MEERUT, India — “This is only after 15-16 years that the media has contacted me,” Harish Patel, a 67-year-old actor based in India’s Mumbai, told Zenger News. Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, recently released a teaser of all its upcoming superhero movies, which served as a treat to all the fans. The promo contained a sneak peek of its upcoming movie, “Eternals”. The movie is about Eternals, a race of immortal beings who have been secretly residing on Earth for thousands of years and reunite to save humanity from humankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants. Set to release on November 5, “Eternal”…
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MOMBASA, Kenya — The Syrian crew of a Russian-owned cargo ship, MV Jinan, which has been stranded in the Indian Ocean near the Kenyan Port of Mombasa for more than one and half years, will finally go home. The vessel was sold following a court order. The lawyer of the nine-man crew, Ousa Okello, confirmed that the ship was recently sold for more than $300,000 to an entity he did not disclose. “The money is in NCBA Bank, and we are waiting for the bank to verify the transaction,” Okello told Zenger News. “I know what they are going through. We…
Medical staff at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer and Rambam Medical Center in Haifa came together May 13 to call for peaceful coexistence and cooperation between Jewish and Arab medical personnel during times of crisis. At Sheba, the staff, consisting of both Jewish and Arab doctors and nurses, stressed the importance of solidarity and cooperation. Israeli pop star Miri Mesika also came to express her solidarity with Sheba’s staff efforts, as did presumed presidential candidate Miriam Peretz, who lost two sons during their service in the Israel Defense Forces. “You see things that hurt you, I see things that…
A Muslim doctor trying to save the life of a Jewish man who was violently beaten and stabbed, came under attack himself, in Tamra, a Muslim city in the Galilee. The events on the night of May 13 were announced by emergency rescue organization United Hatzalah. The Jewish man, a resident of Mitzpe Aviv, had entered the city to run some errands, as he did regularly, when a throng of residents rioting in the street attacked him and began to violently beat him and stabbed him in the neck. A bystander called emergency services to get aid for the man,…
NORTH RYDE, Australia — More than 57,000 Kia owners in Australia have been warned not to park their cars in an enclosed area such as a garage amid fears they could catch fire even when switched off. Product Safety Australia has issued a recall for two Kia models over problems with the Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU). The affected cars are the Kia QL Sportage model built between 2016 and 2021 and the Kia CK Stinger model built between 2017 and 2019. The recall notice claimed that the HECU, responsible for the Anti-lock Braking System, Electronic Stability Control System, and Traction…
ADELAIDE, Australia — Five people have returned to quarantine in South Australia’s Adelaide city after spending time on the same hotel floor as a man who tested positive for Covid-19 on his return to Melbourne. South Australia Health has conducted an investigation into how the man became exposed to the virus including a close examination of CCTV footage. It has found no obvious breach of protocols but is yet to rule on exactly how the man was infected and subsequently tested positive last week after being released from isolation in South Australia. “As an absolute precaution, all individuals who were on level…
CANBERRA, Australia — The federal government’s fuel security package in last week’s budget will protect fuel stocks, retain existing employment and create future construction jobs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. Building on an AU$ 211 million ($163.57 million) commitment in last October’s budget, the latest installment includes up to AU$ 302 million ($234.12 million) for major refinery infrastructure upgrades. Morrison says locking in Australia’s fuel security will deliver benefits for all Australians. “This is a key plank of our plan to secure Australia’s recovery from the pandemic and to prepare against any future crises,” he said. He said the funding aims to maintain…
SYDNEY — The federal government insists the housing provisions in its latest budget will finally make the Australian dream more accessible, especially for single mums, but not everyone is convinced. “We know so many single parents use so much of their income towards rent and building that deposit is so much harder for them with the demands of children,” Minister for Women’s Economic Security Jane Hume declared on the budget eve. “So this is all about removing those barriers to building that deposit, and it’s also about giving those a hand up who need it most.” The “it” she was talking about was, in fact,…
CANBERRA, Australia — This week’s key employment and wages figures will provide a starting point to gauge the success of Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s big-spending budget. Forecasts in last week’s budget predict the unemployment rate falling to five percent by the end of the next financial year and to 4.75 percent in 2022/23. However, wage growth is expected to be weaker than inflation both this financial year and next, and only by 2024/25 will it sneak ahead of price pressures. “The best strategy to boost wages is to get as many Australians into jobs as possible and to create that tension in the labor market…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian governments love to boast about the amount of money they are setting aside for infrastructure projects, such as road building, but a new report questions whether taxpayers are getting value for money. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced AU$ 15 billion ($11.64 billion) in additional infrastructure commitments as part of the government’s ongoing AU$ 110 billion ($85.33 billion), 10-year investment pipeline. State governments have also pledged billions of dollars in road and transport projects. But an analysis by the Grattan Institute think tank has found taxpayers end up paying too much for significant projects because Australia’s governments don’t drive a hard bargain on…