17-04-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ KHARTOUM: Indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Sudan could constitute “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, one year after war erupted between rival generals in the East African country. The United Nations has said nearly 25 million people, half Sudan’s population, need …
Read More »Solomon Islands prepares for election since independence
17-04-2024 SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC OCEAN, AUSTRALIA: The people of the Solomon Islands are set to vote for their next government on April 17, in an election that could have repercussions for the rest of the Asia Pacific region due to the country’s close relationship with China. The Pacific state’s 760,000 citizens …
Read More »Chinese internet amused by ‘sanitary pad’ building design
17-04-2024 BEIJING: The proposed design of a train station in the Chinese city of Nanjing has attracted the attention of Chinese internet users for all the wrong reasons. Authorities say the design of the North Nanjing station takes inspiration from plum blossoms, which the city is known for but online, …
Read More »Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange in flames
17-04-2024 COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s historic old stock exchange building in the centre of Copenhagen has been engulfed by fire. The 17th Century Borsen is one of the city’s oldest buildings and onlookers gasped as its iconic spire collapsed in the flames. Everyone inside the building was able to leave and people …
Read More »Israel demands sanctions on Iranian missile project
17-04-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel is calling for sanctions to be imposed on Iran’s missile project after it launched an unprecedented attack on its territory. A wave of missiles and drones were fired from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen on Saturday, with most being downed by Israel and its allies. Israel’s war …
Read More »Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist attack’
16-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Australian police have declared Monday’s stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated “terrorist act”. A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop, a priest and churchgoers were attacked at a sermon at the ‘Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church’. At least four people …
Read More »Hamas backs Iran after retaliatory missile attacks on Israel
16-04-2024 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: The Palestinian Hamas group has expressed support for Iran after it launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel in retaliation for a deadly assault on its consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus. In a statement on Saturday, Hamas, which governs the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, …
Read More »Iran’s attack on Israel stirs admiration among Gaza Palestinians
16-04-2024 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Iran’s attack on Israel drew applause from many Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday as rare payback for the Israeli offensive on their enclave, although some said they suspected Tehran had staged the assault more for show than to inflict real damage. “For the first time, we …
Read More »Oil prices fall after Iran attack on Israel
16-04-2024 BEIJING: Oil prices fell at Asia’s open on Monday, as market participants dialed back risk premiums following Iran’s attack on Israel late on Saturday which the Israeli government said caused limited damage. Brent futures for June delivery fell 24 cents to $90.21 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …
Read More »India’s TCS counts on pricing increases to boost margins
16-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Commanding higher pricing for technology contracts will be one of the ways Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS), opens new tab looks to “further enhance” its operating margin that is already at a 12-quarter high, its chief financial officer said on Saturday. “One way …
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