225 people arrested in Brazilian operations against school violence
Brasilia, Apr 19 :A total of 225 people were arrested in Brazil and 756 social media profiles were deactivated in the past 10 days in operations against school violence, Minister of Justice and Public Security Flavio Dino reported. The official detailed that 694 adolescents and adults were also summoned to testify, while 1,595 police complaints […]
Meta to layoff up to 4,000 employees – Reports
Washington, Apr 19 : Meta (banned in Russia as an extremist organization) is preparing to layoff up to 4,000 employees, Vox reported. The report said on Tuesday that the layoffs will be announced the following day. The report noted, however, that Meta declined to comment on the issue. Meta previously cut 11,000 jobs in November, […]
Russia, Brazil have prospects for cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy – Lavrov
Moscow, Apr 18 : Russia and Brazil have good prospects for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the sides have outlined a schedule for restoration of the work of bilateral institutions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday. “Today we talked about the areas that need to be developed in the interests of […]
Four killed, many injured in US shooting
New York, Apr 17 :Four people were killed and at least 20 more injured in a shooting in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, local TV stations reported on Sunday. The shooting occurred at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Saturday (GMT 0330 on Sunday), TV station WRBL cited the Alabama Law […]
Musk: Success ‘not expected’ during starship launch
United Nation, Apr 17 :Lenka White – US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has lowered expectations before the Monday SpaceX Starship launch and has encouraged people to study the history of the Soviet N1 rocket. “Success is not what should be expected tomorrow – that would be insane,” Musk told the Twitter space participants on Sunday. […]
Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: medics
Ramallah, Apr 15 :Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday by Israeli soldiers during clashes in several West Bank towns and villages, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said in a statement. According to the PRCS, three people, including a child, were wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets and 40 others suffered respiratory damage after inhaling […]
World Bank shareholders ‘cautiously optimistic’ about US nominee Banga: Russian Official
Washington, Apr 14:World Bank shareholders and employees are cautiously optimistic about Ajay Banga, the United States’ nominee to succeed David Malpass as president of the bank, although some have pointed out his lack of experience working with international bodies, Executive Director for Russia and Syria Roman Marshavin told Sputnik. “Some shareholders and employees of the […]
Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia opens after 7-yr
Tehran, Apr 13 : The Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh opened for the first time in seven years as part of an agreement on the restoration of diplomatic relations, Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz reported, citing sources. Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, met […]
Washington to Host G7 FMs, Central Bank Chiefs meeting on Apri 12
Tokyo, Apr 11 : The meeting of finance ministers and governors of central banks of the Group of Seven (G7) will be held on April 12 on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Group of Twenty in Washington, scheduled from April 12-13, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday. “I intend to work […]
Peru bus crash leaves 10 dead, 25 injured
Lima, Apr 11 :At least 10 people were killed and another 25 injured in the predawn hours of Monday after a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru’s department of Lima. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at kilometer 109 of the Central Highway, the head of the Highway […]