FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng attends the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool
April 16, 2021
(Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met via video link on Friday, with both sides expressing willingness to cooperate on climate change, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
Han said China welcomed the U.S. return to the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to Xinhua. Kerry was in Shanghai for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua.
China was willing to strengthen cooperation with France and Germany to cope with climate change, President Xi Jinping told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chinese state media reported earlier on Friday.
Xi last year announced that China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, would achieve a peak in carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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It’s unclear if Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will return to work in 10 days, although his deputy insists he’s making steady progress after a serious back injury.
Andrews suffered broken ribs and a fractured T7 vertebra after slipping on wet stairs at a holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula on March 9.
The 48-year-old was released from hospital on March 15 and has been recovering at home since.
At the time he said he would require at least six weeks off to recover.
Deputy Premier James Merlino has been acting premier in his absence.
“This was a nasty, nasty injury. Fractured ribs, fractured vertebrae. He’s very, very lucky and that was the message from his doctors when he got discharged (from hospital),” Merlino told reporters on Thursday.
“But Dan’s doctors are pleased he’s making good progress.”
Asked if the premier would return to work as planned in 10 days, Merlino replied: “He’ll come back when his doctors say he’s able to come back”.
“Over the next couple of weeks, he’ll get advice from his doctors in terms of when it’s appropriate to return, but they’re pleased with his recovery.
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The matter was referred to Speaker Curtis Pitt by opposition MP Fiona Simpson late last year, who alleged Ms Palaszczuk deliberately misled Queensland Parliament when answering a question during a debate in February 2017.
In the exchange, Ms Palaszczuk was asked by LNP MP Steve Minnikin, “does the Premier have a private email account? Has she ever used it for official purposes?” to which the Premier answered, “yes and no”.
“At this stage, I’m not advocating a position on him re: DG but do say we need to be thorough about him as the last thing we need is a QPC chair with an ideological perspective contra to ours and contra to our platform,” Mr Bailey wrote in the email.
It was later revealed four emails had been sent between Ms Palaszczuk and Mr Bailey’s personal accounts and the Premier had previously used two private email accounts.
When referring the matter to Mr Pitt, Ms Simpson said the discussion about the potential appointment of a director-general meant Ms Palaszczuk had used the account for official purposes.
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FILE PHOTO: Saxony-Anhalt’s Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff attends a news conference on coal phase-out laws in Berlin, Germany July 3, 2020. John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
April 15, 2021
BERLIN (Reuters) – A leading German Christian Democrat has called for the conservative bloc’s choice of chancellor candidate for September’s election to be dependent on popularity ratings, effectively shifting his support behind Bavarian Markus Soeder.
With CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel stepping down after the election, pressure is mounting on the bloc to agree on a candidate as its ratings wallow near a one-year low, hurt by the government’s chaotic handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The race between Armin Laschet, CDU chairman, and Soeder, head of the CDU’s Bavarian CSU sister party, has descended into a messy spat despite both men vowing on Sunday to make a quick and amicable decision.
Saxony-Anhalt state premier Reiner Haseloff, a member of the CDU executive committee that unanimously backed Laschet on Monday, told Der Spiegel magazine that popularity should be the decisive factor in settling the candidacy question.
“Unfortunately, it is now all about the hard question of power: with whom do we have the best chance?” Haseloff said in comments published on Thursday. “It’s not about personal affection, trust or character traits.”
Haseloff’s comments make him the first leading CDU politician to distance himself from his party chief, who has been found to be far less popular than Soeder in repeated opinion polls.
Soeder’s Bavarian swagger, confidence and directness has won him support even beyond his southern state during the pandemic. By contrast, Laschet has flip-flopped on lockdown measures, turning off voters.
Haseloff is one of seven conservative state premiers, including Laschet and Soeder.
Haseloff’s state of Saxony-Anhalt lies in eastern Germany, where CDU members tend to lean towards the right. Laschet, from North Rhine-Westphalia in the west, is a centrist. Haseloff also faces a regional election on June 6, ahead of the federal vote.
There is no formal procedure for choosing the CDU/CSU candidate as in the past the candidates have decided behind closed doors.
Laschet, 60, is widely seen as a candidate who would continue Merkel’s legacy, though he has clashed with her over coronavirus restrictions. Soeder, 54, is an astute political operator who has sided with Merkel during the pandemic.
No chancellor has ever come from Soeder’s Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), the smaller sister party to the CDU.
While the CDU is loathe to see the balance of power in the conservative alliance shift towards the smaller party, many in the CDU are nervous about their prospects at the Sept. 26 election without Merkel, who has led them to four victories.
(Writing by Paul Carrel; Editing by Alison Williams)
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Mr Merlino says the Commonwealth must provide translated materials and more clarity on indemnity issues before Victoria can resume vaccinating people under 50 with the AstraZeneca jab.
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Glenn Maxwell played a “momentum changing” knock as Royal Challengers Bangalore prevailed in a last-ball thriller against holders Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League opener played behind closed doors on Friday.
South Africa’s AB de Villiers hit a quickfire 48 while Maxwell batted at No.4 and made 39 from 28 balls which left his captain Virat Kohli pleased.
“We wanted Maxi to bat at four,” Kohli said. “The set-up was such that if we get a partnership, then Maxi comes into the game and he can do what he does.
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“Today you saw the result of him playing 10-15 balls, he’s a different player then. He just took the game away from the opposition in those middle overs to be honest.
“His innings, I felt, in our partnership was that momentum changer and that made the job easier in the end. If he had stayed in, we probably would have finished a couple of overs earlier.”
The 14th edition of the popular Twenty20 tournament kickstarted in Chennai as Kohli’s Bangalore chased down a target of 160 to win by two wickets.
At the end of the match, Kohli was all smiles and embraced Maxwell, who has been much maligned in the IPL for failing to deliver on his hefty price tags.
Maxwell is now at his fourth IPL club after RCB purchased the all-rounder for $2.56 million in an intense February auction.
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Meanwhile, de Villiers lifted the team from a precarious 122-6 to take the chase into the final over, but he got run out on the fourth ball.
Harshal Patel, who claimed five wickets to restrict Mumbai to 159-9 in their 20 overs, got the winning run in a tense finish.
Kohli won the toss and elected to field first at the start of the 52-day tournament that concludes on May 30.
Kohli said he “felt like home” on IPL’s return to India after last year’s edition took place in the United Arab Emirates due to the pandemic.
Maxwell then got going with his captain in a key partnership of 52.
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Kohli fell to Mumbai fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for 33 and Maxwell, promoted to number four, fell to tall South African quick Marco Jansen for 39 as Bangalore faltered.
But de Villiers soon took charge as he hit four fours and two sixes in his 27-ball knock.
Earlier Patel struck three times in the final over of the Mumbai innings to set up victory for a side searching its first IPL title.
Bangalore batsman Devdutt Padikkal missed the game after he was one of the four IPL players to test positive for COVID-19 ahead of the gala event.
All eight teams are in strict bio-bubbles as case numbers in India have skyrocketed to more than 130,000 a day since players arrived to prepare for the eight-week spectacle.
“We are fortunate enough to be on the park playing cricket. That is more important, we can put a smile on people in India,” said Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma.
“As a country we are going through tough times and it’s important we give them something to look forward to. This tournament is going to be exciting.” Chennai Super Kings, led by former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will take on Delhi Capitals in Mumbai on Saturday.
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A group of 16 Australians valued at almost A$18 million are set to take the Indian Premier League by storm when the lucrative cricket franchise starts again on Saturday (AEST).
Some enter the competition with the burden of justifying hefty price tags weighing on their shoulders, others have a point to prove after being snapped up at comparatively dirt cheap prices.
Meanwhile, the T20 World Cup, being held in India from October, is just on the horizon.
There could be no better audition for selection than this year’s IPL.
These are the 16 Australians participating in the IPL, including the five players to look out for.
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EVERY AUSSIE IN THE IPL
Prices converted to AUD at time of purchase
Pat Cummins: $3.16m (Kolkata Knight Riders)*
Glenn Maxwell: A$2.52 million (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Jhye Richardson: A$2.48 million (Punjab Kings)
David Warner: $2.3m (Sunrisers Hyderabad)*
Riley Meredith: A$1.42 million (Punjab Kings)
Marcus Stoinis: $980,000 (Delhi Capitals)*
Nathan Coulter-Nile: A$886,000 (Mumbai Indians)
Dan Christian: A$851,000 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Kane Richardson: A$816,000 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Moises Henriques: A$745,000 (Punjab Kings)
Chris Lynn: $408,000 (Mumbai Indians)*
Steve Smith: A$390,000 (Delhi Capitals)
Adam Zampa: $287,000 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)*
Andrew Tye: $204,000 (Rajasthan Royals)*
Ben Cutting: A$133,000 (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Daniel Sams: $38,000 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
*Player retained
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FIVE AUSSIES TO LOOK OUT FOR
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STEVE SMITH
If $390,000 has ever sounded cheap, it was this year’s IPL auction.
Ricky Ponting couldn’t believe his luck when he snapped up Smith uncontested for the bargain basement price.
Granted Smith’s strongest format is Test cricket, he’s certainly no slouch in the game’s shortest version.
He’ll be looking to make fools out of the rest of the competition — particularly Rajasthan Royals, who released him — for allowing him to go so cheaply.
GLENN MAXWELL
Conversely, Maxwell has yet another eye-watering price tag to try and justify this season.
At yet another club after stints with Delhi, Mumbai and Kings XI Punjab, the pressure is on Maxwell to shine at Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore, who forked out $2.52 million at the auction.
Recent history isn’t on the side of Maxwell, who averaged just 15.42 last season and had a strike rate of 101.88.
But you can’t keep a player of Maxwell’s T20 prowess down for long — or at least that’s what RCB has been willing to bet on.
JHYE RICHARDSON
Kings XI Punjab shocked everyone when it made Richardson an overnight millionaire with a stunning A$2.48 million bid at the auction.
The method to the madness was that the left-armer seamer was dominating the BBL at the time, taking a league-leading 29 wickets at 16.31 for the Perth Scorchers.
Kings XI will desperately hope that form translates to the subcontinent, otherwise plenty of questions will be asked.
How Richardson copes with the spotlight will play a key role in the development of the 24-year-old, who was quiet in Australia’s tour of New Zealand in the weeks after the IPL auction.
RILEY MEREDITH
Similarly surprising was the purchase of Meredith, who fulfilled Kings XI’s fetish for Australian seamers at the auction.
He became the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history when he was bought for $1.42 million.
Unlike Richardson, Meredith wasn’t dominating the BBL at the time, although he did have a strong season with 16 wickets at 24.62.
Meredith made his T20I debut for Australia in March but is no certainty to be picked in its T20 World Cup squad later this year.
Luckily for the 24-year-old, he should get a chance during the IPL to try and prove why leaving him out would be a mistake.
NATHAN COULTER-NILE
The veteran hasn’t played for Australia in any format since 2019 but will hope to use the IPL as a chance to springboard himself back into the green and gold before it gets too late.
Coulter-Nile was worth $886,000 to the Mumbai Indians after taking 11 wickets at a strong average of 15.63 in the BBL season.
Australia has moved in the direction of other fast-bowling all-rounders — such as Daniel Sams and Sean Abbott — but Coulter-Nile has experience on his side having played 14 times against India in India, taking 21 T20I wickets at 28.95.
A strong performance at the IPL this year could make selectors think twice about leaving him home come World Cup time.
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FIXTURES
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FULL SQUADS
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Narayan Jagadeesabn, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M.Harisankar Reddy, K.Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore.
Head coach: Stephen Fleming.
DELHI CAPITALS
Rishabh Pant (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod.
Head coach: Ricky Ponting
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Pawan Negi, Tim Seifert, Shakib al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer.
Head coach: Brendon McCullum
MUMBAI INDIANS
Rohit Sharma (c), Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neeshan, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar.
Head coach: Mahela Jayawardene
PUNJAB KINGS
KL Rahul (c), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Prabhsimran Singh, Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, Darshan Nalkande, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar.
Head coach: Anil Kumble.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
Sanju Samson (c), Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, K.C. Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Suyesh Prabhudessai, K.S. Bharat, Finn Allen.
Head coach: Simon Katich
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
David Warner (c), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jason Roy.
Head coach: Trevor Bayliss
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PAST WINNERS
2008: Rajasthan Royals
2009: Deccan Chargers
2010: Chennai Super Kings
2011: Chennai Super Kings
2012: Kolkata Knight Riders
2013: Mumbai Indians
2014: Kolkata Knight Riders
2015: Mumbai Indians
2016: Sunrisers Hyrderabad
2017: Mumbai Indians
2018: Chennai Super Kings
2019: Mumbai Indians
2020: Mumbai Indians
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The Tasmanian Government has rejected a proposal from NSW to have international students quarantine in hotels in Hobart.
Key points:
NSW Treasurer Dom Perrottet told a budget estimates hearing his government was in talks with Tasmania on having international students quarantine in Hobart hotels
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein says it’s true his government has been approached, but says he’s not interested in participating in the plan
Tasmania has been free from coronavirus since December and has no one in hotel quarantine
NSW Treasurer Dom Perrottet told a budget estimates hearing in Sydney on Monday that he had held “extensive discussions” with his Tasmanian counterparts about a “potential plan” to have returning international students quarantine in Hobart.
“We have had extensive discussions and I can assure you we will continue to prosecute the case because of the economic impacts of this industry,” Mr Perrottet said.
In a statement on Tuesday, Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein confirmed his government had received an approach from NSW.
“At this time, however, we have advised this is not under consideration, with our priority remaining the safe management of seasonal workers entering the state and our own international students when public health advice is that it is safe to do so,” Mr Gutwein said.
Tasmania has been free from coronavirus since December, when a family of four returning from overseas tested positive.
There were zero people in hotel quarantine in the state as of Monday night.
Hobart’s lord mayor says hotels are not purpose built to be quarantine facilities.(
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Hobart mayor Anna Reynolds told ABC Mornings she would not support her city becoming a quarantine hub for other states.
“We’ve got our own international students who are people that are halfway through their degrees at UTAS that probably want to come back, so if we’re going to be developing a program of quarantine for international students why wouldn’t we do that for our own international students,” she said.
Ms Reynolds added that she believed the hotel quarantine model needed an overhaul.
“Enough’s enough — we have to actually find a different solution and facilities that are purpose-built for quarantine, which hotels are not,” she said.
“Hotels in CBDs in particular are really unsuited.”
Mr Perrottet issued a statement in response to the Tasmanian snub, saying: “I remain committed to finding a way to return this vital industry to NSW and will continue to work constructively with colleagues such as Mr Gutwein to find a solution.”
More details about the current COVID measures are available at the Tasmanian Government’s coronavirus information website.
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Health Minister Brad Hazzard and NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant provide a COVID-19 update.
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Victoria’s hotel quarantine program will resume for a second time after it was shutdown due to a COVID outbreak.
International passenger flights have not arrived in Melbourne since February 13 after hotel quarantine workers contracted the highly infectious UK strain of COVID at the Holiday Inn near Melbourne Airport.
The outbreak, which grew to 24 cases, triggered the state’s five-day, circuit-breaker lockdown.
On Thursday, Acting Premier James Merlino held a press conference and confirmed international flights for returning travellers will resume on April 8.
From that date it will be 800 people per week.
Then from April 15 it will be increased to 1120 each week, which is subject to the capacity of ventilation works.
“This follows independent expert reviews into the management of new, highly-infectious and rapidly changing variants of concern, and an evaluation into how each hotel ventilation system can respond to this ever-changing virus,” Merlino said in a statement.
Victoria recorded its 27th consecutive day with no local coronavirus cases on Thursday, after 15,446 tests.
Merlino also said testing of hotel residents will be boosted from two to four times during their quarantine period.
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