Month: January 2023
‘Fierce’ battle in Ukraine for Vugledar near Donetsk
NEAR BAKHMUT, UKRAINE: Ukrainian troops were locked in a “fierce” confrontation with Russian fighters Friday for control of the town of Vugledar southwest of Donetsk…
Three dead as rain pounds New Zealand’s largest city Auckland
WELLINGTON: Authorities said Saturday that three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand’s largest city,…
Xi’s authoritarian rule worries China’s wealthy, several immigrate overseas
BEIJING: Xi Jinping‘s authoritarian rule in China has become a cause of worry for the business community of the country as a lot of them…
budget: US venture capitalists hope India’s Budget 2023 supports growth, strengthens startup ecosystem
US venture capital firms investing in India are expecting the Union Budget 2023 to support the growth and development of the startup ecosystem in the…
Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday named his former top Covid-19 aide Jeff Zients to White House chief of staff — one of the…
Protests sweep W Asia over Quran burning in Sweden, the Netherlands
Beirut: Protests were held on Friday in several predominantly Muslim countries to denounce the recent desecration of Quran by far-right activists in Sweden and the…
fintechs: Multiple fintechs impacted with RBI’s order against SBM India
Several Indian fintechs continue to be impacted by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) order earlier this week asking State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) India…
7 dead in shooting outside east Jerusalem synagogue
JERUSALEM: A gunman killed seven people at an east Jerusalem synagogue on Friday, Israeli police said, in a dramatic escalation of violence that followed a…
North Korea slams US over decision to send tanks to Ukraine
SEOUL: North Korea condemned on Friday the decision by the United States to supply Ukraine with advanced battle tanks to help fight off Russia‘s invasion,…
‘Where was the humanity?’ asks mother of killed Memphis man
WASHINGTON: Memphis police beat Tyre Nichols so badly his head was swollen “like a watermelon” and his neck was broken, the mother of the 29-year-old…