World
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Chinese universities send students home after protests
Beijing: In the wake of the recent protests, Chinese authorities have ordered university students to leave campus and go back to their hometowns, the media reported. Beijing’s Tsinghua University, where thousands of…
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US weekly flu hospitalisations hit record high since 2010
Washington: Over 11,200 patients in the US were hospitalized with flu, the highest since 2010, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity is…
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Pope Francis condemns Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jerusalem: Pope Francis has urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to negotiate and resolve issues among them after recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the occupied West Bank. According to…
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Indian worker in Singapore dies after falling into sea
Singapore: A 41-year-old Indian national died after he fell into the sea off Jurong Island in Singapore, which has reported a record number of workplace deaths this year. The fatal accident took…
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Police clampdown in China after days of protests
Beijing: China’s protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as authorities begin clamping down, the media reported. A heavy police presence has been reported in…
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US: Five cops charged after black man paralysed in police van
Washington: Five police officers were charged in the US state of Connecticut after an African-American man became partially paralysed in the back of a police van following his arrest, the media reported.…
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Ukraine seeks to extend Black Sea Grain Initiative by a year
Kiev: Ukraine is seeking to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative by at least a year, a Minister said. “Strategically, we should achieve not only speeding up inspections on the Bosphorus, but…
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Iran signs $300million MoU for car exports to Russia
Tehran: Iran has signed a Memorandum of Understanding valued at $300 million with Russia for car exports to the country, semi-official Fars news agency reported. Russia is one of the customers of…
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World’s largest volcano in Hawaii erupts after nearly 4 decades
Honolulu: The world’s largest active volcano, the Mauna Loa in Hawaii, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, authorities said. The eruption began at Moku’aweoweo, the volcano’s summit caldera,…
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Indian student battles for life after car crash in US
New York: An Indian student has been battling for life in a hospital after a car accident in New Jersey, the US, earlier this month that left him with a traumatic brain…
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China’s zero-Covid policy not going to work; everyone has right to protest peacefully: US
Washington: The White House said on Monday that China’s zero-Covid policy is unlikely to work and reaffirmed that everyone around the world has the right to protest peacefully, amidst unprecedented demonstrations in…
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China censors World Cup matches to remove shots of maskless crowd
London: Chinese state television has censored FIFA World Cup matches to remove shots of maskless crowd after the sight of joyous fans celebrating in packed stadia stoked anger back home, where hundreds…
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Irish regulator fines Meta 265 million euros over data breach
London: Ireland’s data regulator on Monday slapped Facebook owner Meta with a 265-million-euro (USD 275 million) fine after details of more than half a billion users were leaked on a hacking website.…
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Sunak stresses importance of deepening ties with Indo-Pacific
London: Britain’s new Prime Minister, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak, was expected to stress in a speech on November 28 night, ‘the importance’ of ‘deepening ties in the Indo-Pacific’. This means Britain wants to…
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Police barricade street in Shanghai after two nights of protests
Taipei: Chinese police have barricaded a street in Shanghai where protesters have gathered for the last two nights in anticipation of further rallies against the governments rigid zero-Covid policies, according to a…
