China’s commercial CERES-1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellites
Beijing: China on Thursday launched the CERES-1 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending seven satellites into planned...
Ecuador’s Lasso declares 60 days emergency state over presidential candidate’s murdering
Quito: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced on Thursday a state of emergency across the country for 60 days in connection with the assassination of...
US fines Twitter $350,000 for delay in providing Trump’s records to Justice Dept.
Washington: The United States is fining the social media company formerly known as Twitter $350,000 for delaying the provision of records pertaining to former...
Pak PM initiates procedure for dissolving parliament
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Shariz on Wednesday initiated the procedure for dissolving the National Assembly, the lower house of the country's parliament, Pakistan's...
Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers hit over 10 Ukrainian targets
Kiev: Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers hit more than 10 targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in three directions, the South grouping's spokesman Vadim Astafyev...
Biden signs order restricting tech investment in China despite “no-decoupling” pledge
New York: U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would block U.S. high-tech investments in China though Washington has said repeatedly...
China renews blue alert for Typhoon Khanun
Beijing: China's national observatory on Thursday continued to issue a blue alert for Typhoon Khanun, the sixth typhoon of this year, which is expected...
Ecuador’s presidential candidate shot dead
Quito: Fernando Villavicencio, Ecuador's candidate for the presidential election later this month, was killed on Wednesday in an armed attack following a political rally...
Punjab: Rural police arrest three drug peddlers
Amritsar: In an intelligence-based operation, Amritsar Rural Police arrested three drug peddlers and recovered 12 Kg of heroin from them.DGP Gourav Yadav said on...
1,080-carat white diamond discovered in Botswana
Gaborone: A 1,080.1-carat Type lla white gem-quality diamond was discovered in Botswana, announced Lucara Diamond, a Canadian diamond producer, in a statement issued Tuesday.The...
