Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Cyclone leaves 21 dead and over 6,000 displaced in southern Brazil

Market Desk (online): Torrential rain and winds caused by an extra tropical cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern Brazil, officials said Tuesday, warning more flooding may be coming. The latest in a string of weather disasters...

Jimmy Buffett, US singer-songwriter, dies at 76

Market Desk (online): Buffett was born in 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He moved to New York City in the early seventies to pursue a career in music. His first album 'Down to Earth' was released in 1974. The album...

Saudi man jumps on back of whale shark and rides by holding fin 

Market Desk (online): A shocking video shows a man jumping onto the back of whale and riding by holding its fin. The video was captured near the port city of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia. The man identified as Zaki Al-sabahy...

Danish government proposed to stop Holy Quran burnings

Market Desk (online): The Danish government has prepared a ban on setting the Quran alight in public after a series of burnings led to uproar in Muslim countries. Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard said such burnings harmed Denmark and risked the...

Wagner boss listed among passengers in plane crash

Market Desk (online): Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the mercenary group Wagner, was on board a plane that crashed northwest of Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency stated. The crash comes months after Prigozhin launched a mutiny against...

Canadian Authorities fine Finance Minister for speeding

Market Desk (online): Canadian authorities have reportedly fined its FM, Chrystia Freeland, an avid cyclist who says she does not own a car for speeding in her home province of Alberta. Freeland’s spokesperson, Katherine Cuplinskas, who made this known on...

Former Russian President Medvedev warns, Russia-Ukraine war could last for decades

Market Desk (online): In a latest statement, Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev warned that the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv could last for decades and that the West is destined to face defeat. Medvedev emphasized that Russia sees...

Apple, Microsoft become the top two by Global Market cap

Market Desk (Business): Apple and Microsoft have come on top as the tech giants capitalizing on market shares at the end of the year rally. Last month, Apple was the first company globally to reach a US$ 3tn market...

Prince Harry’s ‘HRH’ Title removed from royal family website

Market Desk (online): Prince ‘His Royal Highness’ title has been removed from the royal family’s official website. The changes have been made 3 years after the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle had stepped down from their...

Dozens evacuated as wildfire spreads on Spain-France border

Market Desk (online): Firefighters from Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia teamed up with French colleagues as the blaze ravaged some 435 hectares (1,100 acres) of land, with an estimated 2,500 hectares threatened. Local people were evacuated overnight from several villages...

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The latest EV from Tesla will travel 606 kilometers on single charge

Market Desk (Tech): Tesla, an US manufacturer is promoting the Model 3 in China. On Friday, the new model’s...