Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds on September 23, 2022Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users. Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination, a report commissioned by the social media company has found. The report Thursday from independent consulting firm Business for Social […]
Amazon fires hits five year-high in August amid surge in deforestation on September 2, 2022 More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly five years, due to a surge in illegal deforestation. Satellite sensors detected 33,116 fires according to Brazil’s national space institute. The dry season months of August and September are usually worst for both deforestation and fire. It was […]
Indian court convicts Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik of ‘terrorism’ on May 19, 2022An Indian court on Thursday convicted top Kashmiri leader Mohammed Yasin Malik in a terrorism-related case that carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty or life imprisonment. Malik had been charged with ‘terrorist acts’, illegally raising funds, being a member of a ‘terrorist’ organisation and criminal conspiracy and sedition. Judge Praveen Singh set May […]
EU takes major step toward Russian oil ban, new sanctions on May 5, 2022The European Union’s (EU) top official on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia and target the country’s biggest bank and major broadcasters in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, proposed having […]
Netflix aims to curtail password sharing, bring in ads on April 20, 2022 An unexpectedly sharp drop in subscribers has Netflix considering changes to its service that it has long resisted: minimizing password sharing and creating a low-cost subscription supported by advertising. The looming changes announced late Tuesday are designed to help Netflix regain momentum it had lost over the past year. Pandemic-driven lockdowns that drove binge-watching […]
The Eagle Has Landed author Jack Higgins dead at 92 on April 11, 2022British author Jack Higgins, who wrote The Eagle Has Landed and other bestselling thrillers and espionage novels, has died. He was 92. Publisher HarperCollins said that Higgins died at his home on the English Channel island of Jersey surrounded by his family. Born Henry Patterson in in Newcastle, England, in July 1929, Higgins served in the […]
India to boost arms output, fearing shortfall from Russia on April 7, 2022India on Thursday said it would ramp up its production of military equipment, including helicopters, tank engines, missiles and airborne early warning systems, to offset any potential shortfall from its main supplier Russia. India depends on Russia for nearly 60 per cent of its defence equipment, and the war in Ukraine has added to doubts […]
Turkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing on April 7, 2022A Turkish court ruled on Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Saudi Arabia. The decision comes despite warnings from human rights groups that turning the case over to the kingdom would lead to a cover-up […]
Workers strike across India for labour rights, better pay on March 28, 2022Millions of workers began a nationwide two-day strike across India on Monday to express their anger at the government’s economic policies and to back demands for improved rights for industrial workers, employees and farmers. About a dozen of the country’s labour unions that have organised the strike want the government to provide universal social security […]
PTI’s popularity graph growing: Khawar on March 14, 2022Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Punjab on Information Hasaan Khawar has said that popularity graph of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is growing rapidly under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In his statement issued here on Sunday regarding Prime Minister Imran Khan’s historic public meeting at Hafizabad, SACM said, “People’s response to Imran Khan’s […]