Tag: Year

In yet another indication of warming global temperatures, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the year 2020 was the eighth warmest year since 1901. Besides this, 12 of the 15 warmest years in this period were in the past one-and-a-half-decade (2006-2020), indicating that global temperature has been rising in the recent past.

This year is on track to be the second hottest on record, behind 2016, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. Five data sets currently place 2020, a year characterised by heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and raging hurricanes, as the second warmest since records began in 1850.

July 28 (AFP) - Jurgen Klopp was voted the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year on Monday after ending Liverpool's 30-year wait to win the Premier League. Klopp led Liverpool to the Premier League title in the same season they were FIFA Club World champions. The German's award was announced by former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, after whom ...

Tokyo, July 24 (AP) - The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark - again. But few are in a mood to celebrate. Tokyo observed the original date a year ago. That was before the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the Olympics and pushed back the opening to July 23, 2021. Fireworks cascaded over Tokyo Bay back then, and local celebrities unveiled ...

Absence due to the coronavirus threat will lead to a loss of Euro 1 billion

Dubai, March 30 (Reuters) - Organizers estimated last year that 11 million overseas visitors would attend the event, billed as a showpiece of culture, business and technology with pavilions from 192 countries plus concerts and other events. The Expo 2020 steering committee, comprising of officials from the United Arab Emirates and foreign countries participating in the event, are expected to ...