Moscow: “I don’t have much to say about higher audit institutions, but as for international organisations like the IMF, they must die,” said Herman Gref, chief of the Russian Sberbank demanding the IMF be abolished. Last year, some European countries had hinted at initiating efforts to find an alternative to the IMF. Against this backdrop, […]
New York: “Israel is responsible for the attacks that are carried out since the last few weeks on a group of Iraqi soldiers. Israel has presented a big challenge to Iraqi sovereignty by launching attacks. Iran will always support Iraq on this front,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif. Foreign Minister Zarif affirmed that Iran […]
California: Facebook has acquired the start-up which has developed ‘Mind Reading Wrist Band’, that reads the instructions sent by the brain to the arm. The name of the Start-up being Control Labs, this deal is claimed to be nearly USD 1 billion, as per the US media. With this acquisition, Facebook would make a mark […]
Tokyo: Alarmed by the increasing strength of the Chinese Navy and Air Force, Japan has also started preparations to build an aircraft carrier. Japan has planned to deploy fighter jets on both the Izumo and Kaga helicopter carriers in the naval fleet. The advanced US stealth fighter jets F-35B would be used on both the […]
New York: The US company, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) that owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which is the largest stock exchange in the world, has launched Bitcoin Futures trading in the cryptocurrency. The first trade on Future’s Exchange started on Sunday at 8.00 pm, US time and the company informed that the first transaction […]
Jakarta: At least 32 people have been killed and 60 seriously injured, in the violence that broke out two days ago, in the West Papua province in Indonesia. The dead also includes military officials. Further, President Joko Widodo has appealed to the people not to believe in ‘Fake News’. Even in August, there had been […]
Tripoli: More than 100 soldiers of the Libyan military were killed in the ongoing conflict between the government forces and the rebels for control over capital Tripoli. An Arabic magazine claimed that the Libyan military is being led by Turkey. A few days ago, it was reported that Turkish mercenaries were assisting the Libyan military. […]
Ankara: While the tensions over the Saudi Arabia-Iran issue have heightened in the Middle East, the demand for the destruction of Israel is growing stronger. In an Islamic conference in Turkey, a demand was made for Israel to be dissolved and destroyed. A German daily reported that along with the delegates from Iran, Syria and […]
Damascus: The Assad government in Syria has sent additional military reinforcements near the Israeli Golan Hills border. A Syrian human rights organisation based in London informed that tanks, armoured vehicles, trucks carrying arms and thousands of soldiers, are headed towards the Golan border. The reason for this additional deployment is not apparent. However, the local […]
Paris: In a stringent action taken by French police on Yellow Vest protests held on Saturday, more than 100 protestors have been detained. The movement that erupted against the policies of French President Emmanuel Macron has now crossed well past more than ten months. The French President had apparently succeeded in suppressing the agitation, some […]