Washington: The first secret documents turned up in Joe Biden’s former private office and home back in November, but it was January before the White House publicly admitted the embarrassing discovery under pressure from a steady drip of media revelations. Since then, searches of the president’s home have uncovered several more sets of classified files … Read more
Islamabad: Power had returned to most cities across Pakistan on Tuesday, a day after a nationwide breakdown left the country of 220 million people without electricity. The outage started around 7:30 am (0230 GMT) on Monday, a failure linked to a cost-cutting measure as Pakistan grapples with an economic crisis. Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan … Read more
Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country’s declining birth rate, saying it was “now or never” for the world’s oldest society. “Our nation is on the cusp of whether it can maintain its societal functions,” Kishida said in a policy speech at the opening of this … Read more
A Chinese billionaire, who was one of the country’s most wealthy and influential businessmen, has seen a 93 per cent dip in his fortune. Hui Ka Yan, the Chairman of China Evergrande Group was once worth $42 billion, which made him Asia’s second-richest person. However, his wealth has declined to $3 billion, Bloomberg Billionaire Index … Read more
Federal prosecutors have seized nearly $700 million in assets from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in January, largely in the form of Robinhood stock, according to a Friday court filing. Bankman-Fried, who has been accused of stealing billions of dollars from FTX customers to pay debts incurred by his crypto-focused hedge fund, has pleaded not guilty … Read more
United Nations: The UN has apologized for “a significant lapse in judgement” after photographs surfaced of some of its personnel in front of a Taliban flag in Afghanistan during a visit by deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed this week to the war-torn country when she met the de facto authorities and expressed alarm over women’s rights … Read more
Sydney: Poised to be New Zealand’s next prime minister, Chris Hipkins became a household name leading the nation’s closed-border crackdown on COVID-19 and is seen as a “tough and capable” politician. The 44-year-old police and education minister emerged Saturday as his Labour Party’s sole contender to replace Jacinda Ardern following her shock resignation barely 48 … Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan alleged that the federal government is determined to drive him out of politics, reported The News International. He said that they trying their best to disqualify him ahead of the general elections. Referring to cases registered against him across the country, Khan said … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine will still have to fight to ensure a supply of modern heavy armor, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday after Western partners failed to agree on whether to provide German tanks. A meeting at the Ramstein Air Base broke up without a decision on whether Germany should send Leopard 2 battle tanks to … Read more
Washington: The US space agency NASA is teaming up with aviation giant Boeing to develop a next-generation commercial aircraft that emits less carbon. NASA, whose purview also includes aeronautical research, will invest $425 million over seven years in the “Sustainable Flight Demonstrator” (SFD) project while Boeing and its partners will spend an estimated $725 million. … Read more
Colombo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Sri Lanka’s top leadership and conveyed India’s commitment to increase investment flows to hasten the debt-ridden island nation’s economic recovery. “Look forward to my discussions with the leadership tomorrow morning,” Mr Jaishankar tweeted after he held talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry soon after … Read more
Shanghai: Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations today, though President Xi Jinping said he was “concerned” about the countryside’s ability to weather a Covid surge. China’s transport authorities have predicted that more than two billion trips will be made this month into February in one of … Read more
Davos: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised hesitation by Germany about supplying its modern Leopard tanks, with reports saying Berlin will only provide them if the US offers its Abrams tanks as well. “There are times where we shouldn’t hesitate or shouldn’t compare. When someone says ‘I will give tanks if someone else will also share … Read more
Twitter plans to lay off 50 workers in the social media site’s product division in the coming weeks, news site Insider reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the company. The layoffs, which come six weeks after top boss Elon Musk reportedly told staff that there would not be further retrenchment, could reduce the … Read more
More than 500 of Twitter’s advertisers have paused spending on the micro blogging site since Elon Musk’s takeover last year, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with its ad business. The social media company’s daily revenue on Jan. 17 was 40% lower than the same day a year ago, the report added. … Read more