A Moroccan UN peacekeeper in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo helps raise awareness about COVID-19. MONUSCO Photos/Flickr, CC BY-SA As the world’s leaders and their diplomats prepare to meet for the 75th session of the UN general assembly, much of the discussion will be virtual – and dominated byContinue Reading
Shutterstock Sharia councils across the UK could be facing a potentially significant rise in their workload as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and many don’t have the resources to cope. The predicted rise in divorce rates and reported increase in cases of domestic violence associated with lockdown measures willContinue Reading
Rohit Sharma has captained Mumbai Indians to a record four IPL titles.© AFP Ricky Ponting, in a series of videos shared by Cricket Australia, has been naming the most dangerous player from each franchise ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Talking about defending champions MumbaiContinue Reading
Men wear Khadags as blindfolds. The Khadag (Katak in Tibetan) is a ceremonial silk scarf symbolising purity and compassion which Buddhists offer as gifts during important ceremonies such as births, funerals, and weddings. Photo (c): Kush Zorigt, used with permission. Contemporary art isn’t the first thing which comes to mindContinue Reading
P Harikrishna defeated Leinier Dominiguez, before settling for a draw with Alireza Firouzja.© AFP Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna claimed a share of the top position with Armenian GM Levon Aronian after posting two wins and a draw in three rounds of rapid competition in the St Louis Rapid and BlitzContinue Reading
Gareth Bale left Tottenham for Real Madrid in 2013 for a then world record fee of 85 million pound.© AFP Gareth Bale’s agents are talking to Tottenham about a deal that would see the Real Madrid forward return to his former club. Bale has been frozen out by Real managerContinue Reading
SunRisers Hyderabad also have PlayStation VR in their recreation room in their bio-secure bubble.© Instagram With the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to begin on September 19, SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) took to social media to give a sneak peek as to what the cricketers have been doing for recreation inContinue Reading
The Allianz Arena will host the first Bundesliga match of the season© Twitter Limited numbers of spectators can return to Germany’s football stadiums when the new Bundesliga season kicks off this weekend after a six-week test phase was agreed Tuesday. Germany’s politicians are allowing each stadium to be at 20Continue Reading
The 2019 election was marred by intimidation and violence US President Donald J. Trump and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks, April 30, 2018 (public domain). Nigerian politicians responsible for undermining the democratic process in general elections last year were slapped by visa restrictions imposedContinue Reading
Preity Zinta with new Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul.© Instagram Kings XI Punjab owner Preity Zinta is in the UAE ahead of this year’s season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Bollywood actor on Tuesday sent a special message for her team while she quarantines before joining upContinue Reading
