World Bank to disburse 700 million USD to Sri Lanka on May 30, 2022COLOMBO: The World Bank will disburse approximately 700 million U.S. dollars to Sri Lanka within the next few months, Sri Lanka’s foreign minister announced on Monday. This pledge was made when the World Bank’s Country Manager in Colombo Chiyo Kanda talked to Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs G.L. Peiris. During the meeting, the minister […]
Oxygen producing plant built in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province on May 27, 2022KABUL: An oxygen-producing plant has been built in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province to overcome the shortage of essential gas in hospitals, the state-run news agency Bakhtar reported Friday. Constructed at a cost of 120,000 U.S. dollars, the plant with a capacity of filling 60 cylinders of oxygen gas within 24 hours was given to […]
Scientists design crab-like micro-bots steered by laser on May 26, 2022BEIJING: Chinese and the U.S. scientists have developed a tiny, untethered crab-like robot capable of walking in different directions at varying speeds. A study published on Thursday in the journal Science Robotics detailed the microbots, which are made of shape-memory alloy and measure smaller than a millimeter in size. Lasers are used to directly manipulate […]
IMF chief urges fast, well-coordinated actions to tackle food crisis on May 19, 2022WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said on Wednesday that the Russia-Ukraine war has led to food shortages and sharply higher prices, urging the international community to take fast, well-coordinated actions to tackle the food crisis. The war has created “a crisis on top of a crisis” around the globe with countries facing food […]
World Bank announces up to 30 bln USD to address food insecurity on May 19, 2022WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Wednesday announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to 30 billion U.S. dollars financing in existing and new projects. The bank said in a statement that the financing in areas such as agriculture, nutrition, social protection, […]
China says Finland’s application to NATO brings ‘new factor’ in ties on May 16, 2022BEIJING: Referring to Finland, China on Monday urged nations seeking to join NATO to “follow the principle of security indivisibility.” “China hopes all parties will follow the principle of security indivisibility and build a sustainable regional security architecture,” said Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry. “Finland’s application to NATO will bring new factor to […]
NASA, Boeing to launch uncrewed test flight to space station on May 14, 2022LOS ANGELES: NASA and Boeing are targeting next Thursday, May 19, to launch Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT, OFT-2 is the second uncrewed flight for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Starliner will launch on a United […]
Malaysia reports 16,863 new COVID-19 cases, 37 new deaths on March 28, 2022KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 16,863 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the total tally to 4,138,867, according to the health ministry. The newly reported infections included 238 imported cases and 16,625 local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 37 deaths have been reported from COVID-19, bringing the death toll […]
Evidence of wind, possible water erosion found on Mars: study on March 11, 2022BEIJING: A new study has revealed that the site where China’s Mars rover Zhurong landed must have experienced wind and possibly water erosion, providing more evidence on the surface features of the red planet. The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience this week, analyzed data collected by Zhurong over its first 60 Martian days, […]
Australian scientists flag 45,000 vulnerable marine species on February 16, 2022SYDNEY: A team of marine experts at the University of Queensland (UQ) have compiled a list of more than 45,000 at-risk species, showing the extent of the impact that global warming and other factors pose to marine life. The study, published in the Ecological Society of America (ESA) journal and released to the public on […]