News Trending

Spanish region bans smoking in public places

By 1734 0

A region in Spain, Galicia, has introduced a blanket ban on smoking in public places. The ban has been launched to reduce the risk of the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The ban means here onwards restaurants and bars will have to discourage its customers from smoking insider its premises.

It is not clear whether the region will introduce any fine policy in order to strengthen its policy to ban smoking in public places.

Spain is one of the worst affected countries in the region. The country has not yet fully recovered from the clutches of the outbreak.

The ban has come at the time the country was struggling to recover from the damages inflicted by the outbreak.

For the last few days, the daily infection rate has been consistently increasing. The increase has put the system back to the fighting mode.

Though at the moment only Galicia has launched a ban on smoking in public places, in the near future several other regions in the country are expected to introduce such a policy in order to defend their regions from the threat posed by the virus.  

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Protest organised in Berlin against Covid-19 restrictions

By 1132 0

Tens of thousands of people have participated in a protest organised at Berlin, the capital of Germany, to express their disagreement against the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The protesters have complained that the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak have violated their rights and freedoms.

The police has taken action against the protest on the ground that the protesters have violated the hygiene standards introduced as a part of the Covid-19 restrictions.

Germany is one of the few countries in the continent of Europe who has not experienced the ugly part of the virus outbreak.

Only 900 cases of Covid-19 has been reported in Germany so far, when some of its neighbours have witnessed more than double the number of cases witnessed in the European financial powerhouse.

 As many as 2000 people have participated in the protest.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Two killed in train accident in Portugal

By 1169 0

At least two have been killed and over 30 others have been injured in a train accident in Coimbra, which is a popular district in the European country of Portugal.

The accident has happened at around 15:30. The crashed train is one of the fastest train operating in the country.

There were as many as 240 passengers in the train. The train has crashed into a railway maintence machine situated in a small town in the region of Coimbra.

The train was travelling from Lisbon to Branga. The real cause for the accident is at present unclear. An investigation is on.  

The president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sausa, has expressed his condolence to the families of the affected personals.   

The rescue operation has been handled by a team comprising of around 163 rescue personals. The timely interference of the rescue team has averted the possibility of a great disaster.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Hong Kong leader urges people to stay at home

By 1058 0

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has urged the people of the city to stay at their homes, as the average number of cases reported each day has raised above the mark of one hundred – from the mark of less than ten a month ago.

As per her statement, the health care frame work of Hong Kong can face collapse as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

The leader has revealed a depressing reality that the city is on the verge of a huge community spread.  

The city has brought in some new regulations to fight the spread of the outbreak. It has made wearing masks in public mandatory. And, it has temporarily imposed restrictions on restaurants offering dine-in option.

The rise in the average number of cases reported in a day is very concerning. It seems that the city has lost its grip somewhere.

Till recently, Hong Kong was very efficient in managing the crisis.

Hong Kong is at present in the state of turmoil. A large section of the people of the city is against the attempt of China to sabotage the democratic values the city inherited from the United Kingdom.

The city has witnessed several large pro-Democratic marches in the recent past.

The west – especially the UK and the US – has condemned the action initiated by China against Hong Kong violating the agreement Beijing reached with London at the time it was handed over to the communist country.  

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Hungary: Journalists quit top news website over government’s interference

By 1043 0

As many as seventy journalist working for one of the top news websites in Hungary has filed their resignation, as they have found it hard to cope with the excessive interference of the government in the internal matters of the organisation.

Index is known for its independent working style. The said quality keeps it special from the rest.

Szabolcs Dull, the Editor in Chief of the organisation, was fired on Tuesday. It was the triggering point of the present crisis.

Those who have filed their resignation alleges that the sacking was a clear interference and an attempt to apply pressure on the website.

Shortly after the team of journalists have announced their decision, many have come out openly in support of the team, expressing their disagreement towards the excessive interference of the government in the matters concerning the freedom of press.

Since the induction of a nationalist government in Hungary, the country performs badly in the index of press freedom.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

NASA to launch DART mission mid-July next year

By 1063 0

In July, 2021, NASA will launch the Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, the first full-scale demonstration of asteroid defection technology. The mission will target the smaller body in the binary asteroid system. It will demonstrate deflection technology that can be used to protect Earth from hazardous asteroids.

Asteroids are all around us at all times. We hear about the biggest and most dangerous ones on a regular basis, but at the moment we really don’t have any way to protect ourselves if one were to come speeding straight for Earth.

The acclaimed space research centre based in the North American country of the United States of America is one of the agencies working on ways to save us from a potentially disastrous collision. The DART mission will test the feasibility of pushing an asteroid off course by slamming a spacecraft directly into it.  

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Trial begins in synagogue attack case

By 998 0

The trial in the infamous synagogue attack case has begun in the European country of Germany. Around two people were killed in the horrifying act.

The attack took place on 9th October 2019. It was the holiest day of the Jewish year.

The attack was live streamed by the attacker.

As per the version of police, he was inspired by anti-Semitism and xenophobia. He acted alone, according to the police. They said that he was radicalized through internet.

The case was shocking in nature. It sent shockwaves across the country.

Many German politicians came out strongly against the attack.

Notably, the attacker had a clear political motive. He wanted his attack to inspire a certain section of German people to take up arms against the Jewish community of the country.

It remains unclear how the trial will be handled. The lawyer of the attacker earlier said that there was no point in denying the action.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

German court extends support to people’s internet privacy

By 1106 0

A German court has observed that the authorities had too much access to the internet and mobile phone date of people.

The court has ordered the authority to develop a new law to protect the internet privacy of people.

Traditionally, Germans are very vigilant about their privacy laws. They never tolerate any kind of intrusion into their privacy matters.

They fought and dismissed the authoritarian politics of both the Nazi Germany and the post-World War Two East Germany, on this ground.

The latest directive of the court is serious in nature. It is expected to open up a serious debate on this matter.

The country has so far witnessed several movements demanding the protection of the mobile phone and internet date of people.

The court’s observation is expected to pave way for the emergence of a new political movement, which can force the country to introduce a strong law to protect the internet privacy of people.

It is high time to launch a global movement to protect the digital privacy of people. In most countries, the right to digital privacy is still in a primitive stage.

Let’s embrace the right to digital privacy together. Hope that the United Nations will take up the matter seriously.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Around three French police booked in connection with the death of delivery driver

By 1079 0

The death of a delivery driver has created a serious political uproar in the European country of France. The death is similar to the one happened in the North American country of the United States of America in connection with the death of a black man.

Like what happened in the US, this French man has also been chocked to death by the police. He has also cried several times for help. His loud cry has also gone unheard.

As many as three police personals have been booked in connection with the case. They have been charged with manslaughter.  

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased man have expressed their unhappiness about the way the case was being handled by the police. They have demanded more serious charges against the accused police officials.   

The case has badly tainted the image of the police. It has turned the public against the police department.

It seems that the incident may prompt the country to review the working style of the police department.

The rise in the number of police atrocities across the world is a serious concern. The US incident has opened up a serious discussion around the topic.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

World likely to witness fall in fertility rate

By 1097 0

The world is likely to witness a fall in the global fertility rate, as per a recent report published in a reputed International media house.

The report implies that almost every country may see their population reduced in the near future.

Are we fully prepared to face this phenomenon? As per another report, the world is totally ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born.

It is suspected that the predicted fall in the fertility rate is likely to have a serious impact on societies across the world – particularly the western societies.

The phenomenon will affect the developed societies more than the under-developed and developing societies across the world

Some developed countries such as Spain and Japan may see their populations reduced by the year 2100.

Generally, fertility rate means the average number of children a woman gives birth to. The fall in the rate means the average number of children a woman gives birth to is falling.

Notably, if the rate comes down below the point of 2.1, then the size of the population starts to fall.

In the year 1950, the average number of children a woman gives birth to was 4.7. Since then the rate has been consistently falling due to various reasons.   

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright