Hoping for better times, Germany shuts down its nuclear power plants.

A law passed in 2002 mandated the eventual elimination of the emission-free power source, and the Fukushima accident in 2011 sealed the deal. Starting at 10 p.m. on Saturday, the Isar-2 nuclear facility near Munich will begin gradually reducing its power output by 10 MW/min.  After 45 minute...

Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, and Lil Wayne Honored at Pre-Grammy Event

During a pre-Grammy event honoring Dr. Dre and Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne opened up about how little he has been recognized for his artistic talents. "I don't get honored," Wayne said Thursday night at the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective event in Los Angeles, where he, ...

Alec Baldwin is scheduled to appear in court on accusations linked to Rust's potential death penalty.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the distribution of the film 'Faraaz,' which is based on the 2016 Dhaka terror events. The mothers of two victims had petitioned the High Court for an order to prevent the film's publication. Hansal Mehta's film will be released on ...

At an international event in Hiroshima, Kishida and Obama urge for a nuclear-free world

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former US President Barack Obama urged for a nuclear-free world on Saturday, amid Russian threats to deploy nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict and North Korea's pursuit of a nuclear arsenal.

They made the request in separate statements to the in...

ADK advertising firm claims bid manipulation for Tokyo Olympic test events

A source close to the matter said Tuesday that ADK Holdings Inc, a major Japanese advertising agency, reported to the fair trade watchdog that it participated in bid rigging for the rights to organize test events for the Tokyo Olympics.

ADK came forward after Tokyo prosecutors recently ...

Street cheering events for the World Cup have been cancelled out of respect for the Itaewon incident

The Korea Football Association (KFA) declared on Friday that it will not hold street cheering events for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 games as the country mourns the deaths of more than 150 people in a mob crush on Halloween weekend in Seoul's Itaewon District.

The catastrophic tragedy...

The Maldives government has charged 38 persons with terrorism for disrupting an International Yoga Day event

In June, an irate mob stormed the national football stadium in Male, the Maldives' capital. This prompted the local police to take action.

Indictments for "acts of terrorism against the participants of the event and obstructing law enforcement officers" were filed against ...

Cities in France are boycotting World Cup events in a show of solidarity with the global movement condemning Qatar for its human rights and environmental abuses

Less than a month remains until the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar, and already a number of French cities, including Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Marseille, have announced they will be boycotting the tournament and will not be setting up the customary fan zones with giant TV scree...

Dubai Sports Events Require Insurance

The Dubai Sports Council has declared that beginning on September 1, 2022, any and all athletic contests will be needed to present documentation that they are covered by insurance in order to be authorised to take place. This requirement will go into effect immediately. This action is being taken...

Singapore is Hosting the Biggest Technological Event

Singapore has planned to organize a tech event that would be the biggest technology event in its history. That event is supposed to be attended by thousands of people, there will be fifty speakers and twelve thousand key layers of the technological industry. More than twelve thousand tech players...

Pakistan Will Be Hosting the Asian Tour Golf Event in December

The tour including CNS-Pakistan Open will be taking place from 1st December to 4th December.

The CNS-Pakistan Open will be marking Pakistan's return to Asian Tour after four years.

Considering the increase in prize purse, it is expected that the top-notch professionals of ...

Australia is gearing up for an 'unprecedented' decade of major sporting events

Australia will host a slew of big international athletic events over the next decade as part of a long-term strategy to increase tourism, health, and the economy while also improving its worldwide image. The welcoming climate, sports-loving people, stable political environment, and high-quality i...

The debut of a Cloud Storage Event to Take Place in Dubai

In Abu Dhabi, the Global Distributed Cloud Storage Summit (DCS) will be held for the first time from December 15th to December 17th, 2021.

The event will be hosted by Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism’s (DCT Abu Dhabi) Convention and Exhibition Bureau of Abu Dhab...

Microsoft is holding a virtual even on September 22, might launch Surface Duo 2

Highlights

• A virtual event to be held on September 22
• Surface Duo 2 to come in with various software improvements

Microsoft is hosting a Surface hardware event on September 22. A new range of computing devices are expected to launch ...

UK’S EVENTUM ORTHOPAEDICS BAGS 1.4 MILLION POUNDS TO IMPROVE KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY

Highlights:

• The medtech company Eventum Orthopaedics has developed a unique and innovative device with the sensor technology
• The company has bagged 1.4 million pounds to improve the knee replacement surgery with sensor technology

Abo...

UK TO RESUME OUTDOOR GET-TOGETHERS AND SPORT EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY

Highlights:

• The get-togethers and sports are now resumed in the United Kingdom
• The prime minister of Boris Johnson said that, the people of the country must be cautious

The people in the United Kingdom are now allowed for meeting in ...

GOOGLE & MICROSOFT AMONG OVER 960 ORGANIZATIONS DONATING FOR JOE BIDEN'S INAUGURATION

Highlights

• Along with the tech giants, other companies that donated include Qualcomm Inc., Charter Communications Inc., Boeing Co., insurer Anthem Inc. and cable providers Comcast Corp

• The inauguration committee will have to report detailed information on donors&...

THAI AUTHORITIES CONCEDED NEW YEAR CELEBRATION UNDER STRICT ADHERENCE TO CORONAVIRUS NORMS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Shows and different events intended to celebrate New Year are permitted yet coordinators should carefully adhere to rules made to forestall the spread of Covid-19, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday

Coordinator...

JAPANESE GYMNAST KOHEI UCHIMURA WINS HIS 5TH NATIONAL HORIZONTAL BAR TITLE

Highlights –

• Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura wins his 5th national horizontal bar title.
• The gymnast’s win is said to be an important step toward the upcoming Olympic games.
• Uchimura is a two-time defending Olympic men’s o...

SEOUL PREPARING FOR THE WORST TILL YEAR END WITH RESTRICTIONS, DISTANCING IN FULL DISPLAY

• Rallies with at no more than 10 individuals will be disallowed in Seoul until the year's end, as an integral component of revalidated  social separating measures applied by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, it stated, Monday.
• These measures are in accordance with the ...