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Excellent performance

Thankfully the spotlight these days is on Tokyo Olympics and Egypt is in the news, not for political developments, but for its gains on the football pitch (Egypt beat Australia to join Brazil in quarter-finals,” July 29, Gulf Today). It is indeed a great

19 hours ago

All for glory

A lot is being said about the Olympics. The Olympics are one of the most important events the world that is held every four years. The eyes of all the countries are on what’s happening at the venue — this time it’s Tokyo (“China make strong

28 Jul 2021

Difficult to tame

This is with reference to the article ‘Scientists had long predicted extremes were likely, but recent weather pattern surprises many’ (July 27). The article about recent weather patterns surprising even scientists hits several aspects of

27 Jul 2021

Historic day for India

The first day of the Tokyo Olympics was historic for India. It was great to see Indian woman weightlifter Mirabai Chanu win the silver medal for the country. It shows that Indian women are proving their mettle in their respective fields, more so at the global level. We have to praise

26 Jul 2021

Water-related hazards

Floods, landslides, tsunamis, storms, heat waves, cold spells, drought and waterborne disease outbreaks are all becoming more frequent and more intense amid a new report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). It says against the backdrop of

25 Jul 2021

No roar of the crowd

It’s Friday night (in Australia) and it’s time to watch TV. We have about fifty different public channels from five different providers but it’s really down to three choices but which to watch? We have a game of Australian football which others describe as aerial

23 Jul 2021

Great initiative

Home delivery industry has got a tremendous boost since the COVID-19 hit us. Global leader Amazon raked in millions, thanks to the pandemic. But what about the delivery supply line, which includes car and bike riders, etc (“RTA launches special driving

22 Jul 2021

Transcending football

When you have politicians like Priti Patel who think that it was “gesture politics” when players took a knee on the football ground against racism, you know the psyche of the people who elected them to power (“England soccer fans rally behind Marcus Rashford

21 Jul 2021

Power struggle

The news that India’s two of the richest men in Indian are vying to be at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition to ramp up green energy capacity is uplifting (“Fossil fuel giants in fierce battle for solar domination,” July 9, Gulf Today).

20 Jul 2021