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San Francisco: Soon after microblogging platform Twitter’s subscription service Twitter Blue rolled out a new feature allowing users to show off their non-fungible token (NFT) on their profile picture, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday called the feature annoying. “This is annoying,” Musk said, sharing a screenshot of Twitter’s announcement of the news, […]
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Hawaii: A marine mammal rescue team is looking for an adult humpback whale entangled in debris off the coast of Hawaii. First responders removed about 600 metres of heavy-gauge line from the animal over the weekend when it was off the island of Kauai, The Garden Island newspaper reported. Authorities detached most of the gear […]
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New Delhi: The mortal remains of the two Indians killed in an oil tanker blast, carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, in the UAE on January 17 will reach to India on Friday. All formalities for repatriation of mortal remains were completed by the Indian embassy in the UAE on Thursday. The mortal remains will […]
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Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that Russia will have to “pay a heavy price” if its military units move across the Ukrainian border which will be considered an “invasion”. On Thursday, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on individuals who engaged in influencing activities directed by the Russian government. “This action was part of […]
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According to the Ghana Web news outlet, the blast hit the truck with explosives for mining works after its collision with a motorcycle.
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The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 69,270,650 and 860,145, according to the CSSE.
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London: A third ‘booster’ dose of Covid-19 vaccine successfully raises antibody levels that neutralise the Omicron variant, according to laboratory findings. Published as a research letter in The Lancet, researchers including from the Francis Crick Institute and UCLH Biomedical Research, found that antibodies generated in people who had received only two doses of either the […]
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Lahore: A powerful blast in Pakistan’s Punjab province’s provincial capital Lahore has claimed at leat two lives and injured dozens, in what is being seen as a targeted terror attack. As per locals, Lahore’s hub of wholesale markets, located around the Lohari Gate area, which is a congested and densely-populated vicinity, was rocked by a […]
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Jeddah: In a major relief for US bound travellers, Dubai-based Emirates Airlines announced on Thursday that it will operate select flights to Boston, Houston and San Francisco using A-380 aircraft. It may be mentioned here that a majority of Telugu NRIs and other travellers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh travel between US and India through […]
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The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 68,508,181 and 857,672, according to the CSSE.
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The prosecutors in California have filed two felony charges against Kevin George Aziz Riad, 27, when he ran through a red light, slamming into a Honda Civic and killing two people, reports The Verge.
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Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 333.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.55 million and vaccinations to over 9.68 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 67,581,992 and 853,951, according to the CSSE.
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The bill allows users to sue platforms like Facebook and Google if they break the law, granting up to $5,000 in relief per violation.
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Emirates said it's "suspending flights to the following US destinations from 19 January 2022 until further notice," listing Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Newark, Orlando, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Two of the injured were in critical condition while five police officers were taken to hospitals due to smoke inhalation, Xinhua news agency reported, citing earlier media reports.
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The agency said that 3,881 Covid-19 patients were being treated in intensive care, accounting for over 70 per cent of the French health system's current capacity, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Dubai: The identities of the two Indian nationals killed in Monday’s suspected Houthi drone attacks near the Abu Dhabi airport that sparked multiple explosions in the United Arab Emirates’ capital have been established, the Indian Embassy said on Tuesday. The mission also said that two Indians were among six injured in the attacks. The two […]
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Dubai: Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The images by Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the AP show smoke rising over an Abu Dhabi National Oil […]
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Jerusalem: After becoming the first country to roll out a fourth dose of Covid vaccine, a study conducted in Israel now says that the second booster shot is not enough to fight the Omicron variant. According to experts at the Sheba Medical Centre, which launched a trial in December 2021 to test the efficacy of […]
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The Hague: The Jewish family of Anne Frank hiding in Amsterdam during World War Two was most likely betrayed by a notary in Amsterdam, says a new cold case investigation. The results were summed up in the book entitled “The Betrayal of Anne Frank. A Cold Case Investigation”, written by Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan. It […]
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Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 330.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.54 million and vaccinations to over 9.64 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that […]
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New Delhi: Virtually delivering the ‘State of the World’ special address to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined the role played by India in handling the Covid-triggered crisis and managing the vaccination drive, while touching upon the need to reshape and restructure international organisations. Armed with data, […]
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Hyderabad: Asian ceramics have always been sought-after by the collectors of decorative antiques across the globe. With their exquisite beauty and rich history of craftsmanship, Asian antiques add a touch of traditional sophistication to an interior and can accentuate an antique collection tremendously. Traditionally known as ‘Yakimono’ meaning “fired thing” or “burned thing,” ceramics from […]
