Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:44:15 GMT
EU, Poland clash over supremacy of EU laws
BRUSSELS, Belgium: A Brussels summit of 27 European Union member states is being overshadowed by a dispute with Poland about the primacy of EU law. Poland could face EU sanctions over a ruling by its highest court stipulating that some aspects of EU law are incompatible with the Polish constitution. In response, Poland accused the EU of "blackmail," though opinion polls suggest most Poles support EU membe...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 14:47:41 GMT
In bid to stop migrants, Poland doubles troops on Belarus border
WARSAW, Poland: On Tuesday, the Polish Defense Ministry said it had increased the number of troops on its border with Belarus to almost 6,000 to counter a surge in migration.In a tweet, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said, "Almost 6,000 soldiers from the 16th, 18th and 12th divisions are serving on the Polish-Belarusian border. The soldiers provide support to the Border Guard by protecting the country's bor...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:56:05 GMT
WHO says decision on Covaxin's emergency use listing recommendation expected within 24 hrs
Geneva [Switzerland], October 26 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) official Dr Margaret Harris has said that the decision on Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin's emergency use listing recommendation is expected within 24 hours.
"On Covaxin, the technical advisory group that reviews all the data for a potential emergency use listing is indeed reviewing that data today. Now if all is in place, and all goes well,...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:12:13 GMT
Oil prices will remain high for years to come Oilprice.com
Six years after former BP chief executive Bob Dudley said that ?the industry needs to prepare for lower for longer,? a growing number of major investment banks now expect ?higher for longer? oil prices.Rebounding global oil consumption amid tight supply-contrary to some forecasts last year that indicate demand may have peaked or was close to its peak-as well as years of underinvestment in new su...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:39:58 GMT
COVID-19: unpacking South Africa's plan to vaccinate adolescents
South Africa has extended COVID-19 vaccination to adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years. In the week of 10-16 October 2021, this age group made up 14.7% of new COVID-19 cases reported, down from a peak of about 20% in the middle of the ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:37:29 GMT
Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020: World Meteorological Organization report
Geneva [Switzerland], October 26 (ANI): The abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere once again reached a new record last year, with the annual rate of increase above the 2011-2020 average.
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report, the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most important greenhouse gas, reached 413.2 parts per million in 2020 and is 149 per cent of the pre-...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:12:58 GMT
Oil prices will remain high for years to come
Six years after former BP chief executive Bob Dudley said that ?the industry needs to prepare for lower for longer,? a growing number of major investment banks now expect ?higher for longer? oil prices.Rebounding global oil consumption amid tight supply-contrary to some forecasts last year that indicate demand may have peaked or was close to its peak-as well as years of underinvestment in new su...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:18:24 GMT
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with President of Maldives at country's pavilion in Expo 2020
Dubai [UAE], October 26 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today visited the pavilions of Maldives, Egypt, Palestine, Switzerland and Emirates Airline at Expo 2020 Dubai. He was accompanied by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee; Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; and Reem bint Eb...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 03:05:19 GMT
WTA roundup: Qualifier upsets Jil Teichmann in Transylvania
Qualifier Anastasia Gasanova upset fourth-seeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 on Monday in the first round of the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Gasanova, a 22-year-old Russian who is ranked 146th in the world, managed to overcome hitting 12 double faults without serving an ace. She lost her serve five times but took advantage of half of her 16 break-point opportunities.
Fifth-seeded Ajla Tomlj...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:18:52 GMT
Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020 despite pandemic: WMO Report
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI): The UN weather agency on Monday said that the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2020 has reached a new record despite global lockdowns and a temporary suspension of economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record, surging above the planet's 2011-2020 average, and has continued in 2021, said World Meteorologi...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:18:39 GMT
China amps ups military pressure, but victory is not assured
Hong Kong, October 25 (ANI): It might appear that China's military ambitions are inexorable, that the tide has shifted in its favor. This is precisely what Beijing wants others to think, with its testing of advanced nuclear delivery missiles, incessant threats to Taiwan, Chairman Xi Jinping's constant call for national "struggle", an uncompromising posture on the Indian border and recent naval exercises with Russia. Howev...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:37:41 GMT
ATP Rankings: Federer tumbles further, Sinner moves to career-high
London [UK], October 25 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer has slipped down four positions in the latest ATP rankings released by the association on Monday to 15th.
Notably, the former world number one had exited the top 10 last week. That was for the very first time since January 2017 that the 20 times Grand Slam champion went out of the Top-10 rankings in men's tennis.
The 40-year-old is currently at the 15th spo...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:56:01 GMT
Rupus Global's director Dr Kannan Vishwanatth addressed IEF at the Latvian Academy of Sciences
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Dr Kannan Vishwanatth was the Keynote speaker at IV International Economic Forum in Riga, Europe, at the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Dr Kannan Vishwanatth PhD is associated with Dr APJ Abdul Kamal Research Centre.
He is the Director of Hong Kong-based pharmaceutical company Rupus Global Limited.
The other Keynote speakers at IV International Economic Forum in Riga ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:19:03 GMT
Beijing 2022, IOC and IPC publish first edition of Playbooks for Winter Olympics
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) published the first editions of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks on Monday.
The two Playbooks cover the whole journey of all Games participants, detailing the requirements for entry and the measures t...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:37:15 GMT
Pandemic Will End When World Chooses to End It, says WHO Chief
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic will come to an end when all the countries start using the available health tools effectively, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
"The pandemic will end when the world chooses to end it. It is in our hands. We have all the tools we need: effective public health tools and effective medical tools. B...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:30:15 GMT
Xi Story: A Swiss army knife for the world
© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Imagine, Xi Jinping stated in a 2017 speech at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, if a universal tool was available that could help remedy the global issues of our times."I cannot help think...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:15:13 GMT
Thousands flood Swiss capital to decry Covid certificates
Thousands of protesters held a rally in Bern, rejecting the introduction of Covid certificates aimed to curb the spread of the virus. The rally remained peaceful, unlike earlier October protests.Massive crowds of people flooded Bern, the capital of Switzerland, this Saturday, expressing anger over the Covid-19 measures adopted by the government. Since September 13, Covid certificates showing tha...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:19:07 GMT
Isles, Golden Knights meet amid uneven starts to season
As the two NHL teams who fell in the semifinals in June, the New York Islanders and Vegas Golden Knights entered this season with high expectations. But both teams understand why they're not quite yet looking like Stanley Cup contenders.
The Islanders are scheduled to continue the longest road trip in franchise history Sunday, when they visit the Golden Knights in the first game between the teams in more than 20 months.
...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:18:22 GMT
Xi Jinping -- Committed to advancing UN cause for better world
© Provided by Xinhua by Xinhua writer Shi XiaomengBEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- "It falls on each and every responsible statesman to answer the questions of our times and make a historical choice with confidence, courage and a sense of mission."...[read more]
Published: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:18:14 GMT
Egyptian engineer builds smart robot to generate water from air
© Provided by Xinhua CAIRO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian mechatronics engineer has invented a robot that can extract potable water by condensing humidity in the air and turn it into drinking water using artificial intelligenc...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:08:05 GMT
Could a technological fix save the planet from climate change
Pessimism is growing about humanity's ability to save the planet as world leaders prepare to convene for climate change talks at the COP26 summit in Glasgow on October 31. Faced with increasingly apocalyptic projections, some scientists are calling for plans to cool the planet with geoengineering. But is this a realistic path out of the nightmare?...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:37:12 GMT
Live: Deposed Sudanese PM returns home as protests over coup continue
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was allowed to return home Tuesday but remains "under heavy guard", a day after he was detained when the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Protests against the coup continued on Wednesday as Khartoum airport reopened to inbound and outbound traffic. Follow events with our live updates....[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:08:09 GMT
Deposed Sudanese PM returns home as protests over coup continue
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok returned home Tuesday evening and remains "under heavy guard", a day after he was detained as the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Protests against the coup continued on Wednesday as Khartoum airport reopened to all inbound and outbound flights. Follow all the day's events with our live updates.The release of ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:47:06 GMT
France orders 50,000 doses of new Covid pill molnupiravir
France has placed an order for 50,000 doses of the oral drug known as molnupiravir, used to treat Covid-19. The American laboratory Merck says it reduces the risk of hospitalisation by half in patients who take it during their first few days of infection.The drug, which as a tablet is easier to administer than existing intravenous treatment options, has been hailed as a breakthrough."It will be delivered ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:08:05 GMT
Sudan PM returns home after detention in coup
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok returned home on Tuesday, a day after he was detained as the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow the day's development as they happened.The release of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife followed international condemnation of the coup and calls for the military to release all the government officials who were detained when Gen. ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:37:10 GMT
Live: Sudan PM returns home after detention in coup
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok returned home on Tuesday, a day after he was detained as the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow our live updates for all the latest developments.21:00 Paris timePM returns homeDetained Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife were allowed to return to their home in Khartoum, m...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:37:10 GMT
Live: Sudan's top general says PM is 'at my home' after coup
Roads were blocked, phone and Internet services were down and mosque loudspeakers blared calls for a general strike in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow our live updates for all the latest developments.14:20 Paris timeTop general says PM is 'at my home'Sudan's top general said on Tuesday that...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:08:14 GMT
Live: Mosques blare general strike calls as US, UN slam Sudan coup
Roads were blocked, phone and Internet services were down and mosque loudspeakers blared calls for a general strike in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow our live updates for all the latest developments.13:50 Paris time'This African incident is not welcome at all'Malawian President Lazarus Cha...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:16:07 GMT
French intelligence 'unmasks' QAnon conspiracy theorists
French intelligence has revealed a disturbing rise in power of the far-right conspiracy movement QAnon in the French-speaking world, according to a document obtained by Sunday newspaper the Journal du Dimanche.The information, which has authorities worried six months out from presidential elections, shows the extent to which QAnon has become entrenched in France - confirming the conspiracy "sphere" goes beyond s...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:16:08 GMT
France launches state-of-art military communications satellite
France has successfully launched a military satellite on Saturday, designed to allow all of France's armed forces across the globe to communicate swiftly and securely, witnessing among others that geopolitical tensions are now exported to space.The Ariane 5 rocket carrying the Syracuse 4A satellite took off from Kourou, in French Guiana late Saturday, with the mission accomplished 38 minutes and 41 seconds after...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:55:01 GMT
U.S. dollar slips ahead of central bank meetings
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday as market participants are awaiting monetary policy decisions from major central banks around the world. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.14 percent at 93.8082. In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1608 U.S. dollars from 1.1597 dollars in the previous session, and ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 02:18:02 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Oct. 27
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 638.56 Euro 100 740.45 Japanese yen 100 5.5912 Hong Kong dollar 100 82.109 British pound 100 879.03 Aust...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 02:18:01 GMT
Tourism leaders call for easier access to vaccines to help tourism recover
BARCELONA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Leaders in the world tourist industry on Tuesday called for more open access to COVID-19 vaccines to facilitate the recovery of the global travel industry in the wake of the pandemic. Speaking at the Future of Tourism World Summit, which is being held in Barcelona on Oct. 26-27, Rebeca Grynspan, the secretary general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:44:02 GMT
U.S. dollar climbs as euro weakens
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Tuesday, amid weakness in the euro. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.14 percent at 93.9425. The euro declined as market participants are waiting for a key meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB). "Even though no monetary policy decisions are expected for Thursday, the fina...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 01:49:01 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Oct. 26
BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 638.90 Euro 100 741.47 Japanese yen 100 5.617 Hong Kong dollar 100 82.175 British pound 100 879.09 Aust...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:30:29 GMT
U.S. stocks rally ahead of big tech earnings
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished higher on Monday, as investors prepared for a busy week of earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 64.13 points, or 0.18 percent, to 35,741.15. The S&P 500 was up 21.58 points, or 0.47 percent, to 4,566.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 136.51 points, or 0.90 percent, to 15,226.71. Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green,...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:30:02 GMT
U.S. dollar rises as euro dips
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Monday, as the euro weakened ahead of a key meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB). The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.18 percent at 93.8157. In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1612 U.S. dollars from 1.1636 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound r...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:05:02 GMT
Iran's president calls on European countries to resist U.S. pressure
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- European countries should not be influenced by U.S. pressure, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told new European ambassadors to Iran in separate meetings on Monday. As reported by Iran's state TV, Raisi received the credentials of six new ambassadors from Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, and Azerbaijan. "Switzerland has always played a positive role in the main...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:18:02 GMT
Van Bommel's failure delivers alarming signal for coaching colleagues
By Oliver Trust BERLIN, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The dismission of Mark Van Bommel stands for the end of a fundamental misunderstanding for the wavering VfL Wolfsburg. After only nine rounds of matches in the Bundesliga, three unsatisfying encounters in the Champions League, and an embarrassing first-round exit in the German Cup, club CEO Jorg Schmadtke pulled the rope. The 44-year-old Dutchman's sackin...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:30:01 GMT
UN envoy praises achievements of Libya's Joint Military Commission
TRIPOLI, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya on Sunday praised the achievements secured by the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) since the signing of the comprehensive cease-fire agreement in Geneva a year ago. "The cease-fire agreement has paved the road for the Libyan-led and -owned comprehensive political process towards the sustainable stability, unity, prosperity, and full so...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:05:02 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Oct. 25
BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 639.24 Euro 100 744.21 Japanese yen 100 5.626 Hong Kong dollar 100 82.237 British pound 100 879.73 Austr...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:05:03 GMT
Xi Focus-Closeup: A Swiss army knife for the world
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Imagine, Xi Jinping stated in a 2017 speech at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, if a universal tool was available that could help remedy the global issues of our times. "I cannot help thinking how wonderful it would be if an exquisite Swiss army knife could be made for our world affairs. When there is a problem, we can use the knife to fix it," the Chinese president told...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 05:44:01 GMT
Xiplomacy: Xi Jinping -- Committed to advancing UN cause for better world
by Xinhua writer Shi Xiaomeng BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- "It falls on each and every responsible statesman to answer the questions of our times and make a historical choice with confidence, courage and a sense of mission." As the leader of a major country that is playing an ever more significant role in today's increasingly interconnected and profoundly changing world, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 03:18:01 GMT
Xinhua China news advisory -- Oct. 24
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Sunday: Wire Service: -- Xi Focus-Closeup: A Swiss army knife for the world -- Xi Focus-Quotable Quotes: Xi Jinping on global governance, int'l relations -- China Focus: China maps path to carbon peak, neutrality under new development philosophy -- China's private consumption soars ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 03:05:01 GMT
World Cup winner Vlhova enters new alpine skiing season with a podium
BRATISLAVA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Slovak alpine skier and current World Cup champion Petra Vlhova entered the 2021-22 season in the Austrian resort of Soelden, finishing third in the Giant Slalom on Saturday. American star Mikaela Shiffrin took the center stage for the 70th time in her career, beating Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami to the second. The track was designed by Shiffrin's coach and he laid it out to suit...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:37:03 GMT
Clean manufacturing group SKAN prices Swiss IPO at 54 francs per share
ZURICH : Swiss clean manufacturing technology company SKAN Group priced its initial public offering at 54 Swiss francs per share on Wednesday, near the upper end of the indicated range, ahead of its trading debut on the SIX Swiss Exchange on Thursday.The offer price implies a market capitalisatio...[read more]