The former president of the company that operates the South Korean airport where a Jeju Air jet crash-landed last month has been found dead in his home, the police said on Wednesday. Son Chang-wan, who was the president of Korea Airports Corporation from 2018 to 2022, was found in his residence in Gunpo, a city … Read more
US President Donald Trump called a Washington bishop “nasty” for her remarks during the sermon at his presidential inaugural prayer service on Monday. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appealed to President Trump to have mercy on gay, lesbian, and transgender children. Ms Budde also alleged Trump of sowing fear into the hearts of immigrants and their … Read more
New Delhi: Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka effusively praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and called him the real “Boss” of the world. In a meeting with Rajya Sabha member and Indian Minorities Federation (IMF) Convenor Satnam Singh Sandhu and IMF Co-Founder Himani Sood in Fiji, Rebuka said PM Modi is a top … Read more
The authorities in Louisiana on Wednesday closed a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 10 that spans nearly half the state, as a powerful winter storm brought record snowfall to the Gulf Coast and triggered the state’s first-ever blizzard warning. The announcement shortly after midnight extended an initial 50-mile closure, between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, west to … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced a USD 500 billion investment in AI infrastructure through a new company, which is being created in partnership with Oracle, SoftBank and Open AI. The venture, called Stargate, adds to tech companies’ significant investments in US data centres, huge buildings full of servers that provide computing power. The three … Read more
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed on Monday that there was a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the East African country. One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak” in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing broadcast from the capital Dodoma. Last week, the World Health Organization … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump has been sued by a coalition of Democratic-leaning states and civil rights groups over his plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States. Several separate lawsuits came within hours after Trump took office and quickly unveiled a phalanx of executive orders he hopes will reshape American immigration. The … Read more
Reports about the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China have brought conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 back on social media. An Instagram reel posted by @haybags73, for instance, claims that COVID-19 vaccines contain bits of the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. The video has garnered close to 10 lakh views on the social media platform, and over 22,000 likes, in … Read more
The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered that officials tasked with overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across federal agencies be placed on administrative leave and that all such initiatives taking place across the government be brought to a halt. In a memo from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of departments and agencies were … Read more
Little less than 24 hours after Mark Zuckerberg went viral for looking at Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, during Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, eagle-eyed social media users have revealed interesting details about Meta CEO’s digital footprint. The tech billionaire has reportedly been caught liking a sultry snap of Ms Sanchez on the Meta-owned social media … Read more