Traditional UK sweet factory enjoys global sugar rush By: AFP/APP on February 1, 2022Dudley :Edward Gray sweet factory in central England evokes a bygone age where brass cauldrons steam with molten sugar and workers wrestle with huge chunks of gooey treacle, but its handmade produce now enjoys a global demand. The company — also known as “Teddy Grays” — dates back to 1826 when John Gray went house-to-house […]
Facebook’s crypto project Diem sold after pushback By: AFP/APP on February 1, 2022San Francisco: The Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem announced Monday the winding down and $182-million sale of its technology, capping a years-long initiative that drew significant concern from regulators. Facebook’s announcement in 2019 of plans to design a cryptocurrency and payment system raised immediate red flags for global finance officials, who expressed a barrage of […]
More than 9,000 tree species still undiscovered: study By: AFP/APP on February 1, 2022Washington: Researchers estimate there are significantly more species of trees on Earth than currently known, with more than 9,000 species yet to be discovered, according to a study published Monday. “Estimating the number of tree species is essential to inform, optimize, and prioritize forest conservation efforts across the globe,” said the study, which was published […]
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic brings people together: Ambassador Haque By: APP on January 31, 2022BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moinul Haque has said that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic as a sporting event would bring people together and it was not something to be politicized. “We wish China all success on this greatest sporting extravaganza, I’m sure that China is ready to hold this mega event,” he said in […]
Pidcock takes cyclo-cross world title By: AFP/APP on January 31, 2022Paris: Olympic champion Tom Pidcock became world cyclo-cross champion Sunday in Arkansas, in the absence of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel who had shared the last seven titles. The 22-year old Briton, who won mountain-biking gold in Japan, beat European champion Lars van der Haar of the Netherlands and World Cup winner […]
‘Inaccurate’: Covid vaccine disinfo fuels medical myths By: AFP/APP on January 31, 2022Paris: Disinformation around Covid vaccines has existed as long as the jabs themselves. Unverified studies, unproven claims and out-of-context data are regularly shared on websites and social media across the globe — fuelling dangerous myths about the virus and the vaccines. As Austria becomes the first European Union country to make vaccines mandatory this week, […]
Laos makes second-biggest meth seizure By: AFP/APP on January 29, 2022Bangkok: Laos police have made their second-biggest single seizure of illegal drugs, uncovering 36 million methamphetamine pills, a United Nations official said Saturday. The raid in the northern province of Bokeo came three months after officers netted Asia’s biggest ever haul in the same area with 55 million meth pills found in a beer truck. […]
Thousands of flights canceled as Eastern US braces for winter storm By: AFP/APP on January 29, 2022New York: Thousands of flights in the United States were canceled Saturday as parts of the East Coast braced for a shellacking by a powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds. Places in the North East, including New York and Boston, were expected to bear the brunt of the far-reaching system, which is […]
Vietnamese bid farewell to father of mindfulness By: AFP/APP on January 29, 2022Hue: Tens of thousands of Vietnamese on Saturday bade farewell to the late monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh — one of the world’s most influential religious leaders — ahead of his cremation ceremony in the country’s Buddhist heartland. The Zen master, who was credited with bringing mindfulness to the West and whose reach […]
Pakistan wishes ‘all success’ to China in hosting Winter Olympics coinciding with Chinese Lunar New Year By: APP on January 29, 2022NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, has wished China, Pakistan’s “all-weather friend and iron brother”, all success as Beijing prepares to host 2022 Winter Olympic Games that coincide with Chinese Lunar New Year. “We are confident that, overcoming all difficulties, China will organize the Winter Olympics meticulously and make it a spectacular […]