Car cable production at Leoni’s Ukrainian factories is nearly back to normal, according to the German supplier, after production halts caused by the Russian invasion shook the auto industry. After a “rapid resumption” of production following the outbreak of the war at the end of February, output figures from plants in western Ukraine were “approaching … Read more
Following her breakup with model Anwar Hadid, the younger brother of supermodels Bella and Gigi Hadid, Dua Lipa has spoken out about living a lonely existence. In a recent interview with Vogue, the Levitating hit-maker, who dated Anwar for more than two years before breaking up in December of last year, expressed her happiness with … Read more
Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist of the Al Jazeera network, was killed Wednesday while covering an Israeli army raid on the occupied West Bank. The Qatar-based TV channel claimed that Israeli forces shot Abu Akleh, 51, in the head deliberately and “in cold blood” during the unrest in the Jenin refugee camp. Israel’s Prime Minister … Read more
This year’s first clutch of 89 eggs hatched by a captive sea turtle was discovered in a national sea turtle nature reserve in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, south China. According to the reserve, the green turtle arrived on the beach about 10 p.m. on Saturday and began excavating. It started laying eggs at 10:30 p.m. … Read more
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has asked the United Nations Security Council to take immediate cognizance of the grave implications of the illegal ‘delimitation’ of IIOJK by India, calling it India’s sinister ploy to reducing the representation of Muslims. Read more: Govt’s decision to open trade with India has hurt Kashmiris’ sentiments, asserts Qureshi As part … Read more
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is now in contention to become England’s new Test head instructor, in line with British media reviews. The Daily Mail said McCullum, a key discern behind New Zealand’s rise in each red and white-ball cricket, had come to be a candidate on lately-appointed England director of cricket Rob Key’s … Read more
Romanian senators approved a bill on Wednesday that the government hopes will encourage Black Sea gas extraction as the European Union seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian gas. The legislation, which aims to “ensure Romania’s energy security” and eventually allow it to become a gas exporter, is now expected to be approved by the … Read more
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said it was appropriate to pay a visit to Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to him, finding answers required “dealing with people who cause the problem or who can fix the problem.” Guterres met with Putin in Moscow before travelling to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. His itinerary has … Read more
Turkey “neutralised” 10 members of Syria’s Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria on Wednesday, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. According to the ministry, the YPG members were killed as they prepared to attack Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch military zones. Turkish authorities frequently use the phrase “neutralised” to refer … Read more
Investment banks have made billions of dollars off the blank-check craze, and they’ve done it largely without risking any of their own money on hundreds of transactions that have resulted in crushing losses for many investors. A look at one of these transactions demonstrates how. Acies Acquisition Corp obtained $215 million in an initial public … Read more
Ukraine’s gas transmission system operator (GSTOU) announced on Tuesday that it will suspend some Russian gas exports to Europe that flow through its pipelines. Ukraine has continued to transfer Russian gas through the nation despite Russia’s invasion. GSTOU stated it is currently “difficult to fulfil obligations” to European partners owing to “occupying military involvement.” Russia’s … Read more
Somalia has registered a record of 39 candidates for the May 15 presidential elections, according to the parliamentary committee in charge of organizing the long-delayed polls in the fragile Horn of Africa nation. The election is well behind schedule and has been marred by deadly violence and a power struggle between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, … Read more
French authorities have opened a case against Interpol President Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates over allegations of torture and arbitrary detention by two Britons detained in the country, according to a source close to the investigation. The case against the top UAE official has been confirmed by France’s anti-terror prosecutors office (PNAT), … Read more
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran started an artillery bombardment against terrorist groups’ bases in Erbil, Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, early Wednesday, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency. According to an IRGC statement, the terrorists’ bases and headquarters were destroyed in the IRGC Ground Forces’ strike. So yet, no injuries or property … Read more
The wives of two Ukrainian soldiers trapped inside Mariupol’s besieged Azovstal steel met Pope Francis on Wednesday. Yulia Fedosiuk and Kateryna Prokopenko, both met with Pope Francis in the Vatican. The two women said their husbands are Azov regiment soldiers who are currently defending the steel factory against Russian attacks. They claimed they had written … Read more
According to local officials, Beijing intends to perform antigen testing in select crucial locations and industries in order to find virus carriers as early as feasible. According to a press briefing on COVID-19 control, the antigen testing will include persons in locations under closed management and control, as well as employees in businesses like as … Read more
After 170 stalkers were alleged to be after the royal family, Kate Middleton is thought to be growing increasingly concerned about the safety of her and Prince William’s three children, Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte. Duncan Larcombe, a royal expert, spoke to OK! Magazine about the challenges facing the royals, particularly the Cambridge … Read more
All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, according to top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather, a They detailed in a state-of-the-science report that burning fossil fuels and destroying forests have released enough greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to increase the frequency and intensity of … Read more
India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a colonial-generation sedition law that activists say is regularly used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to target unfastened speech and dissent. Modi’s critics say that the law, which became once utilized by Britain to target independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, has been abused by means of his government by … Read more
Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, said on Wednesday that the country’s internal political situation is steady. He was dismissing reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to declare martial law. He was asked if Putin had intent to impose martial law in Russia, to which he replied, “No, this is not in the plans.” … Read more
Reuters, LOME, May 11 – According to the government, eight soldiers were killed and 13 were injured in an attack in northern Togo on Wednesday, possibly the first deadly incursion on its territory by Islamist extremists who have killed thousands in neighbouring nations. A group of heavily armed militants stormed an army position in the … Read more
China’s censors scrambled to eliminate online debate about its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) criticized the country’s tough stance against the virus. China is the world’s last major economy that adheres to a zero-Covid policy and imposes some of the most stringent virus controls. Most of Shanghai’s 25 million people have … Read more
(Reuters) – BRUSSELS, May 11 – Under new European Commission laws, Google (GOOGL.O), Meta (FB.O), and other online service providers will be compelled to detect and remove online child pornography, a move that some privacy advocates fear may put people’s communications at risk. Companies who do not follow the requirements face fines of up to … Read more
China welcomes the planned visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to China in May, according to a foreign ministry official on Wednesday. Bachelet will visit the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China during her visit. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ preparation team has arrived in China and … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan equity market remained under pressure throughout the day on Wednesday due to the political instability, concerns on inflation and the lack of clarity on the resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. An analyst at Arif Habib Limited said that a bloodbath session was observed in the market today, despite opening … Read more
On May 21, Australia, long regarded as a climate policy laggard, will go to the polls, and the results could be crucial for the planet’s future. It is still dependent on coal for the majority of its electricity and is one of the worst countries per capita,. It accounts for just over 1% of worldwide … Read more
The global coalition fighting the Islamic State group met in Morocco on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to prevent the jihadists from staging a comeback in the Middle East and North Africa. The meeting was supposed to be co-hosted by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, but Washington’s top diplomat … Read more
Samsung has announced the Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update for your phone. The update is currently rolling out in Russia, but we expect the update to expand to more countries over the next few days. The Android 12 update for the Galaxy A31 comes with firmware version A315FXXU1DVD8. It also brings the April 2022 security … Read more
