San Roque Gonzalez : Fatima Olmedo was first to pose naked for the calendar, holding a rolled-up hose in her hands that barely covered her pregnant belly. Other volunteer firefighters then followed. There’s Jorge Leiva, who used a chain saw to cover the area south of his navel and […]
Mumbai : The Indian rupee Tuesday plunged by another 13 paise to close at one-month low of 71.05 against the US dollar amid strengthening greenback and surging crude oil prices. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weaker at Rs 70.79 then lost further ground and fell to […]
Berlin : Germany on Tuesday detained a German-Afghan man on suspicion he was spying for Iran while working for the German army as a linguistic and cultural adviser. The 50-year-old identified as Abdul Hamid S. was arrested in western Germany, federal prosecutors said in a statement. “The accused was […]
New York : Facebook says it is investing 300 million over the next three years in local news programs, partnerships and other initiatives. The money will go toward reporting grants for local newsrooms, expanding Facebook’s program to help local newsrooms with subscription business models and investing in nonprofits aimed […]
Harare : A Zimbabwean military helicopter on Tuesday fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires in the capital on a second day of deadly protests after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in the economically shattered country. Soldiers moved in to disperse […]
Sharjah : Indian football team head coach Stephen Constantine has stepped down after the team’s shock 0-1 defeat to Bahrain which led to its exit from the showpiece Asian Cup. The All India Football Federation, in its official twitter handle, said that the 56-year-old Constantine has resigned. “Mr. @StephenConstan […]
Tokyo : The head of Japan’s Olympic Committee Tuesday denied involvement in a suspect payment made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Games, while apologising for any possible impact on the hosting of the event. French investigating magistrates have indicted Tsunekazu Takeda as they probe two payments of 2.8 […]
Manchester : Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City team will be poised to pounce if Premier League leaders Liverpool falter, following a comfortable 3-0 win over Wolves that left City four points behind Jurgen Klopp’s side. Two first-half goals from Gabriel Jesus, either side of a straight red card […]
Melbourne : Serena Williams says she made sure the first doll her daughter Alexis Olympia received was black, and her second one will be white as she teaches a message of “love for each other”. The tennis great, in Melbourne in her bid to win a 24th Grand Slam […]
Los Angeles : A new “Star Trek” show, fronted by Michelle Yeoh, is officially moving forward at CBS All Access. According to Variety, the series will be written by Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt. The series would see Yeoh reprise the role of Philippa Georgiou, expanding on the […]
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