Month: April 2023
Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan, as fighting sputters on
CAIRO: An aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed Sunday in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by more than two weeks of fighting…
Russian army replaces logistics commander
MOSCOW: The Russian army on Sunday replaced its highest ranking general in charge of logistics ahead of an expected counter-offensive by Kyiv. The announcement followed…
Pope in final Mass in Budapest urges Hungary to open doors to migrants
BUDAPEST: Pope Francis urged Hungarians to open their doors to others on Sunday, as he wrapped up a weekend visit with a plea for Europe…
India, Russia plan RuPay-Mir card use amid West sanctions on Moscow
India and Russia will explore the possibility of accepting RuPay and Mir cards in each other’s country for hassle-free payments amid sanctions imposed by the…
Canada’s largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
TORONTO: As Canada‘s largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and stalled applications,…
American startups: Small reactor startups vie to push US into new nuclear era
Several American startups are working on building a new generation of small reactors that could push nuclear energy into a new phase, with support from…
Clashes rock Sudan despite truce as ex-PM warns of ‘nightmare’
KHARTOUM: Heavy fighting again rocked Sudan’s capital Sunday as tens of thousands fled the bloody turmoil and a former prime minister warned of the “nightmare”…
‘Brought more FDI than any other…’ : Byju’s CEO after ED searches its premises
After financial crime-fighting agency ED searched Byju‘s premises, the education platform’s CEO Byju Raveendran wrote to employees saying the company brought more FDI to India…
‘Britain’s real monarch’ gets coronation invitation
LONDON: As the son of a farmhand from the Australian outback, Simon Abney-Hastings might be an unlikely choice to receive an invitation to King Charles…
Chinese who reported on Covid to be released after 3 years
HONG KONG: Chinese authorities were preparing on Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicising videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies…