Tag: #cancelled
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Flight operations for stranded Pakistanis to begin tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar has said that we have made arrangements to bring back Pakistanis stranded abroad. Flight operations will begin from tomorrow to bring back people whose ticket bookings were cancelled by foreign airlines. During a press conference, Ghulam Sarwar said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to operate…
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The Annual Parade for Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday has been Cancelled
London, March 19 (AFP/APP): The annual military parade in central London for Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday has been cancelled for a second year owing to the coronavirus pandemic, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The “Trooping the Colour” event in June normally features hundreds of personnel from Britain’s most prestigious regiments for a centuries-old spectacle of pageantry in…
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Spain Engulfed in a Snowstorm
Madrid, Jan 9 (AFP/APP): Atletico Madrid’s La Liga game at home to Athletic Bilbao had to be called off on Saturday as Spain was engulfed by a historic snowstorm. The snowfall in Madrid on Friday was the heaviest since 1971, with drivers left stranded on motorways and the capital’s air and rail links closed. Athletic…
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Hobart Yacht Race Cancelled
Sydney, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): Australia’s grueling Sydney to Hobart yacht race was called off for the first time in 76 years Saturday amid an escalating outbreak of coronavirus, organizers said. The 628-nautical mile (1,163-kilometre) bluewater classic was due to start on Boxing Day, but with parts of Sydney being locked down after a new cluster…
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Will the Tokyo Olympics be Cancelled?
Tokyo, Dec 15 (AFP/APP): Tokyo’s governor can see “no circumstances” under which the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics will be canceled, despite rising coronavirus infections in Japan and continued public skepticism. In an interview with AFP, Yuriko Koike warned Tuesday that the fate of the Tokyo Games would impact future Olympic events, including the 2022 Winter Games…