Monthly Archives: May 2023

Australia: Truck driver charged after 7 children seriously injured in collision with school bus

CANBERRA, Australia, 17 May (AP) — A truck driver was charged Wednesday after seven children were hospitalized with serious injuries when he rear-ended a...

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

KATHMANDU, Nepal , 17 May (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after...

Hopes for historic Pacific visit dashed after Biden cancels trip to Papua New Guinea

WELLINGTON, New Zealand , 17 May (AP) — Papua New Guinea had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an historic visit...

39 missing after Chinese fishing boat capsizes in the middle of the Indian Ocean

BEIJING , 17 May (AP) — Several ships and aircraft searched Wednesday for 39 people reported missing after a Chinese fishing boat capsized in...

Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiation

LONDON , 17 May (AP) — The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the...

Indonesian police suspect Chinese tourist tortured, killed girlfriend before taking own life

DENPASAR, Indonesia, 17 May (AP) — Indonesian police investigating the deaths of a Chinese couple whose bodies were found bloodied and naked at a...

South Korean, Canadian leaders vow cooperation on clean energy, North Korea threat

SEOUL, South Korea, 17 May (AP) — The leaders of South Korea and Canada on Wednesday vowed to strengthen their security and economic cooperation...

Russia freezes bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic missions, prompting cash payments

HELSINKI, May 17 (AP) — Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic representations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, disrupting money flow and...

India and Pakistan to renew football rivalry after five years, clubbed in same group...

New Delhi, 17 (PTI): India and Pakistan are set to renew their football rivalry after nearly five years as the two neighbouring countries have...

Novak Djokovic loses to Holger Rune, again, this time at Italian Open

ROME, 17 May (AP) — Twenty-year-old Danish player Holger Rune recorded his second victory over Novak Djokovic in little more than six months, beating...

10 KM world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping

MONACO , 17 May (AP) — Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto, the 10-kilometer road running world record-holder, has been suspended for suspected doping, the...

Formula One’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix canceled because of deadly floods in Italy

IMOLA, Italy , 17 May (AP) — This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy was canceled Wednesday because of deadly floods in the...

Katie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be ‘huge blow’ to the sport

LONDON , 17 May (AP) — Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional boxing. The Irish...

Four Evenepoel teammates leave Giro after testing positive for COVID

BRUSSELS , 17 May (AP) — Four teammates of world champion Remco Evenepoel tested positive for the coronavirus and followed the Soudal Quick-Step leader...

Sudeva Delhi FC retracts, decides not to appoint tainted Alex Ambrose as coach

New Delhi, 17 May (PTI): Sudeva Delhi FC on Wednesday decided not to go ahead with the appointment of Alex Ambrose as its head...

Selection Trials: 15 wrestlers in various categories picked for U-17 and U-23 Asian C’ships

New Delhi, 17 May (PTI): Fifteen wrestlers were on Wednesday picked to represent India in the upcoming U-17 and U-23 Asian Championships in Kyrgyzstan...

Sergio Lobera appointed Odisha FC head coach on two-year deal

Bhubaneshwar, 17 May (PTI): Spain's Sergio Lobera, who has been associated with FC Goa and Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League in...

Fmr minister alleges mistreatment of detainees

ITANAGAR, 16 May: Former minister Bida Taku has alleged that the people arrested under the Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act during the recent...

South Asian Youth Table Tennis C’ship

Payas, Ankur enter into main draws of U-19 boys' singles ITANAGAR, 16 May: No 1 seed Payas Jain made short work of his opponents Tandin...

APYC lambasts GoAP for detaining persons under APUA Act

ITANAGAR, 16 May: The Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) has lambasted the state government for detaining 35 persons under the Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities...