Day: March 16, 2020

Production suspended on ‘Lord of the Rings’ series in New Zealand

4:57 pm March 16, 2020

Los Angeles: Production of Amazon’s “Lord of the Ring” series in New Zealand has been suspended for two weeks as the country deals with the coronavirus pandemic. Production staff, reportedly numbering 800, have been told not to come from Monday after the country closed its borders on March 13 to contain the spread of the […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

BA parent IAG to cut flight capacity 75 per cent in April/May

4:51 pm March 16, 2020

London: IAG, owner of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, said Monday it would slash the group’s flight capacity by 75 percent during April and May owing to the coronavirus outbreak. “For April and May, the Group plans to reduce capacity by at least 75 percent compared to the same period in 2019,” it said […]

China allows detained Canadian ex-diplomat to call sick father

4:47 pm March 16, 2020

Beijing: China has allowed a former Canadian diplomat detained for allegedly gathering state secrets to speak on the phone to his ill father, the foreign ministry said Monday. Michael Kovrig has been languishing in China’s opaque legal system since he was apprehended in December 2018, along with Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who faces similar accusations. […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Belgium finally agrees government — to fight virus

4:43 pm March 16, 2020

Brussels: After more than a year without a full government, Belgium’s bickering parties have agreed to back caretaker prime minister Sophie Wilmes and give her “special powers” to fight the coronavirus. Attempts to negotiate a new ruling coalition will be suspended for six months so that 10 parties — excluding the Dutch-speaking far-right and the […]

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

‘Don’t sacrifice lives’: doubts grow in Japan over Tokyo Olymapics

4:38 pm March 16, 2020

Tokyo: Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency. Officials like Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach have repeatedly insisted preparations should continue to light […]