Macron announces $2.2bn investment in quantum technologies
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a five-year investment plan worth 1.8 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in quantum technologies, which he said would place his country among “the world’s top three” in this field. Quantum technologies are projected to transform the way many industries work today “With this public-private More...
21 killed in Baghdad twin suicide bombings
Baghdad: At least 21 people were killed and 53 others injured on Thursday in twin suicide bombings at a crowded market area in Baghdad, according to Iraqi officials. No group has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s More...
Amazon urges Biden to prioritise its workers for Covid-19 vaccine
San Francisco: In a letter addressed to US President Joe Biden, Amazon has said that its essential workers who cannot work from home should receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the “earliest appropriate” More...
China sanctions Trump officials after Biden takes office
Beijing: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Thursday that the government has decided to impose sanctions against former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials of More...
In historic rite, Biden, Harris sworn-in to lead US
New York: Joe Biden was sworn-in as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President in a historic ceremony to take the leadership of a nation ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and riven by deep political hostility. Biden More...
Trump grants clemency to over 100 people, including Bannon
New York: US President Trump on Wednesday granted clemency to more than 100 people in one of his final acts as commander-in-chief, including his former Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon. The Bannon pardon was perhaps More...
Norway probes 23 elderly patients’ death after Pfizer vaccination
London: After the news broke that 23 elderly patients died in Norway following their immunization with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against Covid-19, the country has launched a detailed investigation into the More...
Pakistan International Airlines plane seized in Malaysia
Islamabad: Malaysian authorities on Friday seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane at the Kuala Lumpur Airport over the non-payment of aircraft lease dues, a media report said. The plane was seized More...
Pakistan hosting 2nd trilateral meet with Turkey, Azerbaijan
Islamabad: Pakistan is hosting the second Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting here on Wednesday to discuss global and regional issues. The three sides would also be discussing the existing threat to regional More...
Trump denies stoking violence, attacks impeachment move
Washington: Outgoing US President Donald Trump, who is facing the prospect of an unprecedented second impeachment following the storming of the US Capitol last week, on Tuesday denied that he had any role to play More...