India-Afghanistan decisive match today
The match between India and Afghanistan in the second division of the ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament will be played today (03) in Abu Dhabi. Today’s match will be crucial for both teams to qualify for the semi-finals. India is currently fifth in the table after a massive defeat to Pakistan and New Zealand. The Indian team will play Scotland and Namibia shortly. Afghanistaisre is second in the table, winning two of the three matches they have played.
The Netherlands government decided to suppress pandemic
The Netherlands government has taken steps to reintroduce safety masks due to the rapid spread of the covid epidemic in the country. With effect from November 6, the country’s prime minister has issued a statement requiring the public to submit a “corona permit” certifying that they have been vaccinated or a PCR test certificate that they have not been infected with covid when entering public places such as gymnasiums and museums. The Netherlands reached the peak of the epidemic last July and has since eased several social distance restrictions. It was then that the viral infections in the country began to rise again.
United States begin Elections in the center of covid 19 pandemic
Elections are being held in several US states in the midst of the covid pandemic. According to the foreign media, the election will be held to elect new governors. Virginia, New Jersey, and New York are among those states. According to foreign reports, voting in many areas has ended.
A terrorist attack on a military hospital in Afghanistan
At least 20 people have been killed in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sixteen others were injured in the attack, foreign media reported. Two large explosions took place outside the hospital building, and gunmen then entered the hospital premises and opened fire. One explosion was reported as a suicide attack. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Taliban militants shot dead four militants and captured one.
A four-year-old girl found in a locked house
A 4-year-old girl who went missing in a remote part of Australia has been found safe. That was 18 days after she disappeared. The girl, Cleo Smith, had gone with her family to a camp in the town of Carnarvon in the state of Western Australia. The girl had gone missing on October 16 while camping there. According to the foreign media, a massive search operation was launched to find the girl. The Western Australian government has announced a reward of up to AUS$ 1 million for information leading to the capture of Smith. More than 100 police officers and emergency personnel were involved in the search operation. In addition to the land operation, an air and sea operation was launched to find her. After a thorough search, Cleo Smith was found inside a locked house in the town of Carnarvon. The girl was rescued by the police who broke down the door of the house. A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the incident and is being questioned, Australian police said. The girl has now been back with her parents.
Minister came in a wheel chair loses summit
An Israeli minister in a wheelchair has been denied access to the United Nations Climate Change Summit. It is reported that the minister who came with the delegation of the Israeli Prime Minister was unable to attend the conference held in Glasgow, Scotland due to the lack of facilities provided by the organizers. Israeli Minister Karen Elhara, who was out of the hall for about two hours, has expressed her sad response to the United Nations. It is reported that a complaint has been lodged with the organizers. The Israeli delegation has stated that their group will not participate if the relevant Minister loses the opportunity to enter the summit premises today (02).
Two more T20 World Cup matches are scheduled today
Two more matches of the World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament will be played today (02). The match between Bangladesh and South Africa and the match between Namibia and Pakistan will be played in Abu Dhabi. England, who are unbeaten in the first group with eight bonus points, have already qualified for the semi-finals. There is a fierce rivalry between Australia and South Africa for second place in that group. Pakistan, who are unbeaten in the second group with six bonus points, have an easy chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. New Zealand or Afghanistan have a better chance of finishing second in that group.
Around 700 in Sri Lanka have links with ISIS terrorists
An investigation has been launched into 702 Sri Lankans suspected of being involved in terrorist activities and Maintaining close ties with members of the ISIS operates from India The Terrorism Investigation Division has informed the Colombo Additional Magistrate. The court spokesman said that while checking the mobile phone of the arrested suspect by the Indian state intelligence agencies, information about the relevant persons was reported. Lectures, audio recordings and photographs of a Muslim extremist, Saharan Hashim, were also found on the phone. The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) has informed the court that the arrested suspect is being detained and questioned on detention orders.
China tighten up the covid 19 related restrictions
China continues to tighten its covid 19 related restrictions to eradicate the covid pandemic from the country ahead of next year’s Winter Olympics. China has identified the world’s first official covid infected and has now successfully controlled the spread of covid. However, they enforce strict border laws and still follow the method of nullifying the covid distribution. Under this, the Chinese government is taking steps to test as many people as possible. With the identification of one covid infection, they took steps to temporarily close Shanghai Disneyland for two days. Russia, meanwhile, had the world’s highest number of covid infections and deaths in the past day. That’s more than 40,000 infected and 1,155 deaths. With this, the number of global covid infections has exceeded 247,800,000 and the number of reported deaths is over 5,020,000.
A gold plate belonging to the historical Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya has been stolen
It is reported that a gold plate belonging to the historical Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya has been stolen. A special police team from the Colombo Crimes Division has gone to Kataragama to launch a special investigation into the incident, a senior police official said. The gold plate, which weighs about 38 pounds, was donated by a devotee to the shrine in 2019, the official said. The senior officer said that a complaint had been lodged with the police regarding the theft of the gold plate about two weeks ago.