USA
- Business
Higher unemployment rate looms in US as Fed fights inflation: WSJ
New York: US Federal Reserve officials are beginning to signal that their efforts to tackle scorching inflation by raising interest rates may lead to higher unemployment, said an article published Monday by…
- World
H-1B operation has not kept pace with country’s needs: US commentator
Washington: The operation and implementation of H-1B visas, the valuable component of the US immigration system since 1990, has not kept pace with the country’s needs, an American political commentator told lawmakers,…
- Offbeat
Fedup of buying expensive footwear every time, man gets Nike inked
Shoes are a costly affair. And a fetish too. And a combination of these two can leave a deep hole in your pockets. But tattoo artist Dean Gunther found a way to…
- Technology
When will I be able to upload my brain to a computer?
Bangor: We often imagine that human consciousness is as simple as input and output of electrical signals within a network of processing units therefore comparable to a computer. Reality, however, is much…
- Entertainment
‘How To Murder Your Husband’ writer sentenced for murdering her husband
Los Angeles: An Oregon judge has sentenced Nancy Crampton Brophy, a romance author who reportedly foretold of her crime in an essay titled ‘How To Murder Your Husband’, to life in prison…
- World
US NSA, top Chinese diplomat hold ‘candid, substantive’ talks
Washington: US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi held “candid, substantive, and productive” talks and agreed that maintaining unimpeded…
- Business
Asian markets fall sharply on likely US Fed action to rein inflation
Hong Kong: Asian stock markets have fallen sharply as soaring prices in America triggered fears the US Federal Reserve will take tougher action to rein in inflation. At the same time, the…
- World
Russia urges US to explain military biological activities
Moscow: Russia has asked the United States to explain its military biological activities in some post-Soviet countries. On Sunday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the United States must fulfill its obligations…
- Middle East
US sanctions detrimental to Iran’s healthcare system: Envoy
Tehran: Iran’s envoy said that US sanctions have adversely affected the healthcare system of the Islamic republic, local media reported. Zahra Ershadi, Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said on…
- World
Indian national arrested in US over scam targeting senior citizens
Washington: US federal law enforcement officials have arrested a 24-year-old Indian national in Virginia on charges of participating in an alleged nationwide scam targeting senior citizens. Anirudha Kalkote was produced before a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based Aurobindo pharma faces suit in US over epilepsy drug
Hyderabad: Major pharma companies from Japan and Switzerland have taken city-based Aurobindo pharma to a US court over patent infringement of their anti-epilepsy drug Banzel. The Banzel drug was developed by Novartis,…
- Automobile
Inquiry into Tesla Autopilot being expanded by US safety officials
San Francisco: After discovering fresh incidences of Tesla’s Autopilot advanced driver assistance system colliding with parked first-responder vehicles, US federal safety officials have “upgraded” their probe. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
- World
Monkeypox only spreads through air during face-to-face contact: CDC
New York: Amid the rising cases of monkeypox, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that it can spread through the air but only through ‘sustained’ face-to-face contact with…
- World
UK to send first long-range missiles to Ukraine
London: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced that the UK will send its first long-range missiles to Ukraine despite a threat by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the West against the delivery of…
- World
US: Record late season snowfall helps abate drought conditions
Washington: Rain and snow in the central and northern mountains of the US and across the eastern half of Colorado state improved drought condition. Blue Valley, Colorado, recorded an astounding 16.1 inches of…
