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TikTok Has Not Shelved Live Shopping Service Plan, Could Launch it in US This Year: Report

The Chinese short-form video app continued its reign as the top grossing non-game app worldwide across the App Store and Google Play.

Oct 2, 2022

Osama bin Laden left $29 million for 'jihad for the sake of Allah'

Habib Bank: Pakistan's Largest Bank Aided Al Qaeda, Abetting Murder of Hundreds of People in Terror Attacks - Report

The bank faces secondary liabilities under the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act in the United States.

Sep 29, 2022

Britain to Bid Final Farewell to Queen Elizabeth in Funeral Marked by Pomp, Pageantry and Tradition

The official lying-in-state ended early on Monday morning, after hundreds of thousands of people paid homage to Britain's longest-reigning monarch over four days.

Sep 19, 2022

Overuse of Digital Devices Results in Early Puberty in Girls by Altering Hormone Levels: Study

The use of blue-light emitting mobile devices has previously been linked to disrupted sleeping patterns in children.

Sep 16, 2022

Ether to Dethrone Bitcoin as the Biggest Crypto? Ethereum Gains 5% Market Share While Bitcoin Loses 8%

The 'Merge' software upgrade will significantly cut down energy usage on the Ethereum blockchain.

Sep 13, 2022

Microplastics Invade all Ecosystems; Found at Everest, Mariana Trench and the Antarcticas

Earlier this year, researchers had said that microplastics were found in human lungs.

Sep 10, 2022

Coinbase Finds Hiring Mojo Again; Staff Strength at Crypto Exchange Rises 33% Despite Layoffs

Coinbase had reported a massive loss in both revenue and profit in the June quarter.

Sep 6, 2022

Chinese surveillance vessel entered its territorial waters, says Japan

Iran Seizes Two US Surveillance Vessels During Counter-Terror Operation in Red Sea - Report

The incident happened on Thursday and the unmanned vessels were detained only briefly.

Sep 3, 2022

Emerging Markets: India Posts Robust GDP Growth of 13.5% In First Quarter

India's central bank has projected the economy's growth at 7.2 per cent for the current financial year.

Sep 1, 2022

Two earthquakes hit Indonesian province of Aceh, causes injuries and damage

Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's West Sumatra Province; No Tsunami Alert

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake was at a depth of 11.9 km.

Aug 29, 2022

Lukashenko Says Belarusian Aircraft Can Carry Nuclear Weapons; Warns Nato Against Provocation

Lukashenko said Belarus is now equipped to respond to threats in a variety of ways, citing Nato expansion.

Aug 27, 2022

Taiwan Ramps Up Military Spending by 14% as Tensions With China Escalate

China in 2021 significantly increased the frequency of warplane sorties entering Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Aug 25, 2022

NFTs 'Sentiment' Plunges; Here's Why Companies are Less Optimists

Several companies like Concentrix Corp, BlackBerry, and NVIDIA Corporation discussed the depressed crypto market.

Aug 24, 2022

Indian-American Woman Hiker Jetal Agnihotri Missing After Being Swept Away in Zion National Park Flash Flood

Jetal Agnihotri, 29, was swept away by a flash flood in Utah's Zion National Park

Aug 23, 2022

Xiaomi Cuts More Than 900 Jobs; Twitter Employee's Annual Bonus Slashed to Half

The layoffs affected nearly 3 per cent of Xiaomi's workforce, according to the South China Morning Post.

Aug 21, 2022

Stablecoin Tether's Reserves Slump to $66.4 Billion in the Second Quarter

Tether says its coin maintains its value by holding dollar-denominated reserves to match or exceed the value of Tether coins in circulation.

Aug 19, 2022

Russia to Deploy More Sarmat Missiles and S-500 Air Defence Systems as Ukraine War Reaches Inflection Point

Officially known in Russia as 'RS-28 Sarmat', Satan-2 is believed to be one of the most destructive nuclear weapons in the world.

Aug 17, 2022

Rushdie Off Ventilator; EU Foreign Policy Panel Condemns Attack on Satanic Verses Author

Chautauqua Institution, where the Rushdie was stabbed, said the author Rushdie has been taken off the ventilator.

Aug 14, 2022

China's 420ft Dongdiao class auxiliary intelligence ship Haiwangxing

India-China Diplomatic Tussle to Worsen as Sri Lanka Allows Dubious Chinese Ship to Dock at Hambantota

Described as a research and survey vessel, but alleged to be a spy ship, the Chinese vessel was originally planned to reach Hambantota on August 11.

Aug 13, 2022

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Tech layoffs: Google Employees Fearful as Communique Threatens 'Blood on Streets'

Many Big Tech companies like LinkedIn, Oracle, Twitter, Nvidia, Snap, Uber, Spotify, Intel and Salesforce have either laid off employees or frozen hiring.

Aug 13, 2022

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