Wed, 31 May 2023

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 ...

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 ...

SKF India and Ambuja Cement Foundation Partner to Open a Skill Development Centre in Rajasthan

NewsVoirJodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 30: SKF India, the leading bearing manufacturer, in partnership Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), today inaugurated the ...

Blackstone Portfolio Company R Systems Appoints Nitesh Bansal as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

BusinessWire IndiaEl Dorado (California) [US]/Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 30: R Systems (NSE: RSYSTEMS; BSE: 532735) today announced that its ...

Secrets of US National Spelling Bee: Picking the Right Words

OXON HILL, Maryland - As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel stretches into ...

Sobha shares jump 3.80 pc on back of strong quarterly earnings

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Shares of realty firm Sobha went up 3.80 per cent or Rs 19.25 to ...

What Danielle Smith's remarkable comeback means for Canada

The United Conservative Party's victory in the Alberta election represents a remarkable comeback for Premier Danielle Smith.Smith's win over the ...

China declined high-profile meeting Pentagon

The US has been trying to arrange a face-to-face conversation between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Li ...

Saudi foreign reserves plunge to lowest in 13 years data

The drop may be the result of a change in the government's approach to spending oil revenuesSaudi Arabia's foreign exchange ...

European gas prices could fall below zero traders

Reduced energy consumption has been leading to a summer glut, Bloomberg reportsShort-term natural gas prices in some parts of the ...

Inox Wind bags repeat order of 150 MW from NTPC Renewable Energy

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): Leading wind energy solutions provider Inox Wind has bagged an order for a ...

Unemployment rate for young people in China reaches 20.4 pc in April: Report

Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): China released official statistics showing that the unemployment rate for people aged between 16-24 years ...

Across China: Helping butterflies spread their wings in China's Yunnan

KUNMING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- In late spring and early summer each year, tens of millions of butterflies gracefully emerge ...

Adani Transmission profit jumps 85 pc in fourth quarter

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): Adani Transmission on Monday posted an 85 per cent jump in its net profit ...

Roundup: Asian leaders longing for stronger multilateral free trade

TOKYO, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Asian leaders have voiced their wish for strengthening free economic and trade connections among regional ...

Market exchange rates in China -- May 30

BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, ...

Biden calls Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law "tragic violation of human rights"

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday slammed Uganda president Yoweri Museveni for signing a new ...

Pakistan: Sugar, flour prices soar once again in Balochistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): The prices of sugar and flour are skyrocketing once again in various districts of Balochistan ...

U.S. dollar edges up amid debt ceiling deal

NEW YORK, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose slightly in late trading on Monday with improving risk appetite ...

Bola Tinubu Sworn In as Nigeria's President Amid Hopes, Skepticism

ABUJA, Nigeria - Bola Tinubu became Nigeria's president Monday during a period of unprecedented challenges for Africa's most populous country, ...

Erdogan won Turkey's first-ever Runoff

Recep Erdogan won Turkey's first-ever runoff election and will continue as the country's president.Just over 52% of voters voted for ...

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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 ...

After warnings from EU, ChatGPT said it could leave Europe

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, has said the company could consider leaving Europe if it could ...

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DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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