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French Open postponed by a week because of pandemic

4:54 pm April 8, 2021

Paris: The French Open tennis tournament will be delayed by one week because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday. The clay-court Grand Slam tournament was set to start on May 23, but first-round matches will now get underway on May 30. The French tennis federation said the decision was taken in order to maximize […]

France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks

10:19 pm April 3, 2021

Paris: France’s top diplomat spoke with his Iranian counterpart Saturday and urged Iran to be “constructive” and avoid further nuclear escalation ahead of talks next week aimed at trying to salvage a global accord curbing the Iranian nuclear program. The United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations next week, in one […]

Commanding Officer of first Rafale squadron transferred

11:49 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Commanding Officer of the first Rafale fighter squadron based in Ambala air force station in Haryana has been transferred to the headquarters of the Eastern Air Command in Shillong, official sources said on Thursday. Group Captain Harkirat Singh is set to be succeeded by Group Captain Rohit Kataria as the commanding officer of the squadron, known as 17 Golden Arrows. The sources said Group Captain […]

Emma Corrin to star in romantic drama ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’

11:27 am March 9, 2021

Los Angeles: A week after landing the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for her portray of Princess Diana in Netflix’s ”The Crown”, actor Emma Corrin has been tapped to star in romance drama ”Lady Chatterley’s Lover”. Based on English author DH Lawrence’s novel of the same name, the story centres on the wealthy and […]

EU commission ‘surprised’ by Belgium’s travel ban extension

10:22 pm March 8, 2021

Brussels: The European Commission expressed its astonishment on Monday following a decision by Belgian authorities to prolong a ban on all non-essential travel as part of measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The EU’s executive arm had previously warned six member states including Belgium that their travel-limiting measures aimed at slowing down the pace of new infections could undermine the principle […]