(CNN) — A cruise ship was prevented from docking in Australia due to fungal growth on the ship’s hull, according to statements issued by the cruise line and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF). The DAFF National Maritime Coordination Center was notified of “small amounts of biofoul” on the hull of the Viking … Read more
Washington’s top telecommunications regulator has barred China-based Huawei and ZTE from selling equipment in the US, citing national security concerns in a move that could further fuel tensions with Beijing. The Federal Communications Commission announced the step on Friday, saying it was the latest effort by US authorities to “build a more secure and resilient … Read more
Earlier this week, the envoys of Russia and Belarus were barred from attending the glittery event because of the war in Ukraine Earlier this week, the envoys of Russia and Belarus were barred from attending the glittery event because of the war in Ukraine The ambassador of Iran also been excluded from this year’s Nobel … Read more
The Nobel Foundation said it saw no reason to reconsider its previous decision to leave out the Sweden Democrats The Nobel Foundation said it saw no reason to reconsider its previous decision to leave out the Sweden Democrats The ambassadors of Russia and Belarus have been excluded from this year’s Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm … Read more
Russia has been barred from participating in future projects of global terror financing and money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Addressing a press conference in Paris, FATF chairperson T Raja Kumar said the move comes in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Kumar said Russia’s actions continued to violate FATF’s core principles, … Read more
Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Islamabad on April 23. Pakistan’s elections commission on Friday disqualified the former prime minister from holding public office for five years. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption toggle caption Rahmat Gul/AP Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Islamabad on April 23. Pakistan’s elections commission on Friday disqualified … Read more
Imran Khan’s party has challenged a disqualification ruling by the election commission and called for protests Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has been banned from running in elections and becoming a member of parliament for the next five years. The decision by the election commission was rejected by his party, which has … Read more
A county court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Sept. 6 became the first in more than 150 years to disqualify a person from public office because they participated in an insurrection. District Court Judge Francis Mathew found that Couy Griffin, a former county commissioner and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump, had participated … Read more
A New Mexico judge ordered that Couy Griffin, a commissioner in Otero County and the leader of “Cowboys for Trump,” be removed from office for violating the 14th Amendment by participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, which the judge described as an insurrection. District Court Judge Francis Mathew further ruled that Griffin was … Read more
Players who have joined LIV Golf have been informed they are now ineligible to renew their PGA Tour memberships for the 2022-23 season, which begins in two weeks’ time Last Updated: 02/09/22 10:10pm The PGA Tour players who were suspended indefinitely by the US-based circuit for joining LIV Golf were informed this week they are … Read more