Dublin, (UNI) India edged out Ireland by a very thin margin of 2 runs on DLS method against Ireland in the first at The Village here on Friday. Chasing 140 runs target, India ended at 47/2 in 6.5 overs when rains stopped the match. Ireland were restricted to 139/7, thanks to Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh…
Ottawa, Aug 19 (UNI) More wildfire crises occurred in western Canada on Friday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on social media that the government continues to urgently mobilize resources in the Northwest Territories and stands ready to provide support in Kelowna. Kelowna, a city in British Columbia with a population of about 150,000, has…
Washington, (UNI) Leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan, during their trilateral meeting in Camp David on Friday, will confirm their commitments to the security in the Taiwan Strait, a senior US administration official told reporters. “There will be language in our joint statement which reaffirms and underscores our commitment to peace and…
Tokyo, (UNI) Japan, the United States and Australia will conduct joint naval exercises in the South China Sea on August 23, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Friday, citing sources. Major vessels of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the US Navy and the Royal Australian Navy will be stationed near the Philippines, the report said. Japan…
Washington, (UNI) US billionaire Elon Musk has referred to Vivek Ramaswamy, a fellow entrepreneur, as a “very promising” Republican candidate running for president in 2024. The owner of X, a social media website formerly known as Twitter, wrote that 38-year-old Ramaswamy “states his beliefs clearly.” Ramaswamy, who is of Indian descent, kicked off his presidential…
Madrid, (UNI) The area of a natural fire raging on the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, Tenerife, has exceeded 3,200 hectares (7,907 acres) and continues to spread, affecting Arafo, Candelaria, El Rosario, Tacoronte and other municipalities, the Canary Islands’ government said. “As of 20:00 Thursday, the fire area reached 3,273 hectares on a perimeter of…
Tokyo, (UNI) Some 38,200 people have been advised to evacuate due to the risk of landslides in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, Japanese media reported on Friday. The advisory was issued amid Typhoon Lan’s passage over Kyushu Island, where the prefecture is located, the NHK broadcaster reported. The cyclone hit southwestern Japan, bringing heavy rains…
Washington, (UNI) A new COVID-19 variant, dubbed BA.2.86, has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel and is being tracked, US Center For Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) said Thursday. “CDC is tracking a new lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. This lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the…
Chennai, Aug 19 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said its maiden Solar exploratory Mission Aditya-L1 is not a complete one to study the Sun due to limited mass, power and volume of the spacecraft that carries scientific payloads in space. “Is Aditya-L1 a complete Mission to study the Sun. The obvious answer is…
