Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 06:13:19 GMT
Powership company trails corruption claims in its wake
The Turkish company that plans to moor floating power plants at three South African ports has been embroiled in corruption scandals abroad, though it denies wrongdoing....[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:05:20 GMT
G2, Ninjas in Pyjamas advance at BLAST Premier Spring Final
G2 Esports rallied to defeat Complexity Gaming 2-1 and Ninjas in Pyjamas swept BIG 2-0 on Friday in the lower bracket of the 2021 BLAST Premier Spring Final.
G2 and Ninjas secured top-four finishes a...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:56:11 GMT
Forced displacement of people reaches 82.4 mln
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:55:39 GMT
Afghan govt mulls Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul airport
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): The country's government is pondering over Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport after NATO forces withdraw while underlining that Afgha...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:35:21 GMT
UN: Forced Displacement from Conflicts Soaring Despite Pandemic
GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency, which just released its 2020 Global Trends report, said the number of people forcibly displaced last year by wars, violence, persecution and human rights violation...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:12:55 GMT
Gunman attacks Turkey's pro-Kurdish party, killing one
Deniz Poyraz was shot dead at the provincial office of the Peoples' Democratic Party, Turkey's pro-Kurdish party.The alle...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:13:53 GMT
Emergency power fiasco compounds South Africa's energy crisis
The debacle surrounding South Africa's bid to secure emergency power supplies looks set to extend load shedding.A losing bidder is alleging that the select...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:12:07 GMT
Russia's agricultural exports could top $30 BILLION this year
The impressive growth of Russia's agricultural supplies to the global market will continue and could reach $30 billion by the end of 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko told TA...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:14:44 GMT
Italy beat Switzerland to qualify for Euro 2020 last 16
Italy became the first team to reach the knockout stage of Euro 2020 as midfielder Manuel Locatelli scored twice in a 3-0 win over Switzerland in Rome on Wednesday...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:14:16 GMT
Bale says Wales in 'great position' for last 16 after Turkey win
Captain Gareth Bale said Wednesday's win over Turkey in Baku puts Wales in a "great position" to reach the Euro 2020 last 16.Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts scored to send Wales top of Group...[read more]
Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:37:07 GMT
Iran's merchants find costly workarounds to US economic sanctions
Prices for imported goods have skyrocketed in Iran since former US president Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed economic sanctions on the country. Merchants and consumers ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:47:13 GMT
Paris, Ankara declare ceasefire in war of words
France and Turkey have agreed a "verbal ceasefire" after months of rancorous exchanges that strained relations between the Nato allies.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his French c...[read more]
Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 11:05:01 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1000 GMT, June 19
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 06:55:28 GMT
EKI Energy Services posts Rs 191 crore revenue in FY21
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Leading player in the carbon credit industry EKI Energy Services has reported revenue from operations of Rs 191 crore in FY21, up 189 per cent year-on-year against Rs...[read more]
Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 05:55:01 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, June 19
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 04:05:01 GMT
USA, Brazil advances into women's Volleyball National League semifinals
RIMINI, Italy, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has advanced into the women's Volleyball National League semifinals after sweeping South Korea 3-0 here on Friday. Although there are still two roun...[read more]
Published: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:49:01 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0000 GMT, June 19
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:05:02 GMT
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 18
TEHRAN -- Iran's 13th presidential election began on Friday morning at 7 a.m. local time (0230 GMT) as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his vote in the ballot box. Concurrently, Ir...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:30:01 GMT
UEFA Euro 2020 group standings (updated)
PARIS, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Euro 2020 group standings after Friday's matches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals scored, goals conceded, points): Group A...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:18:01 GMT
Turkey registers 5,575 new COVID-19 cases, 5,359,728 in total
ANKARA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Friday confirmed 5,575 new COVID-19 cases, including 497 symptomatic patients, raising the total infections in the country to 5,359,728, according to its healt...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:05:41 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1500 GMT, June 18
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:05:07 GMT
Mucilage covers Turkey's Marmara Sea coast due to southerly winds: media
ISTANBUL, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The northern coastline of the Marmara Sea was covered with a dense mucilage layer once again due to southerly winds, local media reported on Friday. The mucilag...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:05:01 GMT
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar shop owners receive COVID-19 vaccines on spot
ISTANBUL, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The shop owners and employees of Turkey's iconic Grand Bazaar in the city of Istanbul have received the COVID-19 vaccines on the spot in a mobile clinic, Gultekin Kaya...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:49:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1000 GMT, June 18
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:49:01 GMT
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, June 18
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican businesses have sufficient resources to meet their debt obligations until 2022, as the country's economy recovers from the collapse caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ratin...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:18:01 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0530 GMT, June 18
NEW DELHI -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has been put on alert about mid-sea oil spill from a Portuguese vessel, around 450 km southeast of Chennai, the capital city of southern state of Tamil Nad...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:49:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, June 18
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:55:05 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- June 18
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:44:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0000 GMT, June 18
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:44:01 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 18
LOS ANGELES -- One person was killed and 12 others were wounded in a series of shootings in several places in the Phoenix metropolitan area in U.S. state of Arizona on Thursday afternoon, and the s...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:30:02 GMT
Turkey's central bank keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged
ANKARA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkish central bank on Thursday kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 19 percent for the third month in a row. The bank explained in a statement that it is ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:44:01 GMT
Turkey registers 5,904 new COVID-19 cases
ANKARA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Thursday confirmed 5,904 new COVID-19 cases, including 509 symptomatic patients, raising the total number of cases in the country to 5,354,153. The deat...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:05:05 GMT
UEFA Euro 2020 group standings
LONDON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Euro 2020 group standings after Thursday's Belgium vs Denmark match (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals scored, goals conceded, poin...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:05:11 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1500 GMT, June 17
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:05:05 GMT
Cargo ship crashes into fishing boat off Istanbul, 1 killed
ISTANBUL, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A dry cargo ship crashed into a fishing boat on Thursday on the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul, killing one person and wounding another, Istanbul g...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:05:04 GMT
Pro-Kurdish party's employee shot dead in office attack in western Turkey
ISTANBUL, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An assaulter raided a local office of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey's western province of Izmir and killed one person, the Izmir governor's...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:11:55 GMT
Bulgaria: Zoran Zaev's Visit to Sofia Paves Way to Compromise
The delegation of the Republic of North Macedonia led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev arrives in Bulgaria.Meetings are scheduled with President Rumen Radev and caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Y...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:01:58 GMT
Turkey's president says US can count on Ankara after troop pullout
Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday his country would be the only reliable country left to stabilize Afghanistan after the US pulls out its troops. Speaking to journalists at an Ista...[read more]