The Indian Air Force conducted a full dress rehearsal today, including a fly past by its aircraft, at its Hindon base in Ghaziabad for the 88th Indian Air Force Day on October 8. The Tejas LCA, Jaguar, Mig-29, Mig-21 and Sukhoi-30 aircraft were part of the rehearsal, besides the newly inducted Rafale fighter jet, an […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and ruler of Dubai, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share his thoughts on the ‘painful’ desire of youths in the region to migrate elsewhere. “The most recent and largest study of Arab youth in 17 Arab […]
WASHINGTON, October 6, 2019 – US President Donald Trump left the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center yesterday evening, where he was receiving treatment for the Coronavirus, returning to the White House. The American president had been hospitalized three days ago, after announcing that he had been infected with the Coronavirus. US President is facing […]
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio’s work identified a major […]
Netflix has partially released its much-awaited series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations after a state court lifted an injunction over the weekend, a lawyer representing Netflix said on Monday. The “Bad Boy Billionaires: India” documentary series about liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, Subrata Roy of the Sahara group, IT executive Ramalinga Raju and jeweller […]
The outbreak of Covid-19 is the best thing that ever happened to the mask industry, but it’s going to require a bit of cleaning up. Side effects of the boom include diplomatic spats, quality scandals, price gouging, and fraud. And dealing with excess capacity and a rising mountain of polypropylene waste will be a headache. […]
President Donald Trump could be discharged from the hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19 as soon as Monday, according to his doctors, although his condition remains unclear and outside experts warn that his case may be severe. Hospitalised and quarantined at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington since Friday, Trump has […]
Supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurant chains under pressure from campaigners over their environmental impact urged Britain on Monday to strengthen a plan to stop tropical forests from being cut down to grow cocoa, palm oil and soy. With the food industry under growing scrutiny for its role in driving deforestation in countries such as Brazil […]
The COVID-19 pandemic could trigger a debt crisis in some countries, so investors must be ready for granting some form of relief that could also include debt cancellation, World Bank President David Malpass was quoted as saying on Sunday. “It is evident that some countries are unable to repay the debt they have taken on. […]
Twitter has issued a statement saying that tweets publicly wishing for President Donald Trump’s death following his positive coronavirus diagnosis violate their abusive behaviour policy and could result in suspension. The statement, published on Friday, has sparked a backlash within the Twitter community, with many people describing it as hypocritical. The POTUS’s announcement prompted some people to hope […]
Doctors marched with their families and a few friends in Greece’s second-largest city Saturday not to protest, but to debunk misinformation about face masks circulating during the coronavirus pandemic. A few dozen people fast-walked and ran 2 kilometers through central Thessaloniki while wearing face masks and then measured their oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, finding […]
