Musk accuses Twitter of withholding data, says may withdraw bid on June 6, 2022New York: Elon Musk threatened Monday to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts, in the latest twist in the Tesla billionaire’s push to acquire the social network. Twitter has committed “a clear material breach” of its “obligations under the merger agreement and Mr. Musk reserves […]
Climate talks test global resolve on warming on June 6, 2022Paris: Negotiators from almost 200 countries will meet in Bonn Monday for climate talks tasked with reigniting momentum on tackling global warming, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine overshadows the threat of rising emissions. The conference will set the stage for a fresh round of major United Nations talks later this year in Egypt. It will […]
Bangladesh depot accused over blast that killed at least 49 on June 6, 2022Sitakunda, Bangladesh: Bangladesh authorities accused a container depot operator Monday of not telling firefighters about a chemical stockpile before it exploded with devastating consequences, killing at least 49 people — nine of them from the fire service. The toll from the giant blast, which followed a fire at the B.M Container Depot in Sitakunda and […]
At least three dead as train derails near German resort on June 3, 2022Berlin: At least three people were killed and several others injured on Friday as a train derailed near a Bavarian Alpine resort in southern Germany, police said. “In the serious train accident, as of 1:55 pm (1155 GMT), three people were fatally injured and an undetermined number of other train passengers hurt,” said police in […]
Key Facebook force Sheryl Sandberg steps down on June 2, 2022San Francisco: Meta’s second most powerful executive Sheryl Sandberg made the shocking announcement Wednesday she will leave after a 14-year tenure that included helping steer scandal-prone Facebook to advertising dominance. Sandberg, 52, has been one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley and her departure comes as the social media juggernaut faces an uncertain […]
Russia braces for economic upheaval as sanctions start to bite on June 2, 2022Moscow: At his garage in the south of Moscow, 35-year-old mechanic Ivan is starting to worry. With billions of dollars in financial reserves and money still coming in from oil and gas exports, Russia has yet to feel the full impact of the barrage of Western sanctions imposed over its offensive in Ukraine. But Ivan […]
Israeli army kills one more Palestinian in West Bank refugee camp: Palestinians on June 2, 2022Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The fighting rocked the Dheisheh camp near Bethlehem, a ministry statement said, identifying the dead man as Ayman Muhaisen, 29. The Palestinian death was the third within 24 hours after […]
Star Bollywood singer KK dies after a concert at 53 on June 1, 2022New Delhi: Star Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died of a heart attack at age 53 after a concert, officials said Wednesday, prompting a flood of tributes. “His songs reflected a wide range of emotions (and) struck a chord with people of all age groups,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter. […]
Maker of rifle used in Texas massacre to skip NRA convention on May 27, 2022Uvalde, United States: Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the assault rifle used in the Uvalde school shooting in Texas, said Thursday it will not attend a convention this week in the state of the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby. “Daniel Defense is not attending the National Rifle Association (“NRA”) meeting due to the horrifying […]
Four bombs kill at least 12 in Afghanistan on May 26, 2022Kabul: Four bombs ripped through minibusses and a mosque in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, officials said, with at least some of the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. The number of bomb attacks have dropped across the country since the Taliban seized power last year in August, but several deadly […]