15-07-2023 LONDON/ WASHINGTON: British-Pakistani journalist Saima Mohsin, who sued Cable News Network (CNN) for racial discrimination and unfair dismissal, has said that she awaited the judgment as the hearing of her case has been concluded. “If I win, I win the right to take my unfair dismissal and discrimination claim …
Read More »Indian journalist reports in neck-deep waters during heavy rains
14-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A journalist has caught international attention after reporting live from neck-deep rainwater as the country suffers from torrential rains which killed at least 41 people in India. Abhishek Upadhyay, who is a reporter based in New Delhi working for ABP News, was seen …
Read More »Deadly heatwave sweeps across southern Europe
14-07-2023 MADRID/ PARIS: A heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In Italy, temperatures could reach as high as 48.8C (119.8F). A …
Read More »Hollywood faces historic shutdown as SAG-AFTRA strike talks fail
14-07-2023 LOS ANGELES: Negotiators for Hollywood actors’ union have unanimously recommended a strike after labour talks with studios failed to yield an agreement, setting the stage for performers to join film and television writers on picket lines as early as Thursday. The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and …
Read More »Thailand’s Pita loses parliamentary vote for Prime Minister
14-07-2023 BANGKOK: Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the progressive party that won the most votes in Thailand’s general election, has failed in his initial bid to become the country’s next prime minister. The 42-year-old businessman, who heads the Move Forward party, was unopposed in Thursday’s contest, but could not muster …
Read More »Tornadoes damage houses in Chicago, force air traffic closure
14-07-2023 CHICAGO: As the weather continues to deteriorate in the US, several tornadoes across Chicago have been reported, with a number of videos showing the formation of violent winds in the sky in the northwestern suburbs of the city. The video uploaded on several social media accounts showed tornadoes in …
Read More »Russian General dismissed for ‘speaking truth’ about Ukraine war
14-07-2023 MOSCOW: A Russian General recently claimed that he was relieved of his command after bringing attention to the dire situation on the Ukrainian front. According to him, Russian soldiers were left vulnerable due to the failures of higher-ranking military officials. Despite the recent mutiny by Wagner mercenaries on June …
Read More »India CEO criticized for picking AI bot over human staff
13-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: An Indian CEO is being criticized after he said that his firm had replaced 90% of its support staff with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Suumit Shah, founder of Dukaan, said on Twitter that the chatbot had drastically improved first response and resolution …
Read More »China promises ‘robust response’ to any NATO expansion in Asia
13-07-2023 BEIJING: Beijing has reacted angrily to a NATO communique portraying China as a major challenge to the group’s interests and security. In a strongly worded communique issued halfway through their two-day summit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, NATO leaders said the People’s Republic of China challenged the alliance’s …
Read More »BBC presenter ‘broke laws’ to meet young person
13-07-2023 LONDON: BBC presenter broke UK’s coronavirus lockdown rules as he met a young person he had met on a dating site, The Sun reported, deepening the controversy. The UK paper said that it saw messages which revealed that the TV star not only visited the 23-year-old’s home, but also …
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