Published: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:50:49 GMT
Lithuania begins work on anti-migrant fence along Belarus border
VILNIUS, Lithuania: Lithuania's government said work on the first section of a fence along its 420-mile border with Belarus, which will begin this month, should be completed by April. The fence, which seeks to stop migrants from the Middle East and Asia from crossing the border, measures 70 miles and is topped with razor wire. More than 4,100 migrants entered Lithuania this year, causing tension between t...[read more]
Published: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:01:31 GMT
Kuwaiti Sheikh convicted by Swiss court of forgery
GENEVA, Switzerland: Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a member of Kuwait's ruling family and former Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries secretary-general, was convicted by a Swiss criminal court on Friday of involvement in faking a Kuwaiti coup plot to gain an advantage over political rivals. Sheikh Ahmad, a power broker in international sports, who denies all charges, received a 30-month prison sen...[read more]
Published: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 08:18:25 GMT
Plane carrying 8.7 metric ton of life-saving medical lands
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): A plane carrying 8.7 metric tons of life-saving medical and trauma supplies landed in Kabul on Saturday, the World Health Organisation said.
This new shipment is set to benefit trauma patients and children with pneumonia in Afghanistan.
"A plane carrying 8.7 MT of @WHO life-saving medical and trauma supplies landed in Kabul today. This new shipment will benefit 2,500 trauma patien...[read more]
Published: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 05:30:14 GMT
European businesses yearn for Chinese market despite COVID-19 pandemic
- "The importance of the Chinese market is paramount."- "The Chinese market is very important to British companies, especially by 2030." - "There is a wide range of fields that Chinese and European businesses could tap the potential of cooperation."- "...for everybody around the world, China is the place to go to."by Xinh...[read more]
Published: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:37:32 GMT
F1: Giovinazzi focusing on his performance
Hinwil [Switzerland], September 18 (ANI): Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi has addressed the rumours surrounding his future as he fights to stay on the Formula 1 grid in 2022.
Earlier this month, Valtteri Bottas made headlines when he announced he would join Alfa Romeo next year to replace the retiring Kimi Raikkonen. But the questions regarding the second seat at the Swiss team still remained unanswered.
With Giovina...[read more]
Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:19:13 GMT
WTA roundup: Semifinals set in Luxembourg, Portoroz
Seventh-seeded Liudmila Samsonova of Russia rolled into the semifinals of the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open with a 6-1, 6-4 upset of No. 1 seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on Friday.
Samsonova won 81 percent of her first-service points and saved both break points she faced. She will meet third-seeded Jelena Ostapenko following the Latvian's 7-6 (6), 6-2 quarterfinal win against France's Alize Cornet, the No. 8 seed.
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Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:18:46 GMT
Lebanon crisis needs international assistance urgently: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland], September 17 (ANI): Lebanon's enduring economic crisis risks reversing decades of gains in people's wellbeing, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
Although the World Health Organisation (WHO) has done what it can to fill gaps in healthcare there for the last 15 years, the WHO Director-General said that the situation had become "very dire" and ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:37:23 GMT
Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director TVS Motor Company
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): TVS Motor Company, a reputed two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, today announced a partnership with EGO Movement as a majority shareholder, in an all-cash deal through its Singapore Subsidiary TVS Motor (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
The partnership is in line with TVS Motor Company's commitment to building an aspirational product portfolio while ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:55:13 GMT
Equity indices up 0.7 pc, Bajaj twins gain
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17 (ANI): Key equity indices were up during early hours on Friday with buying interest in financial stocks but metals lost the shine.
At 10:15 am, the BSE SP Sensex was up by 424 points or 0.72 per cent at 59,565 while the Nifty 50 gained by 120 points or 0.68 per cent to 17,749.
Except for Nifty metal which dipped by 1.5 per cent and PSU bank, all sectoral indices were in the posit...[read more]
Published: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 21:09:25 GMT
TVS Motor Buys Stake In Switzerland Based Electric Bike Company
TVS Motor Company has made another major acquisition of a European firm, this time in the field of electric mobility. The Indian bikemaker has acquired majority stakes at Switzerland-based EGO Movement which makes electric bicycles.The company has struck an Rs. 132-crore (CHF 16.6 million) all-cash deal to pick 80 percent stakes of EGO. The remaining 20 percent will be held by the founders of the Swiss company. ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:52:10 GMT
IA Book Club: Long Half-life The Nuclear Industry in Australia
In his far-reaching review, Dr Evan Jones explores a book by Ian Lowe, which looks deep into Australia's involvement with the nuclear industry.PHYSICIST Ian Lowe has just published another book, ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:58:06 GMT
Bengals Notebook: Wilcox's First NFL Scrimmage Snap One For The Books
Geoff Hobson Mitchell Wilcox had been waiting about a year, a season on the practice squad, four months, 21 days, 69 minutes and 21 seconds to get the call to go in on offense during his first NFL game on Sunday. When he got the nod to give the Bengals a three tight-end set for the first time all day against the Vikings, he was in on the biggest play of the game."You definitely have to stay warm," said Wi...[read more]
Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:55:01 GMT
U.S. dollar climbs as euro, sterling fall
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose in late trading on Friday, amid weakness in the euro and the British pound. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.28 percent at 93.1881. In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1729 U.S. dollars from 1.1754 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3738 dollars from 1.3789 U.S...[read more]
Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 02:05:10 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 17
BEIJING, Sept. 17 (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 Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 645.27 Euro 100 759.01 Japanese yen 100 5.8795 Hong Kong dollar 100 82.906 British pound 100 890.07 Aus...[read more]
Published: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:30:01 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0000 GMT, Sept. 17
LOS ANGELES -- The number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in U.S. Southern California set new record this week and kept rising by the day. According to the Marine Exchange of Southern California, a non-profit organization in charge of recording ship arrivals and departures in the two biggest container ports in the United States, there were an ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:30:01 GMT
U.S. crosses rudimentary moral line in bashing others: Chinese diplomat
GENEVA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Mission to the United Nations (UN) at Geneva on Thursday criticized an Anti-China Exhibition hosted by the U.S. Mission together with a violent terrorist and separatist organization, saying that the U.S. has crossed the rudimentary moral line in bashing others. "The United States, in an attempt to retard China's development, doesn't even hesitate to collude with the viole...[read more]
Published: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:05:01 GMT
U.S. dollar climbs amid economic data
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Thursday as market participants digested a slew of economic data. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.42 percent at 92.9311. In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1754 U.S. dollars from 1.1808 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3789 dollar...[read more]
Published: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 02:40:49 GMT
Sri Lankas Tess Agro eyes funds from Swiss firm to make tin cans Next
Sri Lanka's Tess Agro eyes funds from Swiss firm to make tin cans - EconomyNext EconomyNext...[read more]