- Thursday, January 23, 2025
DEVASTATING floods in India’s northeastern parts have left scores of people dead and swamped a national park, with six threatened rhinos and other wildlife drowning, government officials said on Tuesday (9). Floods have begun to ease, Assam state chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a statement, noting that the…
BRITAIN is likely to lose nearly one in six of its US dollar millionaires by 2028, but their number is set to grow in other countries including the US and surge in Taiwan, according to a report published on Wednesday (10). The UBS Global Wealth Report for 2024 forecast the…
NEARLY half of Tory grassroots members support merging with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, according to a poll. Also, Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the favourite for the next party leader. YouGov data collected since the general election indicated that Badenoch, a former business secretary and a notable critic of Rishi…
DANIIL MEDVEDEV finally ended his five-match losing streak against Jannik Sinner as he defeated the world number one in a gripping five-set match on Tuesday, securing his place in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the second consecutive year. Medvedev’s perseverance and strategic play led him to a 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6…
MICROSOFT has ditched its board observer seat at OpenAI in a move aimed at easing US and UK antitrust regulators’ concern about the extent of its control over the AI startup amid the soaring popularity of generative artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, Apple, which last month said it was bringing OpenAI’s chatbot…
JAMES ANDERSON'S remarkable 21-year Test career will conclude this week as he steps onto the field for the series opener against the West Indies at Lord’s. In his final Test match, Anderson was brought straight into the action against the West Indies on Wednesday at Lord’s after England captain Ben…
AFTER a report that India plans to spend £781 million to expedite the construction of 12 hydropower stations in the northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, China has asserted that India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet. This statement from China’s foreign…
INDIA will continue to be a strategic partner for the US despite concerns over its ties with Russia, the Joe Biden administration has said. Prime minister Narendra Modi was in Russia for two days for the 22nd India-Russia annual summit that has been watched closely by the West amidst the…
LAMINE YEMAL has been impressive at Euro 2024, and on Tuesday in Munich, he scored a remarkable goal against France, propelling Spain into the final with a 2-1 victory. France initially took the lead through Randal Kolo Muani, but the 16-year-old Yamal responded with a stunning strike, becoming the youngest…
A HISTORIC 335 new MPs will be inducted into the House of Commons this week, marking the largest influx of new members in modern times. This surpasses the previous record of 327 new MPs set in the 1945 election, held post-World War II, The Guardian reported. In addition to the…
