Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:06:21 GMT
French energy giant 'TotalEnergies' joins push for Myanmar sanctions
PARIS, France - TotalEnergies, a French energy behemoth, has asked the US and French governments to approve targeted sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas revenues, which are the Mayanmar's military leaders' primary source of income. Total's Chief exec, Patrick Pouyann, said in a letter to Human Rights Watch on Thursday that the company was using all options to stop funding the junta that took over Myanmar's g...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:35:42 GMT
Burkina Soldiers Mutiny Over Anti-Jihadist Strategy
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO - Soldiers in Burkina Faso staged mutinies at several barracks to demand the sacking of the country's military top brass and allocation of more resources to a seven-year battle against Islamist insurgents.The authorities declared an overnight curfew from 8:00 p.m. local time (2000 GMT) 'until further notice' and the education ministry said schools would be closed Monday and Tuesday acro...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:55:11 GMT
Danielle Kang wins Tournament of Champions for sixth career win
Danielle Kang carded a 4-under 68 on Sunday to win the Tournament of Champions at Orlando, Fla., by three strokes over Canada's Brooke Henderson.
Kang finished at 16-under 272 while picking up her sixth career LPGA victory. The 29-year-old resident of Las Vegas fueled her victory with four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine.
Kang shot below 70 in all four rounds at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club.
"My ment...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:35:18 GMT
Brussels Police Clash with Anti-Vaccination Protesters
Police in Brussels fired water cannon and clouds of tear gas at 50,000 protesters demonstrating Sunday against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions European authorities are imposing to try to contain the fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus.Some of the protesters came from France, Germany and other countries, shouting "Liberty!" as they marched through the headquarters city of the European Union. ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:13:02 GMT
End of Covid pandemic plausible, WHO claims
The Omicron variant is leading to a period of quiet and a possible end to the pandemic in Europe, health officials sayThe World Health Organization (WHO) claimed on Sunday that there might finally be an end to the Covid pandemic in Europe, after the rapid spread of the Omicron variant."It is plausible that the region is approaching an end to the pandemic," Regional Director Hans Kluge tol...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:35:14 GMT
US Anti-Vaccine Activists Rally in Washington
Anti-vaccine activists are set to rally Sunday in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial.The anti-vaccine argument has taken hold among various American groups, including politicians, school officials, professional athletes and health care workers. Public health officials say about 20% of U.S. adults are unvaccinated.COVID vaccine passport protests were held in several European capitals Saturday.Thousands of ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:27:24 GMT
Coffee consumption improves digestion: Study
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): A recent clinical study has found positive effects of coffee on digestion and the gut, and it protects against common digestive complaints such as gallstones as well as certain liver diseases.
The study has been published in the 'Nutrients Journal'.
The review of 194 research publications suggested that moderate coffee consumption (defined by EFSA as 3-5 cups per day) was not found to ge...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:14:07 GMT
Australia's hefty price for AUKUS
The focus of Australia's reinvigorated friendship with the UK and US exposes the true purpose of the new partnership: global military expansion and buy-in on Cold War 2.0. It's nothing to do with making the world a better place.In past years, treaties were often a force for good. A deal signed by two or more parties cemented a friendship, committed each other to the pursuit of common objectives, and somehow, eve...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:13:21 GMT
EU pins soaring gas prices on geopolitics
Tensions between nations have helped send European energy bills to a historic highThe price of energy across the world has skyrocketed to unprecedented levels in a trend that is being exacerbated by geopolitical pressures, says the European Commission.The soaring cost of gas has clearly impacted energy prices on the continent, according to European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson....[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:13:19 GMT
Energy storage could emerge as the hottest market of 2022
The battery storage industry is getting billions poured into gigafactories, with new projects popping up left and rightA few years ago, battery energy storage began drawing attention as what one industry executive at the time called the Holy Grail of renewable energy. In the years since, EVs have stolen the spotlight but now battery storage is back, larger than life and, quite likely, twice as e...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:13:09 GMT
Anti-lockdown protesters smash EU diplomatic service HQ
Fierce clashes between protesters and police in Brussels saw damage dealt to the European External Action Service buildingChaotic scenes unfolded on the streets of the Belgian capital, Brussels, on Sunday, as thousands of protesters joined a mass march against Covid-19 health passes and other restrictions introduced by European governments in the name of combating the pandemic.Videos capt...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:40:07 GMT
G2 Esports add Aleksib, XTQZZZ to roster
G2 Esports signed Finnish in-game leader Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen from OG on Sunday.
G2 also added French coach Remy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam and sent Nemanja "nexa" Isakovic to OG.
Aleksib, 24, failed to live up to expectations with OG in 2021 after a successful run with ENCE. He also competed with ENCORE and HAVU Gaming among other clubs.
XTQZZZ, 33, fills the spot left vacant after G2 dismissed Damien "maLeK" Marcel afte...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:19:13 GMT
Ashleigh Barty breezes into quarters at Australian Open
Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty advanced to her fourth straight Australian Open quarterfinal with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Amanda Anisimova on Sunday in Melbourne.
Barty continued her quest to become the first Australian to win the tournament since Chris O'Neil in 1978 after dispatching the 60th-ranked American in 74 minutes. She did so by recording seven aces to overcome 17 unforced errors and three double faults.
Barty will squa...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:55:42 GMT
Mira Kapoor is 'Sunday binging' on Shahid Kapoor
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): One of the most loved celebrity couples of B'town--Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput never leave a chance to set major couple goals whenever they share something on the internet together, and their recent post proves the same!Mira took to her Instagram handle to share how the couple is 'Sunday binging'.
She shared an adorable snap featuring herself taking a mirror selfie while kissing her ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:35:24 GMT
French Soldier Killed After Attack on Mali Military Base
A French soldier has died after a rocket attack on the French army base in Gao, Mali.The French Armed Forces Ministry released a statement Sunday morning saying the attack occurred on the Gao, Mali, Operation Barkhane military base on Saturday.The statement claimed the attack was carried out by "terrorists."Operation Barkhane, France's counterinsugency military operation in the Sahel, has operated ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:55:31 GMT
Afghanistan exports suffer due to lack of proper air transit
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 23 (ANI): Afghanistan exports have been suffering due to lack of air transit as air corridors have been suspended according to the statement of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI).
According to ACCI officials, the suspension of flights via air corridors has created challenges in exporting merchants' goods abroad. The officials said they have been trying to solve the probl...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:12:14 GMT
EU signals it's on an energy-buying spree
Soaring prices for fuel and low gas storage levels force Brussels to ?improve risk-preparedness?The European Union is in talks with its trading partners in search of viable options to increase supplies of natural gas to its member states, according to the bloc's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson."The gas storage levels in the EU are significantly lower than usual at this time of the year,"...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:05:14 GMT
US Anti-Vaccine Activists to Rally at Lincoln Memorial
Anti-vaccine activists are set to rally Sunday in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial.The anti-vaccine argument has taken hold among various American groups, including politicians, school officials, professional athletes and health care workers. Public health officials say about 20% of U.S. adults are unvaccinated.COVID vaccine passport protests were held in several European capitals Saturday.Thousands of ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 08:54:50 GMT
Let's reveal the secrets of Soviet 'Eskimo' ice cream (RECIPE)
This legendary ice cream was destined to become No. 1 in the USSR, and was made in large quantities at choice locations. But can you make it at home? Yes, and we'll show you how.'Eskimo on a stick', according to Anastas Mikoyan (Soviet commissar of the food industry), was decreed to be mass produced at affordable prices. He was convinced that a Soviet citizen should eat at least five kilograms of this ice cream ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 07:03:25 GMT
Australian Open: Nadal decimates Mannarino to storm into quarter-finals
Melbourne [Australia], January 23 (ANI): Sixth-seed Rafael Nadal decimated Adrian Mannarino of France 7-6 (16-14), 6-2, 6-2 in a match that lasted for two hours and 40 minutes to enter the quarter-finals of men's singles here at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.
The opening set started off on a competitive note with both the players holding their serves to take it to a tie-break. The tie-breaker turned out to be an even inte...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 06:12:58 GMT
Israel insists it only legally spies on citizens
Israel did not deny using ?advanced technology? to track the population, and rejected allegations that the practice was illegalAn Israeli minister has denied reports that police illegally used Pegasus surveillance software to spy on the country's own citizens, calling the "central claim" - that the practice was illegal - "not true."Several government investigations were launched this past...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 22:15:19 GMT
Briton Imprisoned In Iran To Launch Hunger Strike
A British citizen imprisoned in Iran on spying charges is launching a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment and what his family said on January 22 is a lack of pressure to secure his release.The 67-year-old Anush Ashoori, a dual British-Iranian national, was sentenced in 2019 to 12 years in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.In a video statement...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:18:10 GMT
Monk linked to mindfulness craze dies at 95
The Zen master best known for popularizing the idea of being present in the moment has passed away in VietnamThich Nhat Hanh died peacefully in the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam, his Zen teaching organization, Plum Village announced on Saturday. The influential Buddhist monk, who was born in 1926, suffered a stroke in recent years, which left him unable to speak or preach. He then expressed a wish t...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:13:48 GMT
To really fix democracy, these wannabe saviors should leave it alone
By definition, democracy is messy. So why are many so-called 'prominent thinkers' insisting on tinkering with it when that's precisely how it has eroded?You know that there's some serious soul-searching going on in Western democracies when American President Joe Biden hosts an entire summit to save it last December, and then Foreign Policy magazine publishes an ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:37:12 GMT
Normandy Format policy advisers to meet in Paris on Tuesday
Paris [France], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): German, Russian, Ukrainian and French policy advisers will meet for the Normandy Format talks to discuss the Ukrainian crisis in Paris on January 25, with Russia being represented by Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Dmitry Kozak, a source in the Russian presidential administration told Sputnik on Saturday.
"Policy advisers of the Normandy format will hold an in-person meeting in Pari...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:18:31 GMT
Study finds reading may improve with action video games
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study has found that reading can be improved with an action video game.
The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Nature Human Behaviour'.
Decoding letters into sound is a key point in learning to read but is not enough to master it. "Reading calls upon several other essential mechanisms that we don't necessarily think about, such as knowing how to move our eyes on t...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:12:18 GMT
Champagne sales popped in 2021
French Champagne houses toast record sales and exportsFrance's Comite Champagne trade association, which represents over 16,000 winegrowers and 320 champagne houses, on Wednesday reported record high sales for 2021.It says France exported a historic...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 12:03:31 GMT
Johnny Depp to play controversial French king Louis XV in new historical drama
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): Actor Johnny Depp is set to take on the role of French king Louis XV.
As per Variety, the 58-year-old star will feature as the controversial royal in a new movie from French filmmaker Maiwenn. The shoot for the upcoming film will begin this summer.
The yet-to-be-titled movie's exact plot details are kept under wraps. It is being produced by Pascal Caucheteux and Gregoire Sorlat's Paris-b...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 07:03:27 GMT
Australian Open: Sabalenka, Collins rally to win; Halep, Mertens roll into R4
Melbourne [Australia], January 22 (ANI): Simona Halep on Saturday thrashed Montenegrin Danka Kovinic to roll into the second week of the Australian Open for the fifth straight year.
Former world number one Romanian dropped just three games during 64 minutes in the 6-2, 6-1 victory over Kovinic at John Cain Arena. Halep bettered her season record to 8-0 and her record in the third round of Grand Slams to 21-3. She's won al...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 06:05:17 GMT
US Suspends 44 Flights by Chinese Carriers After Beijing Action
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government said Friday it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 concerns.The suspensions will begin Jan. 30 with Xiamen Airlines' scheduled Los Angeles-to-Xiamen flight and run through March 29, the Transportation Department said.The decis...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 05:55:22 GMT
Pakistan aiding Chinese repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang: Report
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): Pakistan has never shied away from denouncing other nations for atrocities against Muslim communities however the country itself has remained noncommittal on the issue of violation of Uyghur human rights in Xinjiang.
China's economic rise and growing presence in Pakistan due to its investment specifically in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has given Beijing an unpreceden...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 04:40:13 GMT
Surge, Subliners, Mutineers, Thieves advance in CDL Kickoff Classic
The Seattle Surge, New York Subliners, Florida Mutineers and Los Angeles Thieves earned first-round wins Friday as the Call of Duty League season began with the opening night of the Kickoff Classic at Arlington, Texas.
The four teams received first-round byes: the reigning champion Atlanta FaZe plus the Toronto Ultra, OpTic Texas (formerly OpTic Chicago) and the Minnesota Rokkr.
The Surge swept the London Royal Ravens 3...[read more]
Published: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:55:09 GMT
UN chief calls for action to put out '5-alarm global fire'
New York [US], January 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday raised five alarms for the world for 2022 and urged countries to forge a new, more hopeful and equal path at a time when "the only certainty is more uncertainty".
"We face a five-alarm global fire that requires the full mobilization of all countries," he said, referring to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, a morally bankrupt global financial syst...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:40:19 GMT
Nelly Korda grabs second-day lead at Tournament of Champions
World No. 1 Nelly Korda shot a 6-under-par 66 on Friday to vault herself past Mexico's Gaby Lopez and into the lead at the LPGA's Tournament of Champions at Orlando, Fla.
Korda overcame a bogey on the fifth hole at the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club to record seven birdies, hitting 10 of 14 fairways and tying for the lowest round of the day.
Korda is at 10-under 134 in the LPGA's season-opening event after two days.
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Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:55:03 GMT
Oil giants TotalEnergies, Chevron announce withdrawal from Myanmar over rights violations
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 22 (ANI): Oil giants TotalEnergies and Chevron are withdrawing from Myanmar due to the deteriorating situation in the country following the military coup in February 2021.
The situation has been worsening since the beginning of 2021, when the military took over the country, ousting the democratically elected government. Besides, the killing of scores of people, about 10,000 people across Myanm...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:55:32 GMT
Disney developing live-action movie 'Aristocats'
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): Disney has recently announced that it is adapting the classic animated movie 'The Aristocats' into a live-action feature.
Sources told Deadline that Will Gluck and Keith Bunin will pen the script, with Gluck producing through his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner.
The film is based on the 1970 animated movie, which followed a family of Parisian felines who learn they are set to inherit a...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:36:02 GMT
French Oil Company TotalEnergies Leaves Myanmar
French Oil Company TotalEnergies and U.S. oil company Chevron have announced they are pulling out of a major joint gas project in Myanmar, citing the February coup.In February, Myanmar's military junta seized power, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her government. Since then, local and international rights groups say security forces have killed more than 1,400 people and arrested thousands....[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:05:26 GMT
Iran rejects West's "constructed deadlines" for Vienna nuke talks
© Provided by Xinhua TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Western countries involved in the ongoing Vienna nuclear negotiations on Thursday continued to create a sense of urgency by highlighting again that it was now just a matter of wee...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:55:32 GMT
US is 'fully prepared' for another Biden-Putin summit, says Blinken
Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday (local time) said that President Joe Biden is ready to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if progress is made on Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is "fully prepared" for another Biden-Putin summit "if it proves useful and productive.""If we conclude and the Russians conclude that the best way to resolve thi...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:40:13 GMT
Run continues for Serb Miomir Kecmanovic in Australia
A more famous men's singles player from Serbia exited the Australian Open stage, unwittingly clearing the path for countryman Miomir Kecmanovic to make an improbable run in the tournament.
Unseeded Kecmanovic, who was slated to play Novak Djokovic in the opening round before he was deported, wonagain and found his way to the quarterfinals in Melbourne. He posted a 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-5 win over 25th-seeded Lorenzo Soneg...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:19:07 GMT
Amanda Anisimova ousts Naomi Osaka in Aussie Open thriller
Amanda Anisimova upset Naomi Osaka in a dramatic third-round match at the Australian Open on Friday.
Anisimova, 20, won the final match tiebreak, 10-5, and the American moved into the women's singles quarterfinals with the 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win.
"I'm speechless ... I can't stop smiling," Anisimova said on court after the match. "Going into this match I knew I had to be playing sharp if I wanted to give myself a chance. ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:39:52 GMT
Five life-affirming words we should bring back into use
Lexicographer and TV personality Susie Dent recently embarked on a curious, self-appointed mission. She is determined to bring the word "respair", last used around 1525, back into common usage."Respair", Dent explains, means "fresh hope; a recovery from despair". To her mind, the English languag...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:27:10 GMT
Syed Modi International: Sindhu rallies to win three-game thriller against Katethong, reaches semis; HS Prannoy crashes out
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Top-seed PV Sindhu on Friday rallied to defeat Supanida Katethong in a three-game thriller to move into the semi-finals of the ongoing Syed Modi International 2022 here in Lucknow.
At the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, the Indian defeated the sixth-seed left-handed shuttler by 11-21, 21-12, 21-17 in a clash that lasted for one hour and five minutes.
The Thai shuttler s...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:12:22 GMT
Least popular world leader revealed
A survey shows the British PM's support is waningA poll by Morning Consult, a US-based data intelligence firm, has revealed that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently the least popular world leader.The results of the survey, which were published on Thursday, ranked J...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:12:13 GMT
Djokovic coach says star hit mentally by Australia deportation saga
Novak Djokovic's coach says the star is 'suffering' in the wake of his Australian deportation rowNovak Djokovic's longtime coach Marian Vajda says that the Serbian superstar's deportation from Australia after a protracted staredown with the government's immigration officials was "unjust", but insists that the world number one will bounce back from the saga.Djokovic has yet to comment at l...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:36:58 GMT
Many Dead or Missing as 'Horrific' Air Strike Destroys Yemen Jail
A 'horrific' air strike on a Yemeni prison has left many dead or missing, aid workers said on Friday after a night of deadly bombing that underlined a dramatic escalation in violence.Gruesome scenes came to light in Saada, heartland of the Houthi rebel movement, as rescue workers pulled bodies from destroyed prison buildings and piled up mangled corpses, according to footage released by the insurgents.Fur...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:15:13 GMT
Russian Poet, Translator Anatoly Naiman Dies At 85
Anatoly Naiman, one of Russia's most prominent poets, whose works were officially allowed to be published only after Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms, has died in Moscow at the age of 85.Naiman's daughter Anna Narinskaya said on Facebook on January 21 that her father died overnight, several days after being hospitalized with a stroke.Naiman was born in Leningrad, now St. Peter...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:13:07 GMT
Rugby in mourning after French star dead at 29
Tributes have been paid to Jordan Michallet after he died aged 29Rugby in France is in mourning after the sudden death of Rouen fly-half Jordan Michallet at the age of 29, after he fell from the fourth floor of a building, a local prosecutor said.His passing, suspected to be a suicide, was announced by the second division team as France Rugby also offered their condolences.On Frida...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:13:04 GMT
Youngster cant stop smiling after dumping out defending champ Osaka
Amanda Anisimova outlasted defending champion Naomi Osaka in a thriller at the Australian OpenAmanda Anisimova pulled off a major upset in Melbourne as the 20-year-old American defeated defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka in a back-and-forth thriller - and she could hardly contain her excitement afterwards.Osaka, the two-time winner of the Melbourne Grand Slam, was expected to ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:12:56 GMT
New Mission: Impossible invokes decades-old CIA-Hollywood link
The upcoming ?Mission: Impossible 8? has the curious working title ?Scorpio? ? the same as the first movie allowed access to film at the CIA headquartersRecent editions of Production Weekly - a Hollywood publication that charts in-p...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:55:28 GMT
Evolution of Russian tanks throughout the 20-21 centuries
Find out how these machines evolved from machine guns covered by steel plates to the most powerful infantry weapons on the battlefield. World War I tanks ("Vezdekhod" or simply - "anywhere goer")Public domainThe first battle machines that would later be known as 'tanks' appeared...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:36:35 GMT
French Parliament's Uyghur Genocide Declaration Angers China
BEIJING - China condemned a French parliament resolution on Friday that accuses Beijing of carrying out a genocide against its Uyghur Muslim population, a move that has strained ties two weeks before the Winter Olympics.The resolution adds to a chorus of western nations that have criticized Beijing for placing around 1 million Uyghurs in forced labor camps, terming 'the violence perpetrated by the People's Repub...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:36:33 GMT
TotalEnergies to Leave Myanmar Over Human Rights Abuses
PARIS - French oil giant TotalEnergies on Friday said it would withdraw from Myanmar over 'worsening' human rights abuses committed since the country's military took power in a February 2021 coup.'The situation, in terms of human rights and more generally the rule of law, which have kept worsening in Myanmar... has led us to reassess the situation and no longer allows TotalEnergies to make a sufficiently positiv...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:13:02 GMT
Serb marches on in Australia after vowing to avenge Djokovic
Miomir Kecmanovic pulled off a shock to beat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in MelbourneMiomir Kecmanovic produced the biggest win of his career to move into the Australian Open fourth round, as the Serbian star who had been scheduled to meet Novak Djokovic earlier in the tournament continued his progress.Kecmanovic saw off Italian 25th seed Lorenzo Sonego in four sets in Melbourne on Friday, 6-4...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:03:23 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris signs new contract with Premier League club
London [UK], January 21 (ANI): Tottenham Hotspur FC on Friday announced that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club, which will run until 2024.
Captain of the Premier League club, Hugo, 35, has racked up 395 appearances since his arrival from Lyon in August 2012. Already 14th in Spurs' all-time appearance list, he will soon become only the 12th player to make 400-plus appearance...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:03:22 GMT
Australian Open: Berrettini beats Alcaraz in thrilling five setter to enter 4th round
Melbourne [Australia], January 21 (ANI): Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini beat 18-year old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10-5) in a match that lasted four hours and 10 minutes to enter the men's singles fourth round here at the Rod Laver Arena.
Meanwhile, Frenchman Gael Monfils won in straight sets to enter the fourth round of men's singles.
Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini started off on a posi...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:03:20 GMT
East Turkistan govt in exile praises France for recognizing Uyghur 'genocide', urges boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Brussels [Belgium], January 21 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government in Exile praised the French people and their National Assembly for recognizing the Chinese Government's atrocities against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan as genocide and called out for a full boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, according to a press release.
Prime Minister Salih Hudayar of the East Turkistan Government in Exile...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:55:27 GMT
Japan, France express concern over progress in North Korean missile program
Tokyo [Japan], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan and France on Friday expressed serious concern over the progress in the North Korean nuclear and missile program and urged Pyongyang to take concrete steps to implement the provisions of the UN Security Council resolutions.
On Thursday, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi held Japan-France 22 online meeting with their Frenc...[read more]
Published: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:18:10 GMT
China fumes over France's Xinjiang resolution, says it could cause damage to bilateral ties
Paris [France], January 21 (ANI): The Chinese embassy in France on Thursday opposed a resolution that the French Parliament adopted over human rights issues in China's Xinjiang province, and expressed concerns over the "damage" it could cause to bilateral relations.
The Chinese embassy in a statement stated the resolution deliberately smeared China and grossly interfered in its internal affairs, state media tabloid Global...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:37:20 GMT
Macron's Call for EU Talks With Kremlin Unnerves European Allies
French President Emmanuel Macron's call for the European Union to pursue its own talks with the Kremlin is raising fears of a split developing in the Western response to the threat of a Russian invasion in Ukraine.Macron has struggled in the past to convince his EU partners of the need for Europe to take regional security into its own hands and depend less on the United States. His speech to European lawmakers W...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:05:10 GMT
US Sanctions 4 Ukrainians Accused of Aiding Russia
The U.S. government says it is sanctioning four Ukrainians "engaged in Russian government-directed influence activities to destabilize Ukraine.""The individuals we are targeting, two of whom are members of Ukraine's parliament, act at the direction of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and support Russia's destabilizing and dangerous influence operations, which undermine not just Ukraine but also the fundamental...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:40:35 GMT
Ukraine: a country wounded by eight years of crisis
The Russian-Ukrainian war began in 2014 after pro-European protesters toppled the government of the Moscow-backed president Victor Yanukovych. This led to a rapid escalation of a crisis that resulted in the annexation of Crimea by Russia in March 2014 and the establishment of two Russian-protected de facto states in e...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:12:43 GMT
Journalists boycott Macron-EU press conference as no questions taken
The French president has been accused of using the event as a photo opportunityEuropean correspondents on Wednesday exited the press conference auditorium of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg after its newly elected president, Roberta Metsola, and French President Emmanuel Macron refused to take questions.Journalists took to Twitter to clarify the reasons for their frustration. "After more ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:12:20 GMT
Paris to tackle its notorious problem
City officials have announced a campaign to make Paris cleanOn Tuesday, Emmanuel Gregoire, the deputy mayor of Paris, said that the campaign criticizing the dirty side of the city was effective in highlighting the capital's faults.People in the capital had been using the hashtag '#SaccageParis' (#TrashedParis), which went viral in 2021, sharing photos of the dirtier side of the city, with...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:12:18 GMT
China slams France's 'deliberate slander'
French lawmakers have adopted a resolution accusing China of ?crimes against humanity and genocide? against UighursFrance's National Assembly voted 169 to 1 on Thursday to officially recognize "the violence perpetrated by the People's Republic of China against the Uighurs as constituting crimes against humanity and genocide."The non-binding resolution, put forward by the opposition Social...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:03:32 GMT
French Parliament pans China's pogrom of Uyghur Muslims
Paris [France], January 20 (ANI): French Parliament slammed China's "genocide" of its Uyghur Muslim people on Thursday, in a resolution that could sour relations between Paris and Beijing only two weeks before the Winter Olympics.
It also urges the French government to protect the ethnic minority in the Xinjiang region and take "the necessary measures within the international community and in its foreign policy towards th...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:40:19 GMT
No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev advances at raucous Australian Open
Russian Daniil Medvedev fought off home-country favorite Nick Kyrgios and a noisy crowd on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
With the crowd at Rod Laver Arena solidly behind the Australian Kyrgios, Medvedev pulled out a 7-6 (1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory thattook nearly three hours.
Kyrgios had topped Medvedev, the No. 2 seed, in each of their past two meetings.
"Against Nick, it's...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:27:31 GMT
Blinken holds joint press conference with his German counterpart, says talks with Lavrov will show diplomatic way forward with Russia
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a joint press conference with Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Berlin on Thursday.
This comes after the two top diplomats held a meeting with their French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian and UK Deputy Foreign Minister James Cleverly to discuss the recent escalation of tensions on Ukraine's eastern border with Russia, reported Sputni...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:55:47 GMT
Australian Open, Day-4: Medvedev, Sabalenka and Halep enter third round, Raducanu and Muguruza knocked out
Melbourne [Australia], January 20 (ANI): The fourth day of the Australian Open 2022 turned out to be an eventful day as reigning US Open Champion Daniil Medvedev beat Nick Kyrgios in a hard fought four set encounter while Simona Halep registered a comfortable straight sets win over Beatriz Haddad Maia. Aryna Sabalenka too won a hard fought match here at the Rod Laver Arena. On the other hand Emma Raducanu and Garbine Mugu...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:55:44 GMT
Ridley Scott's Joaquin Phoenix starrer 'Kitbag' title changed to 'Napolean'
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Apple TV plus' upcoming Napoleon Bonaparte film directed by ace filmmaker Ridley Scott has undergone a title change. The film which was once being called 'Kitbag' will now be called 'Napoleon.'The news was confirmed by Deadline.
The 'House of Gucci' of Gucci fame Ridley is on the director's chair for the upcoming film about the infamous French leader.
'Napoleon' will star Academy Award w...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:27:20 GMT
Music industry veteran Jerry Crutchfield dies at 87
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Jerry Crutchfield, a songwriter, producer, publishing executive and music industry veteran, passed away on January 11, his family announced. He was 87.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, in addition to an illustrious career as a songwriter and producer, Crutchfield launched MCA Music Publishing's Nashville office and served as its president for 25 years. He also served for four years a...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:12:57 GMT
Macron slammed for turning EU into Africa's hotel & Beijing's prey
MEP Jordan Bardella launched a scathing attack on the French presidentOn Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron came to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to sell France's vision for its six-month presidency of the EU.Instead, he had to face harsh criticism from French MEPs, the most cutting of whom was Jordan Bardella from presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's far-right National...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:55:31 GMT
Saltykov-Shchedrin: Satirist, wordsmith and legal terrorist
This skilled satirist is relatively unknown in the West, but he made huge contributions to Russian language, literature and social development.Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was born on Jan. 27 1826 and would go on to become one of the most controversial writers of his day. Described by his contemporaries as a "writer of sarcasm and corrosive analysis" and "Russia's legal terrorist," he was uncompromising in his bit...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:03:30 GMT
Australian Open: Tsitsipas wins four set battle to enter Round-3
Melbourne [Australia], January 20 (ANI): World no. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Sebastian Baez of Argentina 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (7-5), 6-3. 6-4 in a hard fought 2nd round match of the men's singles which lasted for three hours and 22 minutes to enter the third round here at Margaret Court Arena.
World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas faced tough fight from the Argentine Sebastian Baez from the opening set itself taking it to the tie-brea...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:03:28 GMT
Marvel mourns 'Moon Knight' actor Gaspard Ulliel's 'tragic' death
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Marvel is "deeply saddened" by the demise of French actor and 'Moon Knight' star Gaspard Ulliel, who was pronounced dead on January 19 following a ski accident in southeastern France the day before.
In a statement obtained by E! News, the studio said, "We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of our friend and colleague Gaspard Ulliel. Our thoughts are with his family and fr...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:55:33 GMT
Winners of the Nationwide Awards for Under 50 Business Corporate Leaders - 2022 have been announced by Business Mint
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI/PNN): TheWe are happy to continue the tradition of the Awards, which define and honour vision, promote the spirit of achievement, and reward excellence in business leadership in India, which we have hosted since 2018. Leaders who have contributed to and impacted the Indian economy, as well as visionaries behind today's exceptional firms, are recognized and honoured by the Nationwide Awar...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 02:18:12 GMT
Four EU nations call on Israel to revise decision on building new houses in east Jerusalem
Paris [France], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Four EU countries including France, Germany, Italy and Spain have expressed concern over the Israeli decision to construct new houses in East Jerusalem and demolish buildings in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, as well as called on the Jewish state to revise the move.
According to the joint statement of the countries' foreign ministries, the Israeli activities pose a direct threat ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:12:12 GMT
France calls for new 'European order'
The French leader has marked the beginning of his country's presidency of the EU with a call for a new ?European order?French leader Emmanuel Macron, has marked the start of his country's presidency of the EU by calling for a "frank" dialogue with Russia, which he deemed necessary for building a new rules-based "European order.""Our continent's security requires strategic rearmament of ou...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:55:07 GMT
Ukrainian president, US secretary of state discuss security situation around Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met here on Wednesday to discuss the security situation around Ukraine, Zelensky's press service said.
In particular, the two sides exchanged their views on the ways of settlement of the situation within the existing negotiation formats and within other modalities of the political and diplomatic settlem...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:55:34 GMT
French Prime Minister Jean Castex condoles demise of actor Gaspard Ulliel
Paris [France], January 19 (ANI): The demise of actor Gaspard Ulliel on Wednesday in ski accident has left everyone shocked. He was 37.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex paid tribute to the late actor on Twitter.
He penned a message in French, which translates to: "Gaspard Ulliel grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him. They loved each other madly. It is with a heavy heart that we will no longer see his most beautifu...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:37:12 GMT
Blinken to VOA: Russia Has a Clear Choice to Make
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke in Kyiv Wednesday with VOA's Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze about his talks with Ukrainian leaders and the prospects for heading off a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. The following is a transcript of that interview. It has been edited for clarity. ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:37:08 GMT
Marvel 'Moon Knight' series star Gaspard Ulliel dies after ski accident
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): Gaspard Ulliel, star of Marvel's upcoming 'Moon Knight' series, has passed away following a ski accident. He was 37.
According to Deadline, the Cesar-winning actor was hospitalised on Tuesday after suffering a head injury and did not recover, the actor's family and local agent have said.
He was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Grenoble following a collision on the slopes in the...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:12:48 GMT
Moon Knight actor dies after ski accident
37-year-old French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died following an skiing accident in the Alps on TuesdayThe 37-year-old French actor Gaspard Ulliel has passed away following a "serious skiing accident" in the Alps on Tuesday, according to his family and local agent, as reported by AFP. The actor reportedly collided with another skier and lost consciousness, after which he was transported by helicopt...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:12:46 GMT
Will Novak Djokovic be barred from other Grand Slams
The Serbian tennis world number one could be prohibited from defending his other competition crownsNovak Djokovic arrived home in Serbia at the start of the week, concluding an Australian Open soap opera that has dominated the headlines for the past fortnight.Believing a medical exemption would be enough to aim for a record 10th title at the Melbourne spectacle, the 34-year-old ended up b...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:12:26 GMT
Use Ukrainian for sex, lovers urged
Wife of leading celebrity shares list of useful words (and activities) for the boudoirThe wife of a top entertainer has urged the people of Ukraine to make Ukrainian the language they use between the sheets, and even provided a list of helpful vocabulary for those at a loss for words.Elizaveta Belskaya, an art historian and wife of actor Anton Mukharsky, posted the advice on social media ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:07:13 GMT
NATO Countries Urged to Supply More Weapons to Ukraine
Germany is under mounting pressure from European allies to drop its long-standing refusal to supply weapons to Ukraine to help the country to defend itself from a Russian attack.Britain flew short-range anti-tank missiles to Ukraine on Monday, avoiding German airspace. British Defense Minister Ben Wallace indicated to lawmakers that more military aid and extra security assistance will likely be forthcoming in li...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:07:11 GMT
French Actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, Dies After Ski Accident
French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads as well as film and television roles, died Wednesday after a skiing accident in the Alps, according to his agent's office. He was 37.Ulliel portrayed the young Hannibal Lecter in 2007's 'Hannibal Rising' and fashion mogul Yves Saint Laurent in the 2014 biopic 'Saint Laurent.' He is also in the upcoming Marvel series 'Moon Knight,' and was the...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:05:11 GMT
Macron presents French EU Council Presidency's priorities to EP
© Provided by Xinhua At the helm of the EU Council, France intends to "create together a European power of the future ... an independent Europe that has given itself the means to decide its own future and not rely on the decisions of other major powe...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:55:40 GMT
Macron says Europe should propose Africa new terms of partnership
Paris [France], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Europe should work out a new plan of cooperation with African nations to resolve pressing issues of mutual concern, such as migration, including migration, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.
"Europe should offer a new alliance to the African continent. The destinies of the two sides of the Mediterranean are linked, and we cannot properly discuss the subject of mig...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:13:21 GMT
Australian court sets date for Djokovic explanation
The Australian Federal Court is set to release its reasons for dismissing the case of Novak Djokovic in his deportation scandalThe Australian Federal Court says it will provide the reasons for the decision to dismiss Novak Djokovic's challenge against the cancelation of his visa in a live-streamed session on Thursday, January 20.Djokovic lost his legal bid to remain in Australia on Sunday...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:03:29 GMT
OSIA OSIA, India's homegrown luxury herbal skincare brand, registers 100 per cent growth in 2021
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): OSIA OSIA, India's luxury herbal and organic skincare brand has registered a staggering 100% growth in 2021.
In fact, since the time of its launch four years ago, the brand has managed this growth rate every year.
Launched in the year 2018, OSIA OSIA has been successfully selling handcrafted, natural and organic herbal soaps in India, Europe, USA and Hong Kong through the onli...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:16:41 GMT
French minister urged to resign over Ibiza trip
Jean-Michel Blanquer unveiled new testing and isolation rules from the Spanish party islandSpeaking on Tuesday, France's education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer told lawmakers that he had done nothing wrong but admitted that he should have chosen a different place to announce the new Covid test rules. "I regret the symbolism," he added.Blanquer's admission of regret came as opposition law...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:13:00 GMT
Serb who vowed to avenge Djokovic wins again at Australian Open
Miomir Kecmanovic is into the third round at Melbourne ParkMiomir Kecmanovic continues to make good on his pledge to 'avenge' deported countryman Novak Djokovic as the Serb overcame America's Tommy Paul in straight sets in their second-round Australian Open meeting on Wednesday.Kecmanovic, 22, had been drawn to face Djokovic in the first round at Melbourne Park before the world number one...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:55:42 GMT
Study finds coffee consumption can stimulate digestion
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): According to new research, coffee has positive effects on digestion and the gut, and protects against common digestive complaints such as gallstones as well as certain liver diseases.
The study has been published in the 'Nutrients Journal'.
The review of 194 research publications suggested that moderate coffee consumption (defined by EFSA as 3-5 cups per day) was not found to generate ha...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:21:19 GMT
2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO
Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1C above pre-industrial levels; edging closer to the limit laid out under the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.Although average global temperatures were temporarily cooled by the 2020-2022 La Nina events, 2021 was s...[read more]
Published: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:18:20 GMT
Australian Open: Barty, Badosa ease through; Azarenka sets up Svitolina clash
Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): World number one Ashleigh Barty dropped just two games against Lucia Bronzetti to reach the third round of the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday.
The top-seed Aussie took just 52-minute to dismantle the Italian qualifier, to the tune of a 6-1, 6-1 final score. The Rod Laver Arena crowd was treated to a full display of dominance by Barty, who hit 21 winners and eight aces in the ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:16:09 GMT
Burkina Faso denies army takeover after military barracks gunfire
Gunfire broke out at several army barracks in Burkina Faso on Sunday, prompting the government to deny that the military had seized control of the notoriously volatile Sahel state."Since 1am, gunfire has been heard here in Gounghin coming from the Sangoule Lamizana camp," a soldier in a district on the western suburbs of the capital Ouagadougou said.Residents there also spoke of gunfire, and said it was i...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:08:10 GMT
Were at war: The Lithuanian Elves who take on Russian trolls online
For "Hawk", Russia declared war against Europe already seven years ago, when it first threatened Ukraine and invaded and annexed the Crimean peninsula. Since then, the war never really ended, at least not online. In Lithuania, Russia's neighbour and the first Soviet republic to declare its independence from the bloc in 1990, an online army of volunteers take to the internet every day to fight the constant stream of Rus...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:47:05 GMT
Getting snappy: concerns over blue crab invasion in the Mediterranean
This species of crab, originally from the west coast of the United States, has found a new home in the lagoons around the French Mediterranean coast, destabilising not only the local ecosystem as well as wreaking havoc on the fishing industry.This aggressive crustacean, known to Americans the Chesapeake or Atlantic blue crab, gets its name from its bright blue claws. It is considered a culinary delight.Tr...[read more]
Published: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:47:06 GMT
French soldier killed in attack on military base in northern Mali
A French soldier has been killed in a mortar attack on a military camp in Gao, northern Mali, the Elysee Palace announced Sunday. Brigadier Alexandre Martin had been serving in France's Barkhane operation in the restive Sahel region.In a statement, President Emmanuel Macon "respectfully saluted" the memory Brigadier Martin, saying he "joined in the grief of his family, his loved ones and his brothers in arms"....[read more]