US gasoline prices set new record
Gasoline prices at the pump in the US hit a new all-time record on Tuesday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). | Read more|
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EU unveils 300 billion euro answer to China’s Belt and Road
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a plan to invest 300 billion euros ($340 billion) globally by 2027 in infrastructure, digital and climate projects as a better alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The scheme, called Global Gateway, is to strengthen Europe’s supply chains, boost EU trade and | Read more|
Australia To Invest $73 Million In Quantum Science As Critical Technology
Australia will spend A$100 million ($73 million) to develop quantum technology, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as Canberra identifies nine areas of technology it believes critical for national interests. | Read more|
Global temperature to rise by more than 2 degree Celsius by 2100: IPCC report
In another grim reminder of the threat posed by global warming, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday warned that the average global temperatures would rise by more than two degree Celsius by 2100 compared to pre-industrial times unless “deep reductions” in greenhouse gas emissions are ini | Read more|
Pegasus Scandal: Senior Journalists Want Supreme Court To Order Probe
Reports on Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly being used to spy on opposition leaders, two union ministers and 40 journalists among others should be investigated by a sitting or former judge, senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have said in a petition to the Supreme Court. | Read more|
ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Law enforcement agencies say they've arrested hundreds of criminals across the world in a three-year operation using an FBI-designed app. | Read more|
Covid: Reused nose swab scam busted in Indonesia airport
Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly washing and reselling used Covid nasal swab test kits. Up to 9,000 passengers at an airport in Medan may have been tested with the reused swab sticks, say police. | Read more|
Bill And Melinda Gates To Divorce With $146 Billion At Stake
Bill and Melinda Gates, who for decades have overseen one of history's greatest fortunes and philanthropic operations, said they plan to divorce. | Read more|
Sputnik V Vaccine's India Maker Clarifies Day After Announcing Price
A day after announcing that Russia's Sputnik V vaccine could be sold at $10 (around Rs. 750) a dose in India, its manufacturer Dr Reddy's Labs clarified that discussions on the price are still on and there is no final decision yet. | Read more|
"Supplied More Vaccines Globally Than Vaccinated Our Own," India Tells UN
India has supplied more COVID-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people, the country has told the UN General Assembly and cautioned that vaccine inequity will defeat the collective global resolve to contain the coronavirus as the disparity in the accessibility of vaccines will affect the poorest nations the m | Read more|
India Can Be Global Toy Manufacturing Hub, Make Eco-Friendly Toys: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the toy manufacturers to use less plastic and more eco-friendly material, in addition, to focus on innovation. Inaugurating the first India Toy Fair 2021, PM Modi said, "We have to become Aatmanirbhar in the toy sector and also cater to the global market." He regretted that Indi | Read more|
In Call With PM Modi, Biden Mentions "Desire To Defend Democratic Norms"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden have committed to working together to achieve their two nations' common goals on the global arena. As per news report of NDTV, in a telephonic call yesterday, the first since the new administration was inaugurated at the US Capitol last month, the two leaders agre | Read more|
"Global Arrogance": Iran Slams Israel, US After Top Scientist's Death
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the US, blaming the Jewish state for assassinating one of Tehran's prominent nuclear scientists the day before. | Read more|
US Rejection Throws World Trade Body Leadership Race Into Confusion
The World Trade Organization's bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade watchdog's next director-general. Just six days before the US. election in which trade is a hot topic, Washington struck another blow at th | Read more|
China approves coronavirus vaccine trials, tightens Russia border checks
China has approved early-stage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the virus was first detected battles to contain imported cases, especially from Russia. | Read more|