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New Zealand’s Ardern declares climate emergency


December 2, 2020

WELLINGTON: New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declared a climate emergency on Wednesday, a symbolic move that critics said needed to be backed with greater actions to reduce emissions. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the climate emergency declaration was based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s findings that to avoid more …

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75 coronavirus deaths, 2829 new infections reported in Pakistan


December 2, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded fresh 2,829 COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 75 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,166. 2,079 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,244 patients are in critical condition. The total count …

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COVID-19 vaccine sprint as Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna seek emergency EU approval


December 2, 2020

FRANKFURT: Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are in a tight race to launch their COVID-19 vaccines in Europe after both applied for emergency EU approval on Tuesday, though there was uncertainty over whether a rollout could begin this year. The applications to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) came a day after Moderna sought emergency use for its shot in the United States …

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Hamilton devastated after positive Covid-19 test


December 2, 2020

MANAMA: Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was devastated after testing positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) and being ruled out of Sunday’s penultimate race of the season in Bahrain. It will be the first time the 35-year-old Mercedes driver has missed a race in an F1 career that started with McLaren in 2007. The sport’s most successful driver …

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Bach runs unopposed for second term as IOC president


December 2, 2020

LAUSANNE: Thomas Bach will stand unopposed to serve a second term as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, the body said on Tuesday. Bach, a 66-year-old German lawyer, is set to be confirmed for a second and final four-year term at an IOC session in March in Athens. Bach was initially elected for an eight-year term as Olympic chief in September …

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PCB Challengers seal T20 crown


December 2, 2020

RAWALPINDI: PCB Chall­engers clinched the National Triangular T20 Women’s cricket title after sealing a narrow seven-run victory over PCB Dynamites in the championship final at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. After being put into bat by Dynamites captain Ramim Shamim, the Challengers managed a modest total of 133-7 with Kainat Hafeez emerging as the top-scorer by making …

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Olympic rings illuminated upon return to Tokyo Bay


December 2, 2020

TOKYO: The Olympic rings monument was reinstalled in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, after being removed in August, as the organisers ramp up preparations for next year’s postponed Summer Games. The rings were later illuminated and the neighbouring Rainbow Bridge lit up in a multi-coloured display, as organisers looked to provide a symbol that the rearranged Games can go ahead safely …

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Fuel loading starts for nuclear power plant testing


December 2, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday started loading fuel to the 1,100MW nuclear power plant in Karachi for testing in run-up to its commercial operations in April 2021 while the Azad Jammu and Kashmir government signed agreements with a Chinese company for construction of a 700MW hydropower project. A spokesperson for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) said fuel loading for the …

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Australia not panicking over Starc’s dip in form: Finch


December 2, 2020

CANBERRA: Australia captain Aaron Finch has backed under-fire paceman Mitchell Starc to rebound after the left-armer was feasted upon by India’s batsmen in the first two matches of the One-day International series. Australia sealed the series 2-0 with their 51-run victory in Sydney on Sunday but Starc’s struggles have raised concerns leading into the four-Test series starting on Dec 17 …

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