Meta’s rival to Twitter drops on app store, expected to launch July 6
Washington, July 4 :Meta appears ready to launch Threads, a micro-blogging application designed to rival Twitter, on July 6, according to its App Store listing. Threads appeared for pre-order on Monday in the Apple App Store, where it indicates users will be able to begin downloading on July 6. “Say more with Threads – Instagram’s […]
17k people attempting Hajj without permits detained in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, July 3:Saudi police have detained more than 17,000 people for attempting to perform the Hajj without the permission of the Saudi authorities, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports. Last week, over 2 million people performed the Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims. This year marked the first time […]
Musk introduces new to Twitter limits on reading posts
Washington, July 2 : Twitter owner Elon Musk has updated the number of tweets users can read per day to 10,000 for verified accounts. On Saturday, Musk said that “almost every company doing AI” was scraping “vast amounts of data.” He tweeted that in order to “address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation, […]
British-origin actor Julian Sands passes away
Washington, June 28 : US law enforcement confirmed that the remains of British-born actor Julian Sands were found last week in the Mt. Baldy wilderness area in California, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department said on Tuesday. “The identification process for the body located on Mt. Baldy on June 24, 2023, has been completed and […]
Putin lays out options for Wagner soldiers in national address
Moscow, June 27 :Russian President Vladimir Putin in a national address urged the members of the Wagner private military group to sign contract with the country’s defense ministry, return home or go to Belarus. The majority of the fighters of the Wagner group are patriots of Russia, and they were simply used, Putin said in […]
HKong’s Cathay aborts takeoff, 11 injured
Hong Kong, June 24:A Cathay Pacific plane aborted takeoff at Hong Kong International Airport due to signal anomaly in the early hours on Saturday, leaving 11 passengers injured during an emergency evacuation. According to the Hong Kong Airport Authority (HKAA), at around 00:20 am local time, Cathay Pacific’s CX880 aircraft bound for Los Angeles aborted […]
No curfew in Russia’s Rostov region: Emergency Services
Moscow, June 24 :Information spread on social media regarding the alleged introduction of a curfew in Russia’s Rostov region is false, the regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. “In the Telegram messenger, on behalf of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Rostov Region, information is being […]
Japan reports first death from Oz virus
Tokyo, June 24 :The first case of human death from the tick-borne Oz virus has been officially confirmed in Japan, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) said on Saturday. The Oz virus was discovered in Japan in 2018; it has not been found outside of the country. The first fatal case among humans occurred […]
Blinken, Guterres discuss Russia’s statements to not renew grain deal
Washington, June 23 :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a phone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, has discussed Russia’s statements to not renew the Black Sea grain deal, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Thursday. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, regarding Russia’s statements to not […]
Russia’s Antonov slams US Senators’ speculations about nuclear strike
Washington, June 23 : US senators’ speculations about the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine are absurd and contribute to the escalation of tensions, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, US Senator Lindsey Graham said the lawmakers were introducing a resolution to consider the use of […]