Ukrainian generals killed in Russian strike – MOD
MOSCOW (Agencies): Two Ukrainian generals were killed in a Russian high-precision strike on the Donbass city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Thursday, citing “updated…
Virgin Galactic finally takes its first paying customers to space
Washington (AFP/APP): Virgin Galactic successfully flew its first paying customers to the final frontier Thursday, a long-awaited achievement that puts it back on track in the emerging private spaceflight sector.Italian…
Pakistan finance minister says IMF deal expected within 24 hours
LAHORE (Reuters): Pakistan’s finance minister said late on Thursday that a staff level agreement for a crucial bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund was “very close” and expected in…
Sri Lanka: Five-day bank holiday for domestic debt restructuring
COLOMBO (Agencies): Sri Lanka began a five-day bank holiday from Thursday to allow the crisis-hit nation to restructure $42bn (£33.2bn) in domestic debt. The country is facing its worst economic…
Sweden Quran burning: Protesters storm embassy in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Agencies): Dozens of people have stormed the compound of the Swedish embassy in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after a Quran was burnt during a protest in Sweden. Salwan Momika, said…
Quran is sacred for Muslims, should be sacred for everyone else: Putin
MOSCOW (Agencies): Quran was sacred for Muslims, and for everyone else, it should be and really was sacred, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. “We know that in other…
Smart tech smooths the way for Hajj pilgrims
MUZDALIFAH: Saudi authorities have turned to artificial intelligence to help manage and monitor crowds during the 2023 Hajj season.In collaboration with the Saudi Data and Artificial AI Authority, the Ministry…
Indian cough syrup that caused child deaths contained industrial chemicals – media
NEW DELHI (Agencies): The Indian pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups fatally poisoned 19 children in Uzbekistan last year, used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient in the medicine, Reuters has…
5G to redefine people’s lives and create an integrated, intelligent world: Sabrina Meng
SHANGHAI (APP): Sabrina Meng, Huawei’s Rotating Chairwoman and Chief Financial Officer Wednesday said 5G has been in use across all industries and countless households around the world and is changing…
Garciga expected to be next US Army chief information officer
WASHINGTON (Agencies): Leonel Garciga, most recently the top technology officer for U.S. Army intelligence, will be the service’s next civilian chief information officer, C4ISRNET and Army Times have learned. Garciga…