China renews yellow alert for Typhoon Saola
Beijing: China’s national observatory on Wednesday renewed a yellow alert for Typhoon Saola, which is expected to bring gales and heavy rains to the country’s eastern and southern coastal regions. Typhoon Saola is moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour, and is expected to move into the northeast waters […]
80 people arrested during Notting Hill carnival in London
London: The Metropolitan Police Service has said its officers arrested 85 people on the first day of the Caribbean carnival in London’s district of Notting Hill, although no serious incidents were registered during the event. “As of 21:30 on Sunday [20:30 GMT], there had been 85 arrests,” the police said in a statement. Most of […]
NASA Launches SpaceX Crew-7 Mission to ISS
Washington: The SpaceX Crew-7 mission aboard a Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, has been launched on Saturday to the International Space Station (ISS) , according to NASA’s live broadcast. The launch took place at 3:27 a.m. US East Coast time (07:27 GMT). The launch, initially planned for August 15, has already been postponed several times. The […]
Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE to become new BRICS members
Johannesburg: Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE will become new members of the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Brazilian news portal UOL reported, citing the draft final document of the summit. According to the report, in order to maintain a geographical balance, one more African country could be included […]
USA-Bangladesh to hold defense dialogue soon in Dhaka
Dhaka:Bangladesh is going to sit in a dialogue on a defense agreement with the USA on Wednesday. This defense dialogue between the two countries is going to be held in Dhaka as part of various levels of talks between the United States and Bangladesh. The meeting is expected to discuss how Bangladesh can contribute to […]
Bus crash in Turkey claims lives of 12 people, 19 others receive injuries
Ankara: At least 12 people died and 19 others were injured in an accident with a passenger bus in the central Turkish province of Yozgat, Turkish media reported on Monday. The injured were taken by ambulances to the Sorgun State Hospital, the A Haber broadcaster reported. Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said that law enforcement […]
US AG appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
Washington: US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel for the probe into Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, according to an Associated Press report. David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who had already been probing Hunter Biden’s financial dealings, was named by Garland as special counsel after […]
Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 53, expected to grow higher
Los Angeles: At least 53 people have been confirmed dead in the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires in Hawaii’s Maui Island, authorities said on Thursday. “As firefighting efforts continue, 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed today amid the active Lahaina fire. This brings the death toll to 53 people,” Maui County wrote on the county’s official website. […]
US fines Twitter $350,000 for delay in providing Trump’s records to Justice Dept.
Washington: The United States is fining the social media company formerly known as Twitter $350,000 for delaying the provision of records pertaining to former US President Donald Trump to the Justice Department, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said in an opinion released Wednesday. A US district court issued a search […]
China’s commercial CERES-1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellites
Beijing: China on Thursday launched the CERES-1 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending seven satellites into planned orbit. The commercial rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, carrying seven satellites, including the Xiguang-1 01 satellite. The launch was the 7th flight mission using […]