Month: July 2020

Ex-S.Africa cricket capt Du Plessis will ‘take the knee’

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“Faf du Plessis has said a comment he made in January that South African cricket selectors “don’t see colour” had been a mistake. ©AFP” /> Johannesburg (AFP) – Former South African captain Faf du Plessis on Friday came out in support of Black Lives Matter and said a comment he made in January that “we don’t see colour” had been a mistake. The BLM issue has shown up racial divisions in South African cricket, with 30 black former international players claiming earlier this week that racism remained a factor in…

Sibley leads England recovery in second West Indies Test

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“Stokes and Sibley guided England into a strong position. ©AFP” /> Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Dom Sibley’s painstaking unbeaten 86 helped England recover from an early collapse to be 207-3 at stumps on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford on Thursday. Warwickshire opener Sibley batted out the day’s 82 overs during more than six hours at the crease on the way to posting his second successive fifty of the series. England, in a match they have to win to level the…

Russian hackers targeting vaccine trials, say UK, US, Canada

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre on Thursday announced along with its counterparts in the United States and Canada that hackers based in Russia have been targetting research teams and organisations involved in developing a vaccine for coronavirus. The coordinated charge by the three countries identifies a group called APT29 (also known as ‘the Dukes’ or ‘Cozy Bear’) and concludes that the cyber group is “almost certainly part of the Russian intelligence services”. The UK centre released a report, revealing IP addresses and other details, adding that similar…

PM Boris Johnson appoints Indian-origin experts on new race commission

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ A new commission announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in June in the wake of the Black Lives Matter campaign to look into race and ethnic disparities includes two Indian-origin commissioners: Samir Shah and Ajay Kakkar, officials said on Thursday. Chaired by education consultant Tony Sewell, the independent commission has 10 members. Shah is a former BBC journalist and former chair of the race relations think-tank Runnymede Trust, while Kakkar is professor of surgery at University College London. Other members include experts across fields such as science,…

‘Obstructive and insincere’: India roasts Pak after meeting Kulbhushan Jadhav

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ A long-awaited meeting of Indian officials with Kulbhushan Jadhav ended inconclusively on Thursday after Pakistan refused to give them unimpeded consular access, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday evening. New Delhi has lodged a formal protest with Islamabad. Indian officials had made nearly a dozen requests to Islamabad over the last one year for “unimpeded, uninterrupted and unconditional” consular access to the former Indian naval officer in line with the verdict of the International Court of Justice. Jadhav, a former naval officer turned businessman, was quietly sentenced to death by a military…

Donald Trump’s ‘great news on vaccines’ tweet is short on details

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday got the world guessing when he fired a one line tweet: “Great News on Vaccines!” It was not immediately clear as to where this vaccine was being developed and how far along was it as the US President was miserly with details. Positive news on initial trials of the University of Oxford’s potential Covid-19 vaccine that has been licensed to AstraZeneca could be announced as soon as Thursday, reported Reuters quoting an editor of Britain’s ITV. A Moderna Inc vaccine…

US unloads punitive steps on China over Hong Kong law

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The US has hit China with punitive measures over the Hong Kong security law and slapped visa curbs on those working with Beijing-linked firms such as Huawei. US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that authorises sanctions on individuals responsible for the Hong Kong law. He also signed an executive order that took away the preferential trade status of Hong Kong, putting it on par with the mainland. “Their freedom has been taken away. Their rights have been taken away. And with it, goes…

US economic activity increased, outlook ‘highly uncertain’: Fed

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The US economy showed signs of life nationwide last month, but has not returned to its pre-pandemic level and the outlook remains “highly uncertain,” the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. “Economic activity increased in almost all districts, but remained well below where it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Fed said in its “beige book” survey. Businesses began to reopen, and retail sales improved across the country, but there were some new layoffs and employment, too, is far below where it was before virus struck, the report…

Post-Brexit trade with India to focus on 5 sectors

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Information and communications technology (ICT) and services are among five sectors identified as key areas for closer cooperation in trade arrangements after the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union is completed on December 31. The Boris Johnson government has been keen on a free trade agreement with India. Formal talks on such a pact can only begin after December 31, but some talks on exploring ‘building blocks’ have begun. Other sectors identified are food and drink, life sciences and chemicals to address non-tariff barriers to trade.…

Australia’s T20 Big Bash League announces full schedule

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“The Big Bash League has announced a full season starting in December. ©AFP” /> Sydney (AFP) – Cricket Australia announced Wednesday plans for a full Twenty20 Big Bash League season starting in December, but acknowledged the schedule could be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10th BBL will begin on December 3 when the Adelaide Strikers host the Melbourne Renegades, followed by 60 matches across the country and a final on February 6. The ambitious fixture list, which will follow the Women’s Big Bash League played from October 17 to…