Year: 2020

Continued protests may help Trump’s re-election

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: Police used chemical irritants to disperse protesters from streets around the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump claimed Democrats had lost control over the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Thousands gathered in Washington this weekend to protest racism and alleged police brutality. The rallies began on Friday evening and continued till Monday morning, splitting into small groups and marching in the streets around the White House. Mostly, the protesters remained peaceful, standing in lines, chanting slogans and taunting police. But clashes with police were reported…

Saudi king sacks two royals under defence corruption probe

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Courtesy by: https://www.dawn.com/ Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sacked two royals and referred them along with four military officers for investigation into corruption at the defence ministry in a royal decree issued early on Tuesday and carried by state media. The decree said Prince Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud would be removed as commander of joint forces in the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, and his son Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd relieved of his post as deputy governor of al-Jouf region. It said the decision was based on Crown…

UAE Betrays Islamic World, Palestinians By Signing Agreement With Israel

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said that the United Arab Emirates has betrayed the Islamic world and the Palestinians by signing an agreement to normalize relations with Israel. According to the details, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the UAE rulers opened the door of the region to the Zionists, and they have ignored and normalized the question of Palestine, which is a question about the usurpation of a country. This stigma will remain on them. “The nation of Palestine is under various, severe pressures. Then, the UAE…

Masterful Morgan leads England to victory in record chase against Pakistan

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ England captain Eoin Morgan belted a blistering half-century as England chased down a record target at Old Trafford to beat Pakistan by five wickets in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday. Pakistan posted 195 for four in their 20 overs on a flat wicket, but the home side completed their victory with five balls to spare and a take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Morgan blasted 66 from 33 balls to secure the win in what is the highest chase in any form of 20-over cricket…

Azhar Mahmood happy to help England bowlers

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Former cricketer Azhar Mahmood has no qualms about coaching England during the ongoing Twenty20 series, saying he is happy to “pass on my experience” regardless of nationality. Mahmood, 45, appeared in 164 international matches for Pakistan and was the bowling coach under Mickey Arthur before a new regime led by former captain Misbahul Haq was installed last year after a disappointing World Cup. Now Mahmood, who knows many of the England coaching staff from his time in county cricket, has been brought in as a bowling consultant…

GDP estimates a matter of shame for Modi government, says Chidambaram

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the GDP estimates should be a matter of “surprise and shame” to the government that was seeing ‘green shoots’ on several days during the first quarter and did nothing to cushion the fall by taking suitable fiscal and welfare measures. “But we know that the Modi government has no shame and will not acknowledge its mistakes. All these had been anticipated,” Chidambaram said, addressing a joint virtual press conference with party colleague Supriya Shrinate after the provisional estimates of…

First Commercial Flight From Israel, Equipped With Air Defense System, Lands In UAE

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Flight no ‘PVT2357’ from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi equipped with a special system to protect against air hazards such as surface-to-air missiles has landed. The aircraft is equipped with Direct IR Countermeasures (DIRCM) defence systems developed by Elbit Systems to detect and jam the infrared threats of surface-to-air missiles fired by aircraft. This system is also called a portable defence system. The development of a defence system for commercial aircraft began in 2002 after an attempt was made to shoot down an Israeli passenger plane in…

Clashes Started In Norway At An Anti-Islam Rally For Tearing The Quran

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ The group Stop Islamisation of Norway (SIAN) had organized an anti-Islam rally in the country’s capital Oslo on Saturday. However, a clash broke out during the protest. According to details, the anti-Islam rally took place near the parliament building and was ended way earlier than scheduled. Many anti-Islam protestors gathered at the protest, banged drums, and chanted “No racists in our streets.” The clash started after a female member of SIAN ripper pages from the Muslim holy book Quran. As per details, the police used tear gas…

Pakistan’s Babar facing turnaround challenge in England T20s

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“Tight turnaround – Pakistan T20 captain Babar Azam in Test batting action against England. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – Pakistan captain Babar Azam will try to overcome a quick change in formats in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against England at Old Trafford on Friday. Babar, the world’s top-ranked T20 batsman, featured throughout during Pakistan’s 1-0 loss to England in a three-Test series only completed on Tuesday — where he was 63 not out at the finish of a drawn match in Southampton. While none of England’s Test side…

Dwayne Bravo first player to take 500 T20 wickets

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“Landmark moment: Dwayne Bravo is the first man to take 500 T20 wickets. ©AFP” /> Port of Spain (AFP) – One day after James Anderson became the first fast bowler to claim 600 Test wickets, Dwayne Bravo on Wednesday grabbed a slightly lower-profile record by being the first player to take 500 Twenty20 wickets. The 36-year-old West Indies all-rounder reached the landmark in the Caribbean Premier League in his native Trinidad. Playing for Trinbago Knights Riders, Bravo had Rahkeem Cornwall of St Lucia Zouks caught by New Zealand’s Colin Munro…