Day: February 3, 2020

Indonesians protest use of island for coronavirus quarantine

10:42 pm February 3, 2020

Natuna (Indonesia): Hundreds of residents of a remote Indonesian island protested Monday at the government’s decision to use it to quarantine evacuees from the Chinese city at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. Indonesia has evacuated 237 citizens and one foreign national, married to an Indonesian, from Wuhan. The evacuees, mostly students, landed Sunday and […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Brexit is gone; receding behind us: says UK PM Johnson in 1st major post-Brexit speech

10:41 pm February 3, 2020

London: The word Brexit is “over” and is receding behind us into history, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday in his first major speech since the UK formally left the European Union after 47 years of membership following the vote in favour of the divorce deal in June 2016. The UK formally left […]

Vishnu Saravanan becomes 2nd Indian sailor to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Japan’s Abe pledges anti-virus steps ahead of Olympics

10:34 pm February 3, 2020

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday vowed the outbreak of a new virus that has killed more than 360 people in neighbouring China will not have any impact on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Abe said he will work with international officials including the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure preparations […]

UK to announce new rules for militants after street stabbing

10:30 pm February 3, 2020

London: The British government plans to announce new rules for the imprisonment of convicted terrorists after an Islamic militant who was recently released from prison stabbed two people in south London, the second such attack in less than three months. Home Secretary Priti Patel, who is in charge of the police, said the government would […]

Gujarat: 14 lions captured in Gir, after cubs fall ill

Lioness found dead inside well

10:12 pm February 3, 2020

Vadodara: A lioness was found dead on Monday inside a well located on a farmland in Shanavankiya village in the Gir east division in Gujarat, a senior forest official said. The lioness appeared to be in the age group of five to nine years, he said, adding that it might have fallen into the open […]