Twitter losing $4m a day, Musk warns of bankruptcy
Reuters
11 November 2022 Technology
Facebook parent Meta to cut off 11,000 staff
AFP, Paris, France
9 November 2022 Business
US midterm: Control of Congress unclear in close battle
AP, Washington
9 November 2022 United States
Work together or face "collective suicide": UN chief at COP27
AFP, Egypt
7 November 2022 Climate action
Car bombs in Somalia leave at least 100 dead, 300 injured
Reuters, Mogadishu
30 October 2022 Africa & rest of the world
India successfully launches 36 OneWeb satellites
Star Digital Report
23 October 2022 India

Twitter says services down for some users

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said late on Friday that it was working on fixing an access issue after thousands of users reported problems with the platform.
17 April 2021

Myanmar junta leader set to join ASEAN summit

Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing is set to join Southeast Asian leaders at a special summit in Jakarta next week, the Thai foreign ministry said Saturday, in what will be the coup leader's first official trip since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
17 April 2021

Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party chief

Raul Castro said he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades and handing control of the party to a younger generation.
17 April 2021

Japan, US committed to working together to meet China challenge: Biden

US President Joe Biden said he had a productive summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday and the two countries were committed to working together to meet the challenge posed by China and issues including North Korea.
17 April 2021

US senators urge Biden to back temporary WTO waiver of IP rights to speed vaccine access

Bernie Sanders and nine other Democratic senators urged President Joe Biden on Friday to back a temporary patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines that would allow countries to manufacture treatments locally and accelerate the global vaccination effort.
17 April 2021

US preparing for 1-year Covid-19 booster shots

The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated against Covid-19, a White House official said on Thursday.
16 April 2021

US Democrats unveil bid to expand SC

A group of congressional Democrats launched a daunting bid Thursday to expand the US Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices, angering Republicans who accused their rivals of attempting a power grab to enact President Joe Biden’s agenda.
16 April 2021

Gunman kills 8 before taking own life at FedEx site in US

A gunman shot eight people dead and injured several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before taking his own life, police said early yesterday.
16 April 2021

Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Marib leaves 96 dead

Heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib has killed 96 combatants over the past two days as Huthi rebels press their offensive on the government’s last northern toehold, loyalist commanders said yesterday.
16 April 2021

Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Marib leaves 96 dead

Heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib has killed 96 combatants over the past two days as Huthi rebels press their offensive on the government’s last northern toehold, loyalist commanders said yesterday.
16 April 2021

EC tightens curbs as WB heads for 5th round of voting

A 72-hour campaign silence period will be in place in the remaining rounds of voting in West Bengal, the Indian Election Commission said yesterday, citing rising Covid cases.
16 April 2021

Iran says production of 60% enriched uranium ‘underway’

Iran has begun producing uranium at 60 percent purity and is making nine grams per hour, the head of the Islamic republic’s atomic agency said yesterday.
16 April 2021

Iran says production of 60% enriched uranium ‘underway’

Iran has begun producing uranium at 60 percent purity and is making nine grams per hour, the head of the Islamic republic’s atomic agency said yesterday.
16 April 2021

‘Time to deescalate’

President Joe Biden said Thursday after announcing sanctions against Russia that for both countries “now is the time to deescalate.”
16 April 2021

US announces $1.7b to fight Covid variants

The administration of President Joe Biden yesterday announced it would spend $1.7 billion to improve its ability to sequence the coronavirus for genetic changes, as new and potentially dangerous variants are poised to dominate the pandemic.
16 April 2021

Opponents form unity govt

Opponents of Myanmar’s junta yesterday announced a National Unity Government including ousted members of parliament and leaders of anti-coup protests and ethnic minorities, saying their aim was to end military rule and restore democracy.
16 April 2021

8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis

Eight people were shot and killed in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and the shooter killed himself, police said.
16 April 2021

SKorea's POSCO C&C says to end Myanmar military-backed joint venture

POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co Ltd (POSCO C&C) said on Friday it will end its joint venture with Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Co Ltd (MEHL), a firm controlled by the military in Myanmar which took control of the country in February.
16 April 2021

‘Time to end the forever war’

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan starting May 1 to end America’s longest war, rejecting calls for them to stay to ensure a peaceful resolution to that nation’s grinding internal conflict.
15 April 2021

Talks resume amid sabotage shadow

Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna yesterday amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel.
15 April 2021