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Ghana FA suspends decision on future of Premier League until June

Accra (Ghana), May 7 (IANS) The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that the 2019/20 football season remains suspended until June due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The season has, since March 16, been suspended until further notice following government’s ban on all public gatherings. In a media statement, GFA[Read More…]

US COVID-19 task force to continue indefinitely: Trump

Washington, May 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that the White House Coronavirus Task Force will continue “indefinitely”, a day after officials hinted that the team would wind down. The task force “will continue on indefinitely with its focus on SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN”, Trump tweeted[Read More…]

Merkel announces easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Germany

Berlin, May 7 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that COVID-19 restrictions in the country would be eased while minimum social distance and hygiene rules would continue to apply. “I think we can say that we have passed the first phase of the pandemic,” Merkel said on Wednesday after a[Read More…]

CPL 2020: TKR retain 8 Windies players; let go Ramdin to SNP

Barbados, May 7 (IANS) Caribbean Premier League side Trinbago Knight Riders have retained eight of their West Indian players from the last year’s squad, including skipper Kieron Pollard for the upcoming CPL season. Apart from Pollard, the Riders have retained Dawyne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre,[Read More…]

Yogi govt allows sale of paan masala, stationery

Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) The Yogi government has lifted the ban on the manufacture and sale of ‘paan masala’ in Uttar Pradesh. The sale of ‘gutka’ and tobacco, however, will not be allowed. Commissioner Food Safety and Drug Administration Anita Singh has issued the order saying that the exemption is[Read More…]

Work resumes on expressways in UP

Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Expressway and Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has restarted the construction of 340 km-long Purvanchal Expressway by engaging over 50 per cent of the workforce. The strength of workers before the lockdown was 10,000, of which about 5,000 have returned to work. Media advisor[Read More…]

Cambodia’s football federation bans officials over fund embezzlement

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), May 7 (IANS) The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) has banned four senior officials for life for allegedly embezzling the federation’s funds. The four included FFC deputy secretary-general May Tola, chief referee Tuy Vicheka, finance office chief Chhaing Piseth and administration office chief Kol Sophearom, FFC secretary-general[Read More…]

UK PM questioned by lawmakers over COVID-19 strategy

London, May 7 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons as he was mulling a “comprehensive” plan to ease the COVID-19 lockdown in the country. Two days after the UK overtook Italy as the worst-hit European country by the novel coronavirus,[Read More…]

3 dead, 1000 fall ill after gas leak in Vizag chemical unit

Visakhapatnam, May 7 (IANS) At least three persons, including a minor, were reported dead in an alleged gas leak in a chemical unit here, in the early hours of Wednesday. They died while undergoing treatment in a local hospital. Around 200 persons have been rushed for treatment to various hospitals[Read More…]

Juventus star Paulo Dybala recovers from COVID-19

Turin, May 7 (IANS) Defending Serie A champion Juventus have informed that star forward Paulo Dybala has recovered from COVID-19. “Paulo Dybala performed, as per protocol, a double check with diagnostic tests (swabs) for coronavirus-Covid 19, which came back with negative results. The player has, therefore, recovered and will no[Read More…]

Spanish Congress approves State of Alarm extension

Madrid, May 7 (IANS) The Spanish Congress has voted to approve Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s request to extend the State of Alarm, imposed on the country on March 15 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, for two more weeks after it was due to expire on May 9. The[Read More…]

Palestine intends to sue US for backing Israel annexation plans

Ramallah, May 7 (IANS) The Palestinian Authority intends to file lawsuits against the US for supporting Israel’s plans to annex Palestinian lands in the West Bank, a top official said here. “We are looking for legal mechanisms to hold the US government accountable in committing war crimes against the Palestinians[Read More…]

No compromise on CPEC, says Pak official

Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a non-political international project and work for its completion is in progress on a fast pace, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Lt-Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said. “There is no political hindrance in its way. The project[Read More…]

Google.org pledges $100 million in total towards COVID-19 relief

San Francisco, May 7 (IANS) Google has committed another $50 million to COVID-19 relief via Google.org, bringing its total contribution to $100 million in grants focused on areas like health and science, economic relief and recovery, and distance learning. Additionally, Google.org Fellows will give a total of 50,000 hours to[Read More…]





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