Day: July 2, 2019

Rohit’s ton and Bumrah’s yokers take India to WC semi-final

11:52 pm July 2, 2019

Birmingham: Rohit Sharma’s dream run with the bat and Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance at the death helped India beat Bangladesh by 28 runs to clinch a semi-final berth in the ongoing ICC World Cup here Tuesday. It was Rohit’s (104 off 92 balls) record-equalling fourth century in a single edition and his 180-run opening stand with […]

Sri Lankan PM Opposes President’s Move To Hang Drug Convicts

11:45 pm July 2, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s prime minister opposes a decision by the president to execute drug convicts, saying the country must conduct its affairs in a civilized manner, his office said Tuesday. A statement from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said Sri Lanka under President Maithripala Sirisena has supported UN resolutions for a moratorium on the death […]

Tombs to be opened in Vatican City in 1983 missing teen case

11:38 pm July 2, 2019

Vatican City: In a new twist to one of Italy’s most persistent mysteries, a pair of tombs in a tiny cemetery in Vatican City will be opened next week to determine if they contained the remains of a 15-year-old girl who vanished in Rome in 1983. Relatives of Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican […]

Tobacco Still Leading Cause of Cancer, say Experts

Austria to finally ban smoking in bars and restaurants

11:32 pm July 2, 2019

Vienna: Smoking in Austrian bars and restaurants will be banned as of November following a vote in parliament on Tuesday, after years of protracted debate on the issue. Only MPs from the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) voted against the ban, which looks set to finally rid Austria of its status as the “ashtray of Europe”. […]

UK FinMin sounds warning bells over possible $90 bn loss in no-deal Brexit

11:28 pm July 2, 2019

London : British Finance Minister Philip Hammond warned on Tuesday that a disorderly UK departure from the European Union could result in a 90 billion pounds ($114 billion, 100 billion euros) “hit” to the treasury. “The government’s analysis suggests that in a disruptive no-deal exit, there would a be a hit to the exchequer of about 90 […]

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