Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: At least 15 people have been killed and 500 injured after a series of powerful explosions hit a military camp in Equatorial Guinea, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said, pointing the finger at “negligent” soldiers for the blast. The TVGE channel broadcast footage of wrecked and burning buildings after the four explosions ravaged […]
Day: March 7, 2021
NBA All-Star Game – best dunks, skills and action from Team LeBron vs. Team Durant
The 2021 NBA All-Star Game festivities are tonight in Atlanta. Due to COVID-19, it’s all happening Sunday. That’s right, all the skills, all the scoring, all the 3s and all the dunks in one night. It’s Team LeBron vs. Team Durant with LeBron James and Kevin Durant serving as captains. They drafted their teams earlier […]
Cabinet to decide on tax waiver, HQ for new DFI
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet will soon decide on offering tax waiver to the proposed development financial institution (DFI) in the initial years of its operation as well as its headquarters. The RBI is keen that the DFI is based in Mumbai as it believes that India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL), which will be subsumed […]
Scores Are Dead or Injured in Fire at Migrant Center in Yemen
CAIRO — A fire broke out Sunday in a detention center for migrants in Yemen’s capital, Sana, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 170 others, scores seriously, the United Nations migration agency said. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, according to the International Organization for Migration. More than 90 […]
EU Regulator Urges Caution On Sputnik COVID-19 Vaccine
ZURICH: A senior European Medicines Agency (EMA) official urged European Union members on Sunday to refrain from granting national approvals for Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V while the agency reviews its safety and effectiveness. “We need documents that we can review. We also don’t at the moment have data…about vaccinated people. It is unknown. That’s […]
Oppo A94 With Quad Rear Cameras, MediaTek Helio P95 SoC Launched: Specs and Availability
Oppo has quietly launched the Oppo A94 with quad rear cameras in the UAE. The new Oppo A-series device succeeds the Oppo A93 from last year that comes with Helio P95 chipset and dual selfie cameras. Oppo is boasting the Oppo A94’s camera capabilities that include monochrome video mode and dual-view mode. The company is […]
Preparing for Cyberstrike on Russia, U.S. Confronts Hacking by China
In writings and talks over the past four years, Mr. Sullivan has made clear that he believes traditional sanctions alone do not sufficiently raise the cost to force powers like Russia or China to begin to talk about new rules of the road for cyberspace. But government officials often fear that too strong a response […]
Child Tax Credit, Proposed in Stimulus, Advances an Effort Years in the Making
Welfare critics warn the country is retreating from success. Child poverty reached a new low before the pandemic, and opponents say a child allowance could reverse that trend by reducing incentives to work. About 10 million children are poor by a government definition that varies with family size and local cost of living. (A typical […]
Joan Laporta on course to win Barcelona presidency for second time in club history
Joan Laporta is on track to be elected as the new president of Barcelona, returning to the post which he previously held between 2003 and 2010. Barca members voted Laporta into power on Sunday ahead of rival candidates Victor Font and Toni Freixa. With 75% of the vote counted, Laporta had 19,293 votes, with Font […]
Texas Longhorns Charli Collier, projected top pick, declares for WNBA draft
5:04 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Texas Longhorns junior Charli Collier will declare for the 2021 WNBA draft, she told ESPN’s Holly Rowe on Sunday. Collier is […]