Day: May 8, 2019

China building third aircraft carrier: Think tank

10:21 am May 8, 2019

Washington: Recent satellite photographs indicate China’s construction of its third aircraft carrier is well underway, a Washington think tank reported Tuesday. ChinaPower, a unit of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, published photos of a large vessel under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The bow and hull are already under assembly, the pictures indicated, and are likely to be the […]

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects COVID-19 shot, calls masks taboo

Brazil’s Bolsonaro signs decree easing gun laws

10:14 am May 8, 2019

Rio De Janeiro: President Jair Bolsonaro loosened Brazil’s strict gun laws by decree Tuesday, delivering on a campaign promise to make it easier for Brazilians to buy guns and ammunition amid rising crime fears. Bolsonaro signed the presidential decree surrounded by supporting lawmakers who applauded and made finger-gun gestures with their hands. It alters a 2003 law on firearms. The decree […]

Brazil national museum recovers 200 Egypt pieces after fire

10:11 am May 8, 2019

Rio De Janeiro: Brazil’s national museum said Tuesday it has recovered 200 pieces from its Egypt collection after a devastating fire last September. The collection had 700 pieces and was the largest in Latin America before the blaze. The artifacts recovered include statues, vases and amulets that had been buried inside the casket of a mummy and hadn’t seen the […]

Man shoots dead his two young daughters in UP's Mainpuri

7 dead, 10 wounded in Guatemala prison riot shooting

10:07 am May 8, 2019

Fraijanes (Guatemala): Gunfire during a riot in a Guatemala prison Tuesday left at least seven inmates dead and 10 wounded, authorities said. National Civil Police said the dead were all prisoners at the Pavon Rehabilitation Model Farm in the municipality of Fraijanes, about 10 miles (17 kilometers) east of Guatemala City. Prisoners had control of the facility for some eight […]

2 held for robbing jewellery shop in Ghaziabad

9:51 am May 8, 2019

Ghaziabad: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewellery shop in Vijaynagar area here, police said Tuesday. The robbery was carried out on May 2. On Tuesday, during a routine checking at Hindon barrage area, two suspects were detained and on frisking them the robed jewellery were recovered, City Superintendent of Police Shlok […]