Month: July 2020

Singaporean Man Admits Working As A Chinese Agent In US

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ A Singaporean man has admitted being guilty in the US to working as an agent of China. US officials said that Jun Wei Yeo was accused of using his political consultancy in the US as a front to gather data for Chinese intelligence. Jun Wei Yeo pleaded guilty in the federal court to be serving as an illegal agent of the Chinese government in 2015-19. He was earlier accused of collecting confidential information using his political consultancy as a front. He admitted that he scouted for Americans…

Erdogan joins thousands to pray for first time at Hagia Sophia mosque in 86 years

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COURTESY BY: https://tribune.com.pk/ At special service for historic reopened mosque, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recites Surahs from the Quran TURKEY: Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday prayers both inside and outside the historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis. Before the Friday prayers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recited from the Quran inside the reopened mosque, choosing from both the Surah Al-Fatihah and the Surah Al-Baqarah. Later, four…

Mike Pompeo sets agenda for a new Cold War with China. Russia will be key

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ On the day his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was goading the world to rise up against the tyranny of Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump dialled his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the inclusion of Beijing in future talks on strategic arms control, oil security and Iran developments. According to diplomats based in Washington and Moscow, this was President Trump’s fifth call to President Putin in the past two months as Russian Federation is the key to holding a rampaging China accountable in…

Roach rocks England with Stokes wicket in third Test

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“Key wicket – England’s Ben Stokes was clean bowled by West Indies’ Kemar Roach for 20 on the first day of the third Test at Old Trafford. ©AFP” Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England suffered a major setback when talisman Ben Stokes was dismissed for just 20 on the first day of the decisive third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford on Friday. The hosts were 131-4 at tea, with fast bowler Kemar Roach having removed second-Test century-makers Dom Sibley and Stokes on his way to fine figures…

England and West Indies to compete for Richards-Botham Trophy

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“Legends and friends: Viv Richards and Ian Botham. ©AFP” /> Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England and the West Indies will contest the new Richards-Botham Trophy when they next meet in a Test series, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Thursday. The trophy has been named in honour of West Indies batting great Vivian Richards and celebrated England all-rounder Ian Botham, who were team-mates at English county Somerset before becoming opponents on the world stage. It will be the Wisden Trophy that is up for grabs when the third…

Holder says man mountain Cornwall can be ‘best spinner’ of series

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“Spin to win? West Indies off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall, in action against Afghanistan in November, could be selected for Friday’s third Test against England at Old Trafford delivers a ball during the third day of the only cricket Test match between Afghanistan and West Indies at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on November 29, 2019.. ©AFP” /> Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – West Indies captain Jason Holder has backed Rahkeem Cornwall to make more of an impact than any England spinner as the tourists decide whether to select the giant…

BCCI official requests PCB to cancel PSL 6 and host Asia cup in 2021

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COURTESY BY: https://cricflare.com/ An official from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official has requested the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to cancel the 6th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), inorder to pave way for the Asia Cup in 2021. An official from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official has requested the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to cancel the 6th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), inorder to pave way for the Asia Cup in 2021. The PSL takes place every year in…

China launches first independent Mars probe, calls it ‘Questions to Heaven’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ China on Thursday launched its first independent Mars probe, a milestone in the country’s ambitious space programme which aims to have a space station by 2022. If successful, the probe, named Tianwen-1 – which in Mandarin means “Questions to Heaven” – will join an international community of explorers on Mars, comprising the US, Europe, Russia, India, and soon the UAE which launched a mission to the red planet on July 20. The launch was planned for years but comes in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which China…

India builds a huge wall to stop Chinese firms from getting govt contracts

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The Union finance ministry, in a late night development on Thursday, made an important amendment in its public finance rule that barred all government agencies from procuring goods and services from bordering countries such as China and Pakistan on the grounds of national security, two officials said requesting anonymity. “The Government of India today amended the General Financial Rules (GFR) 2017 to enable imposition of restrictions on bidders from countries which share a land border with India on grounds of defence of India, or matters directly or…

Israeli scientists coming to India with 4 potential Covid breakthrough tech

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ A special flight of Israeli scientists is heading to India this week to work with their counterparts to finalise four breakthrough pandemic-related technologies to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 pathogen that causes coronavirus. These include two Covid-19 tests that could give results in minutes from a saliva sample. A third that could tell if a person has incipient Covid by listening to their voice. And a fourth, a virus detector that uses radio waves on a breath sample. The Israelis will work out of AIIMS in the national capital Delhi.…