Man detained after Las Vegas stabbing leaves 2 dead, 6 wounded By: Reuters on October 7, 2022A man wielding a knife with a long blade stabbed eight people, two of them fatally, in an unprovoked rampage on Thursday along the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip, and was arrested a short time later, local authorities said. The victims included tourists and local residents, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said at an […]
Musk proposes to proceed with Twitter takeover By: AP on October 4, 2022Trading in shares of Twitter were halted after the stock spiked on reports that Elon Musk would proceed with his $44 billion deal to buy the company after months of legal battles. The news, based on anonymous sources, was first reported by Bloomberg News. Musk offered to buy the San Francisco company at $54.20. Shares […]
Pakistan performed ‘above expectation’ on global innovation index: UN By: AFP/Web Desk on October 1, 2022Pakistan performed ‘above expectation’ on the global innovation index. The UN highlighted how a number of developing countries, including Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Brazil and Jamaica had performed “above expectation” on the innovation index relative to their level of economic development. In a fresh report, the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) found that research and development spending and […]
Apple abandons its plan to increase iPhone production as demand declines By: webdesk on September 28, 2022(Reuters)- After an anticipated surge in demand did not occur, Apple Inc. has decided against increasing production of its new iPhones this year, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation. The company told suppliers to curtail efforts to increase assembly of its flagship iPhone 14 product family by as many as […]
Myanmar’s beauty queen flees Thailand for Canada under threat from the junta By: webdesk on September 28, 2022Bangkok, Thailand – According to Thai immigration officials speaking to CNN, a beauty queen from Myanmar who fled to Thailand after denouncing her home country’s ruling military junta has left Bangkok for Canada where she plans to apply for asylum. The Miss Grand International Myanmar competition finals in 2021 featured an emotional speech by Han […]
U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims By: Reuters/Web Desk on September 23, 2022U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims. The United States on Thursday announced over $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, including those outside the country such as in Bangladesh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “With this new funding, our total assistance in response to the Rohingya […]
Israel attacks Damascus airport, five soldiers killed, Syria says By: Reuters/Web Desk on September 17, 2022Damascus: Israel attacks Damascus airport five soldiers killed Syria says. Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria’s Damascus International airport and other positions south of the capital. The strike killed five soldiers and caused material damage, the ministry of defense said early on Saturday. Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack and managed to down most […]
Mexico Arrests General Over Disappearance of 43 Students By: AFP/ Web Desk on September 16, 2022Mexico: A Mexican army general has been detained in connection with the disappearance of 43 students in 2014. The latest arrest in a case that generated international condemnation. The incident occurred in the area of southern Mexico. A general who commanded the battalion is among the three suspects. Deputy Security Minister Ricardo Mejia told reporters. […]
Woman arrested in S. Korea after bodies found in New Zealand By: AP/Web Desk on September 15, 2022Seoul: Woman arrested in S Korea after bodies found. A woman was arrested in South Korea on Thursday on two murder charges from New Zealand. The bodies of two long-dead children were found last month in abandoned suitcases, authorities said. Authorities didn’t immediately say if the 42-year-old suspect was the dead children’s mother. New Zealand […]
Armed woman breaks into BLOM Bank demanding her savings in Lebanon By: Web Desk on September 15, 2022Lebanon: Armed woman breaks into BLOM Bank. A Lebanese woman forced staff at BLOM Bank in Beirut to hand over thousands of dollars of her own money on Wednesday. She was waving a handgun. The woman live-streamed the activity saying she desperately needs her money for her sister’s cancer treatment. “I am Sali Hafiz. I […]