First commercial flight takes off from Yemen’s capital Sanaa
Yemen's national airline flew its first commercial flight from the capital Sanaa since 2016, bolstering expectations that a United Nations-brokered cease-fire may serve as...
Sri Lanka runs out of petrol: PM Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's new prime minister said the country was down to its final day of petrol, while the country's power minister warned residents not...
McDonald’s to stop business in Russia after 30 years
Following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said on Monday that it has begun the process of selling its company in Russia after...
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...