Use of smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India’s capital ahead of Diwali
As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollution. Diwali,...
2024-10-31 10:12 pm
CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over huge software outage
CrowdStrike has been sued by shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing how its inadequate software testing could cause the July 19 global outage that crashed more than...
2024-08-01 7:17 pm
Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of revenge on Israel and fuelled further concern that the conflict in...
2024-08-01 6:50 pm
Hamas military chief killed in air strike, Israel says
Israel’s military says it killed Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif in an air strike in Gaza on 13 July. Deif was targeted in an Israeli strike on a compound in the Khan Younis area. Hamas is yet...
2024-08-01 6:46 pm
123 dead due to landslides in Wayanad, Kerala
At least 123 people have died and hundreds more are suspected to be trapped after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala.A landslide occurred in a hilly area of...
2024-07-31 1:24 pm
Venezuelans clash with police after disputed election result
ecurity forces in Venezuela have fired tear gas and rubber bullets against people protesting over Sunday’s disputed election result. Thousands of people descended on central Caracas on Monday evening,...
2024-07-30 8:59 am
Maduro secures victory in Venezuela's presidential election
Nicolás Maduro, 61, has been officially declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election by the country's electoral authority. Elvis Amoroso, head of the National Electoral Council, announced...
2024-07-29 9:04 pm