A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday was an aftershock of the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake; that struck the same area almost 10 years ago; according to the National Meteorological Agency. The earthquake had a 7.3 magnitude and its epicenter was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 […]
The Houthi militia in Yemen attacked Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport on Wednesday with explosive drones, leaving a passenger plane ablaze. No one was reported killed or injured in the attack, which sparked international condemnation of the Iran-backed group. The Arab coalition said it had controlled the fire on the plane at the airport. Spokesman Col. […]
At least five people were killed Thursday in a massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate, police said, as a winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet, and snow on a large section of the United States. The number of injured was still unknown as police were still addressing the accident […]
Two Indian climbers along with their leader have been banned from mountaineering in Nepal for six years for lying to have climbed Mount Everest in 2016. The alleged fake triumph came to light after Narender Singh Yadav was nominated for the Tenzing Norgay national adventure award; after which other Indian mountaineers alleged the summit pictures […]
A major magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday. The earthquake generated a tsunami that threatened island nations in the region. The earthquake struck on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 415 kilometers east of Vao in New Caledonia. The depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers, according to the US […]
On Thursday, the spokesperson of the US State Department said that it has not changed its policy on Kashmir. The spokesperson announced this during a press briefing. While commenting on the recent tweet by the department. In which the US referred to Jammu Kashmir as “India’s Jammu and Kashmir”. Does State does not recognize this as […]
Qatar issued an emergency use authorization for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine; the second coronavirus jab approved in the country after the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) said the move on Wednesday came after an extensive review of the vaccine. “The comprehensive clinical trial process on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) first mission Amal to Mars has entered the red planet’s orbit after a seven-month, 494 million kilometers (307 million miles) journey, allowing it to start sending data about the Martian atmosphere and climate. Officials at mission control broke into applause on Tuesday, visibly relieved after a tense half-hour as Amal, […]
Social Media websites: Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet’s YouTube were unable to stop hate speech and misinformation in the US last year In fact, When the country was struggling with widespread polarisation with the presidential election and coronavirus; a study released on Monday. Advertising agency IPG Mediabrands conducted an audit grading; How the top social media […]
Germany, Poland and Sweden have expelled an employee of Russia’s embassy in each country, in a coordinated tit-for-tat response to Moscow’s expulsion last week of a German, a Polish, and a Swedish diplomat. The German foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that Russia’s decision to expel diplomats from European Union countries; including one […]
