'Devastating consequences of...': Scientists sound alarm as Europe sees second-warmest year on record
As climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes, European Union scientists said 2022 was also the world's fifth-warmest year.
Jan 11, 2023, 11:59 AM IST
'Wear face masks': WHO urges travellers as new Covid-19 variant XBB.1.5 spreads
XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible Omicron subvariant detected so far. It accounted for 27.6% of Covid-19 cases in the US last week.
Jan 11, 2023, 09:30 AM IST
Microsoft plans to invest $10 bln in OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT
OpenAI, founded by Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and investor Sam Altman, made the ChatGPT chatbot available for free public testing on Nov. 30. A chatbot is a software application designed to mimic human-
Jan 10, 2023, 15:15 PM IST
China responds to South Korea Covid-19 curbs, suspends short-term visas for incoming travellers
Beijing has stopped issuing short-term visas for visitors from South Korea after it imposed Covid-19 curbs on travellers from China.
Jan 10, 2023, 13:02 PM IST
Bolsonaro admitted to hospital in US as his supporters rounded up for riots in Brazil
Thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters on Sunday stormed the presidential palace, Supreme Court and Congress in Brazil's Brasilia.
Jan 10, 2023, 08:18 AM IST
'Today, the virus is weak, we are stronger': China declares new Covid phase
China's move to drop Covid-19 quarantine requirements for visitors is expected to boost outbound travel, as residents will not face those restrictions when they return.
Jan 09, 2023, 13:29 PM IST
Ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro's supporters invade presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Jair Bolsonaro in the most fraught election in a generation last year, announced a federal security intervention in Brasilia lasting until
Jan 09, 2023, 06:30 AM IST
'Wasn't much fun, but it did make me feel different': Prince Harry says he tried cocaine at 17
In his book "Spare", Britain's Prince Harry has revealed details about his relationship with his father King Charles, his elder brother Prince William, and other members of the British royal family.
Jan 08, 2023, 14:44 PM IST
China bids goodbye to zero-Covid, reopens borders for first time since pandemic broke out
After three years, mainland China opened sea and land crossings with Hong Kong and ended a requirement for incoming travellers to quarantine, dismantling a final pillar of a zero-Covid policy.
Jan 08, 2023, 13:54 PM IST
China's 'great migration' period kicks-off, over 2 billion people to travel in next 40 days
This "Chun yun", which is a 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, will be the first since 2020 without domestic travel
Jan 08, 2023, 08:33 AM IST
Google challenges CCI's October ruling in Android antitrust case in India's Supreme Court
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined the Alphabet Inc unit $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in the market for Android, which powers 97% of smartphones in India
Jan 08, 2023, 08:32 AM IST
More lay offs in Twitter: Company fires some employees in Dublin, Singapore
Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 employees in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, and hundreds more subsequently resigned. The company was also was hit with a lawsuit last month that
Jan 08, 2023, 07:48 AM IST
Indian economic growth to slow to 7% in 2022/23, govt predicts
India's economy rebounded after COVID-19 restrictions were eased around mid-2022, but the war in Ukraine has spurred inflationary pressures, prompting the central bank to reverse the ultra-loose
Jan 07, 2023, 07:47 AM IST
El Chapo's son arrest: Shooting at Mexico airport forces passengers on flight to take cover
Mexican airline Aeromexico said the fuselage of a plane scheduled to fly from Culiacan to Mexico City was hit by gunfire Thursday morning.
Jan 06, 2023, 12:31 PM IST
Google to appeal in SC against CCI's October ruling on Android market anti-trust violation
In India, Google is now gearing up to file a legal challenge at the Supreme Court within days as the antitrust watchdog's Jan. 19 deadline to implement changes to its model looms.
Jan 05, 2023, 19:57 PM IST
'Fighting is still hot': Ukraine says it killed over 800 Russian soldiers on Wednesday
Ukraine's military said Russian forces were focused on an offensive in the Bakhmut sector and its attacks in the Avdiivka and Kupiansk sectors were unsuccessful. It also said more than 800 Russian
Jan 05, 2023, 14:38 PM IST
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow targets critical infrastructure in drone attacks, say officials
Kyiv Governor Oleksiy said that Russia launched several waves of (Iranian-made) Shahed drones and targeted critical infrastructure facilities in the city.
Jan 02, 2023, 12:15 PM IST
Covid-19: Hong Kong aims to reopen borders with mainland China in mid-January
Hong Kong imposed restrictions on travel across were imposed in early 2020 and curbs were extended several times due to outbreaks in Hong Kong or the mainland.
Jan 02, 2023, 10:11 AM IST
Unemployment rate goes 16-month high to 8.30% in December: CMIE data
The unemployment rate had declined to 7.2% in the July-September quarter compared to 7.6% in the previous quarter, according to separate quarterly data compiled by state run National Statistical
Jan 01, 2023, 13:40 PM IST
Blast outside Kabul's military airport, multiple casualties feared
Taliban Interior Ministry has not revealed the number of casualties but said that some people died in this incident.
Jan 01, 2023, 12:38 PM IST
