Uyghur county in China has world’s highest prison rate
According to media reports, nearly one in every 25 persons in a county in China's Uyghur heartland has been put to jail on terrorism-related...
1 million died of Covd in US in less than 2.5 years into the pandemic
The death toll from Covid-19 in the United States surpassed one million, a previously unfathomable amount that merely scratches the surface of the millions...
Starlink constellation: Musk’s SpaceX launches rocket with 53 satellites
SpaceX launched a rocket carrying 53 satellites for the Starlink broadband network from California on Saturday morning (Indian Standard Time). At 2:37 a.m. IST,...
Taliban’s first annual Afghan budget to have $501 million deficit
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities announced on Saturday that the government will have a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis ($501 million) this fiscal year, without...
Ford sells shares for $188.2 mln in EV maker Rivian
Ford Motor Co (F.N) said in a filing on Friday that it sold 7 million shares of electric carmaker Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN.O) for...
Taliban restricts men, women from sitting sit together at restaurants in Afghanistan
According to a media report published on Friday, the Taliban has implemented a gender segregation strategy in the western Herat province.According to media, which...
Tech firms request US top court to block Texas social media law
Lobbying groups representing Facebook (FB.O), Twitter (TWTR.N), Google (GOOGL.O), and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the United States Supreme Court, requesting...
India bans wheat exports as output dips in heatwave
India halted wheat exports with immediate effect on Saturday, just days after announcing that it aimed for record shipments this year due to a...
Tuvalu is sinking in Pacific; country becoming ‘pawn’ in global competition
Tuvalu's foreign minister expressed concern that climate change, which poses an existential threat to the Pacific nation, is being overlooked, and that neighboring island...