Day: September 14, 2020

Indian warship undertakes refuelling with US Navy tanker in Arabian Sea

11:57 pm September 14, 2020

New Delhi: An Indian warship on Monday undertook refuelling with US Navy tanker USNS Yukon in northern Arabian Sea using provisions of a defence agreement that allows the militaries of the two countries to work closely and use each other’s bases. “INS Talwar on mission based deployment in Northern Arabian sea undertook refuelling with US Navy Fleet Tanker USNS Yukon under LEMOA,” an Indian Navy […]

Man held for killing homosexual partner

11:53 pm September 14, 2020

Mumbai: Two men have been arrested for allegedly killing a 46-year-old and burying his body in a forest in Bhiwandi in neighbouring Thane district, a Mumbai Police official said on Monday. The victim, a resident of south Mumbai, was in a homosexual relationship with one of the accused, he said. The victim had allegedly threatened to make intimate videos featuring him […]

EU presses China on market access, human rights

11:50 pm September 14, 2020

Brussels: The European Union on Monday urged China to further open its markets up to European companies and prove that it really does want to secure an investment agreement this year with the bloc, its largest trading partner. After a two-hour video conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they also pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping on human rights and […]

Weekend gun violence in Chicago leaves 10 dead, 43 injured

11:46 pm September 14, 2020

Chicago: Gun violence in Chicago left 10 people dead over the weekend and 43 others injured. The gunfire came amid a surge in violence this year in the nation’s third-largest city. Statistics released by the Chicago Police Department bring the number of shooting victims for the year thus far to 2,887 and the number of homicides to 542. Last […]

Astronomers spot possible signs of microbial life on Venus’s clouds

11:43 pm September 14, 2020

London: Scientists on Monday announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus, a possible hint of microbial life in the atmosphere of our neighbouring planet. On Earth, phosphine gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments, according to the researchers, including those from the Cardiff University in […]

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