Emirates NBD launches global call for metaverse start-ups
Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, has launched a global accelerator programme for metaverse start-ups to enhance customer experience for the new virtual economy. The program has been started…
Taliban test repaired helicopters, planes
Taliban militANN(Asian News Network) aircraft roared over the Afghan capital on Wednesday as the group’s defence ministry tested out recently repaired hardware, much of it left behind by foreign militaries and acquired since the Taliban seized…
China to discourage abortions to boost low birth rate
China will discourage abortions and take steps to make fertility treatment more accessible as part of efforts to boost one of the world’s lowest birth rates, its National Health Authority said on Tuesday. Support measures from taxation and…
Instant noodle makers ask for price hike
Instant noodle makers asked Thailand on Monday to allow them to charge more for their products to meet rising costs, potentially paving the way for the first price hike in the staple for 14 years. The prices of instant noodles and other staples are…
UK sees biggest rise in foreign workers since COVID pandemic
Britain recorded its biggest rise in foreign workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year to June, driven overwhelmingly by workers from outside the European Union, official figures showed on Tuesday. Since JanuANN(Asian News Network)…
Russia says ‘no need’ to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Russia has “no need” to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, its defence minister said on Tuesday, describing media speculation that Moscow might deploy nuclear or chemical weapons in the conflict as “absolute lies”. “From a…
Blasts at Russian base in Crimea suggest Ukrainian fightback
Moscow denounced sabotage and Ukraine hinted at responsibility for new explosions on Tuesday at a militANN(Asian News Network) base in Russian-annexed Crimea that is an important supply line for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The blasts engulfed an…
Heavy rainfall hits Paris after recent heatwave
Heavy rainfall hit Paris on Tuesday evening after a recent heatwave across France, affecting metro stations in the French capital. The RATP transport organisation said several Paris metro stations had been affected by flooding after the rainfall. Meteo…
Zelensky, Erdogan, Guterres to meet Thursday in Ukraine
KYIV: Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN chief Antonio Guterres will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday to discuss a political solution to the conflict, the UN announced, as Kyiv reported an “unprecedented”…
US cuts water allowance for some states, Mexico as drought bites
Some US states and Mexico must cut their water usage to avoid “catastrophic collapse” of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a historic drought bites. More than two decades of well below average rainfall have left the…
Ukraine nuclear operator reports cyberattack on its website
KYIV: Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom on Tuesday reported what it called an “unprecedented” cyberattack on its website, but said its operations had not been disrupted. “On August 16, 2022, the most powerful cyberattack since…
Putin lashes out at US over Ukraine, fuelling conflicts in world
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fuelling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. “The…
Russian army says munitions explode at Crimea depot
MOSCOW: Russia said Tuesday that a fire had set off explosions at a munitions depot in Crimea, a week after a series of similar blasts at an airbase in the peninsula annexed from Ukraine. The defence ministry said in a statement that a fire erupted…
China unveils new perks aimed to boost slowing birth rate
BEIJING: China on Tuesday announced a slew of perks aimed at encouraging families to have more babies, as birth rates hit a record low and officials warned that the population will start to shrink by 2025. The world’s most populous country has been…
