14 GMT
Germany aims to better protect cultural treasures
BERLIN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- After a couple of spectacular heists in Germany, the government announced Thursday it would launch a program to help cultural institutions expand security measures so as...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:05:13 GMT
Germany's COVID-19 infections rise again despite lockdown
BERLIN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Despite the ongoing lockdown, Germany registered 11,869 new COVID-19 infections within one day, 1,662 more than one week ago, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federa...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:05:02 GMT
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer posts record net losses in 2020
BERLIN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Net losses of Bayer amounted to almost 10.5 billion euros (12.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020, partly due to costs for glyphosate litigations, the German pharmaceutical ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:05:01 GMT
German consumer climate for March recovers slightly despite lockdown: GfK
BERLIN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- After the lockdown-related slump at the beginning of 2021, The German consumer climate for March recovered slightly, according to a monthly consumer climate study publis...[read more]
Published: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:43:33 GMT
Messi scores twice as Barcelona dispatch Elche
Lionel Messi soared past Luis Suarez to become La Liga's top scorer on Wednesday by adding his 17th and 18th goals of the season in a much-needed ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:11:52 GMT
Three Home Test Kits for Covid-19 Approved for Use in Germany
Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn's strategy to help Europe's biggest economy emerge from a lockdown that has been in place since mid-December....[read more]