Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on August 3
TOKYO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Tuesday, August 3 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): China 32 21 16 69 United States 24 28 21 73 Japan 19 6 11 36 Australia 14 4 15 33 ROC 13 21 18 52 Britain 13 17 13 43 Germany 8 8 14 30 France 6 10 8 24 Netherlands 6.....»»
SBI s Q1 profit jumps 55 pc to highest ever at Rs 6,504 cr
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 4 (ANI): Government-owned State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday reported its highest quarterly net profit of Rs 6,504 crore in the April to June quarter, marking an increase of 55 per cent in the year-ago period. Operating profit increased by 5 per cent to Rs 18,975 crore in Q1 FY22 from Rs 18,061 crore in Q1FY21. Net interest income increased by 3.7 per cent year-on-year. On the othe.....»»
Philippines logs 7,342 new COVID-19 cases
Manila [Philippines], August 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 7,342 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,619,824. The death toll climbed to 28,231 after 90 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added. The DOH said six testing laboratories failed to submit data. The Philippines, which has aroun.....»»
Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar send to ED custody
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): A Delhi court on Wednesday remanded Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar to one-day Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in a money laundering case. Thapar was resented before Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court through video conferencing. ED has arrested Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar in a money laundering case. The businessman was arrested following searches at multiple locations in Delhi.....»»
Japan plans to deploy missiles in Taiwan in 2022
Taipei [Taiwan], August 5 (ANI): Japan is planning to deploy missile units on an island 300 kilometers off the coast of Taiwan to counter China's growing naval presence in the area and defend against a potential Chinese attack. Beijing claims full sovereignty over Taiwan, a democracy of almost 24 million people located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, despite the fact that the two sides have been governed sep.....»»
Philippines logs 7,342 new COVID-19 cases, total at 1,619,824
MANILA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 7,342 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,619,824. The death toll climbed to 28,231 after 90 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added. The DOH said six testing laboratories failed to submit data. The Philippines, which has.....»»
Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on August 4
TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competition on Wednesday, August 4 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): China 32 22 16 70 United States 25 31 23 79 Japan 21 7 12 40 Britain 15 18 15 48 Australia 15 4 17 36 ROC 14 21 18 53 Germany 8 8 16 32 France 6 10 9 25 Italy 6 9 15.....»»
WA man charged with 111 child abuse related offences
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia PoliceA 70-year-old man accused of paying to see children being sexually abused live on camera is expected to appear in court today (5 August 2021) to face more than 100 criminal charges after being charged with an additional 41 offences.The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JA.....»»
Pacquiao vows I m not done yet after 2-year layoff
Former world champion Manny Pacquiao says he feels young again after a two-year layoff as he prepares to fight unbeaten world champion Errol Spence for two welterweight boxing crowns.The 42-year-old Filipino southpaw, an eight-division world champion, faces American Spence on 21 August in Las Vegas for the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council crowns."I.....»»
Hawaii Fishermen Concerned Over Growing Chinese Presence
HONOLULU - Early morning in Honolulu, yellowfin, bigeye and other types of tuna, along with swordfish, are put up for auction after being offloaded from ships overnight. Longline boats, 145 of them, operate from this port, trailing kilometers-long baited lines. These vessels mostly fish in international waters at least 400 kilometers offshore, alongside boats from Taiwan, China, Japan and South Korea. Wholesale buyers.....»»
Philippines logs 8,127 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,627,816
MANILA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday 8,127 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,627,816. The death toll climbed to 28,427 after 196 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added. The DOH confirmed 116 new Delta variant cases in the Philippines, raising the total cases to 3.....»»
Gautam Thapar s ED custody extended
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Thursday extended Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar's Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for another ten days in a money laundering case. The court further allowed Thapar a half-hour long legal meeting with his lawyer, Sandeep Kapur, Senior Partner, KaranjawalaCo., this evening, in the offices of the Enforcement Directorate. Thapar was presented before.....»»
Native Hawaiians Reclaim Surfing With Moore s Olympic Gold
Carissa Moore wore a white and yellow plumeria pinned next to her ear for her victory-lap interviews after making history as the first Olympic gold medalist at surfing's historic debut.Her mother - crowned the Honolulu Lei Queen in 2016 - had given her the flower hair clip before she left for Tokyo to remind the only Native Hawaiian Olympic surfer of where she came from.At this pinnacle point, Moore is st.....»»
Rumours about new Finance Minister as Mboweni looks set to go
As President Cyril Ramaphosa announces his new, reshuffled Cabinet on Thursday night, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will almost certainly be a casualty.Fin24 understands from sources close to the Cabinet reshuffle that the ANC's alliance partners, Cosatu and the SACP, were adamant that Mboweni had to go.Mboweni's political capital has all but been expended, as his hard line on keeping government spending.....»»
Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on August 5
TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Thursday, August 5 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): China 34 24 16 74 United States 29 35 27 91 Japan 22 10 14 46 Australia 17 5 19 41 ROC 16 22 20 58 Britain 16 18 17 51 Germany 9 9 16 34 France 7 11 9 27 Italy 7 10 1.....»»
Philippine influencers call for probe into U.S. Fort Detrick biolab
MANILA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Philippine influencers have launched an online petition, urging the international community to seriously look into the role of the Fort Detrick laboratory in the United States in the global spread of the COVID-19 virus. Herman Laurel, a columnist for social news website Sovereign P.H., said the World Health Organization (WHO) should probe the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Inf.....»»
Eastern Cape taxi driver gets 22 years for murdering ex-girlfriend
Thando Misani will spend the next 22 years in prison for murder of Ntombikayise Fayindlala.The two had been in a two-year relationship, but Fayindlala then.....»»
Italy edges Puerto Rico in basketball Olympic qualifiers
BELGRADE, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Italy's men's basketball team made a turnaround against Puerto Rico to win 90-83 (18-24, 19-20, 27-14, 26-25) in Group B of the FIBA Olympic Qualification Tournament he.....»»
Philippines braces for volcanic eruptions, evacuations ongoing
MANILA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Evacuations of families living close to an island volcano in Batangas province, 66 km south of Manila, were underway on Friday, a day after the phreatomagmatic eruptions.....»»
Philippine Volcano Belches Dark Plume; Villagers Evacuated
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - A small volcano near the Philippine capital belched a dark plume of steam and ash into the sky in a brief explosion Thursday, prompting officials to start evacuating thousands.....»»