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- Sports
Stirring tales of great athletes who left an indelible mark in the 1924 Paris Olympics
In March 1981 a film was released titled Chariots of Fire which went on to win four Oscars including Best Picture. The film was about a group of British athletes who took part…
- Technology
NASA’s weather, solar storms monitoring GOES-U satellite en route to space
New Delhi: NASA on Wednesday successfully launched the GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) aimed at monitoring weather in space and on Earth as well as large solar storms. GOES-U is the…
- World
Russia nuclear doctrine may be revised, defense panel chief indicates
Moscow: Russia could change its nuclear doctrine, which provides for the use of nuclear weapons only in retaliation if the country is attacked with weapons of mass destruction or faces an existential…
- Technology
US regulators accuse TikTok of violating child privacy laws
Washington: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed…
- World
Russia’s Pacific Fleet starts military exercises
Vladivostok: Russia’s Pacific Fleet began deploying its forces as part of the exercises scheduled to take place from June 18 to 28, local media reported on Tuesday. “The Pacific Fleet forces have…
- World
Talks with Ukraine if it withdraws troops from conflicted areas: Putin
Moscow: Days ahead of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, June 14, said that his country was ready for talks with Ukraine, provided it completely withdraws…
- News
Elon Musk faces sexual misconduct and drug use allegation
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been accused of having sexual relationships with two of his employees, including an intern, and approaching another worker to have his babies, a…
- World
US President’s son Hunter Biden convicted in firearms case
Washington: A US jury on Tuesday found Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, guilty of all three crimes he was charged related to firearms possession. Biden faces a maximum…
- News
Malawi’s Vice President confirmed dead in plane crash
Lilongwe: Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima, along with nine other individuals who were on board a military aircraft, have been confirmed dead after the aircraft went missing on Monday morning, President Lazarus…
- World
US won’t send military advisors to Ukraine for training purpose: White House
Washington: The US will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top US national security official said. “As we’ve said several times on the record, we are not…
- Technology
YouTube expands shopping features in South Korea to help creators make more money
Seoul: Global streaming giant YouTube has expanded its shopping features in South Korea to help creators generate additional revenue through their videos, company officials said on Wednesday. YouTube unveiled its shopping affiliate…
- World
Knife-wielding attacker at anti-Islam event shot at by German police
Mannheim: A knife-wielding attacker in the German city of Mannheim on Friday, May 31, targeted a gathering of the anti-Islam right-wing group Pax Europa, according to members of the group. The police…
- World
No proposal made to Maldives for FTA: India
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it has not made any proposal to the Maldives for a bilateral free trade agreement (DTA) and that it was ready to consider if the island…
- Middle East
Germany has no plans to recognise Palestinian state, says Chancellor Scholz
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that his government has no plans to officially recognise a Palestinian state. There is “no reason” to recognise the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a…
- Business
Drugmaker Sanofi partners OpenAI, Formation Bio on AI-powered drug development
New Delhi: French drugmaker Sanofi on Tuesday announced that it has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI and tech-driven pharmaceutical firm Formation Bio to build AI-powered software to boost drug development…
