Wed, 31 May 2023

Ford, Tesla agree to use Supercharger technology for powering EVs

DETROIT, Michigan: After Ford Motor Co announced an agreement with Tesla to allow autos to be charged using the Tesla ...

Inflation forces Poland to plan raising minimum wage twice in 2024

WARSAW, Poland: Plans are underway in Poland to gradually raise the minimum wage twice in 2024. The wage plan has ...

China's domestic C919's to begin first commercial flight this week

BEIJING, China: China will put into commercial operation its first large passenger airliner, in a bid to challenge western plane ...

Global stocks mixed, American and UK markets closed

FRANKFURT, Germany - With U.S. and UK. markets closed for public holidays, it was left to European and broader global ...

Verizon to layoff 6,000 customer service employees

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Verge has reported that Verizon Communications met with more than 6,000 customer service employees ...

Software glitch causes Vietnam electric vehicle recall

WASHINGTON D.C.: In response to a safety warning issued by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vietnamese electric vehicle ...

As problems mount, electric truck maker Nikola warned of de-listing

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Electric truck manufacturer Nikola Corp said that Nasdaq has delivered a delisting notice for not ...

Target moving away from LGBTQ pride due to customer backlash

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Reuters reported that after facing a backlash from customers, Target is pulling some products from its Pride Collection ...

India's Tata chooses UK as site for new EV battery plant

LONDON, England: The BBC has reported that Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors is planning to build a multi-billion pound ...

Facebook nears completion of eliminating 10,000 jobs

MENLO Park, California: As part of the last stage of a three-series round of staff layoffs, part of a plan ...

Baby formula manufacturers investigated by US for rigging bids

WASHINGTON D.C.: On its website, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said it is probing Abbott Laboratories and other ...

US Rep says expand China blacklist after ban on Micron chips

Representative Mike Gallagher, chair of the U.S. House of Representatives committee on China, says that after Beijing banned the sale ...

Investors bank on debt ceiling breakthrough, Nasdaq surges more than 2%

NEW YORK, New York - A relief rally hit Wall Street Friday as lawmakers made some progress on the debt ...

Expect supply chain shortages through 2024, says Boeing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said sector-wide supply chain problems that have hampered global jetliner production might not ...

Silicon Valley chosen as site for $4 bln chip research center

SAN FRANCISCO, California: US semiconductor toolmaker Applied Materials Inc has said it plans to spend up to $4 billion on ...

Pakistan a 'very high concern' area in food insecurity: UN report

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Acute food insecurity in Pakistan is likely to rise in the next months if the ...

ECB inflation target "long way off": German experts

© Provided by Xinhua Despite an expected gradual slowdown in inflation in the eurozone, the ECB target is unlikely to ...

Indian Open of Surfing returns as surfers eye qualifications for Paris Olympics 2024

Mangaluru (Karnataka)[India], May 30 (ANI): The fourth Edition of the Indian Open of Surfing will see top Indian surfers like ...

Kodak moment: MS Dhoni's fam-jam picture with wife Sakshi, daughter Ziva post IPL win is all things love

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 30 (ANI): After emerging victorious in IPL 2023, the Chennai Super Kings' "Captain Cool" Mahendra Singh ...

Screen sharing feature coming to WhatsApp for Android users

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): WhatsApp keeps its users engaged with new features and updates for the platform. Now it ...

Interview: Montreux Jazz Festival readies to return to China, says CEO

by Martina Fuchs MONTREUX, Switzerland, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The iconic Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland is bracing for its ...

China explains rebuff of Pentagon's meeting proposal

Washington should 'show sincerity? and correct its ?wrong practices,? Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has saidWashington can remedy the communication breakdown ...

AI extinction should be same priority as nuclear war experts

The Center for AI Safety has released a statement signed by 350 industry leaders, including the CEOs of OpenAI and ...

ECB inflation target "long way off": German experts

BERLIN, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank's (ECB) goal of keeping inflation below 2 percent "remains a long ...

Nigeria releases detained Indian soldiers after 9-month ordeal

Abuja [Nigeria], May 30 (ANI): Nigeria released Indian sailors, who were detained last year in Equatorial Guinea and later in ...

RBI plans a light weight and portable payment system, independent of conventional techs

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said it conceptualised a lightweight and ...

31 billionaires are worth more than the US Treasury Bloomberg Index

Washington is running out of cash as Congress bickers over raising the government's borrowing limitThirty-one billionaires are currently wealthier than ...

BRICS could smash dollar dominance Jim ONeill

The five emerging nations have already outpaced the G7 in economic growth, the prominent economist has notedThe status of the ...

China comments on rejecting Pentagon's defense meeting overture

Washington should 'show sincerity? and correct its ?wrong practices,? Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has saidWashington can remedy the communication breakdown ...

IMS introduces Credit Refine: A revolutionary product by CreditKlick

India PR DistributionGurugram (Haryana) [India], May 30: Incredible Management Services Pvt. Ltd, a leading technology Solutions and Knowledge Process Outsourcing ...

Robust kharif harvest, fresh crop arrivals, government interventions helped contain inflation: RBI

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): Inflation's upward pressures in the country on food items receded in the second half ...

NHPC's net profits in 2022-23 financial year rises 10 pc

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): State-owned and premier hydropower company NHPC has declared its earnings for the financial year ...

Helping butterflies spread their wings in China's Yunnan

© Provided by Xinhua by Xinhua writers Zhao Zhiqin, Cui Wen, Zeng WeiKUNMING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- In late spring ...

Xi Story: A rural street food's recipe for success

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Taking a stroll in a Chinese city, big or small, one ...

BRICS could smash dollar dominance, Jim ONeill tells RT

The five emerging nations have already outpaced the G7 in economic growth, the prominent economist has notedThe status of the ...

India's growth momentum likely to be sustained in 2023-24 amid easing inflation: RBI

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said India's growth momentum "is likely to ...

West's oil war against Russia losing momentum think tank

Moscow's energy revenues rebounded in April to their highest levels since last November, the Finland-based CREA has foundRussia's earnings from ...

China fines more than one lakh people under its anti-corruption drive

Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): According to a report, more than 1,11,000 people in China were fined in the first ...

Delhi HC reserves order on another PIL challenging RBI decision to withdraw Rs 2000 denomination banknotes

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved the order on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ...

Time to Venture into the Best P2E Projects Like Big Eyes Coin, Floki Inu, The SandBox

ATKNew Delhi [India], May 30: Are you prepared to embark on an exciting journey that combines gaming and finance? Envision ...

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Judge says school has right to restrict student clothing at graduation

DENVER, COLORADO: A federal judge has ruled that a rural Colorado school district can ban a high school student from ...

Georgian billionaire wins $926 million from Credit Suisse in fraud

ZURICH, Switzerland: In one of the largest legal awards ever against Credit Suisse, the bank was ordered to pay $926 ...

China, South Korea seek to expand cooperation in chip sector

DETROIT, Michigan: Amid broader global concerns over semiconductor chip supplies, sanctions and national security, Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao said ...

US Air chief General Charles Brown to become Chairman of Joint Chiefs

WASHINGTON D.C.: The White House announced this week that President Joe Biden has chosen US Air Force chief General Charles ...

Typhoon Mawar strikes Guam, much of island without power, water

GUAM: After Typhoon Mawar brought strong winds and torrential rains, large areas of the US Western Pacific territory of Guam ...

US government, business warned of Chinese spying on infrastructure

NEW YORK CITY, New York: In one of the largest known Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns against American critical infrastructure, a state-sponsored ...

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